Republican-Sponsored Anti-Gun Bill - Take Action!

Bill HR3999

A bill has been introduced by Carlos Curbelo and is sponsored by other republicans (I will list all contact info in at the bottom of this message as I gather it). You can also assume that it will be sponsored by the majority of democrats as well since they will likely follow party lines.

I'll detail the bill myself but I'll link a few videos from some prominent gun YouTubers that do a good job demonstrating the dangerous precedent with this bill.

Take Action - NRA/ILA Email Reps

Military Arms Channel - Republican Turncoats Introduce Anti-Gun Bill!

Mr Guns and Gear - House Bill Introduced To Ban Devices That Increase Rate of Fire!

VSO Gun Channel - Republicans Sponsor Worst Gun Control Bill Ever

The bill is intended to ban "rate increasing devices." I can almost assure you that this bill will be shown to the public to only ban bump fire stocks. What is the problem with this?

1. What is considered the standard rate of fire of semi automatic rifles? It is not specified anywhere in this bill, hence, it is open to interpretation.

2. What is considered a "rate increasing device"? It is not specified in this bill, hence, it is also open to interpretation.

3. The bill outright bans these "rate increasing devices" and has a penalty of 5 years in prison if found in possession of one of these devices, hence, you could become a felon overnight. And again, what does it include? They never really tell you so it is open to interpretation.

Here is why this bill is dangerous:

1. "Bump sticks" and "bump firing" weapons is nothing new. It's essentially something that can be done with a belt loop and your finger. The politicians will try to tell you this bill is only intended to ban bump fire stocks but it does not specifically state that in the bill. Could this also mean if you bump fire a completely standard rifle that the gun can be assumed to have a bumpfire stock? I wish I could answer that question and I doubt they could either.

2. This essentially means that anyone who owns a semi automatic rifle must fall within arbitrary guidelines that are laid out in the bill. What are these guidelines exactly? Specifics are never mentioned so there is no way to tell and the openness to interpretation continues.

3. This bill could also include the simple addition of an aftermarket trigger. If you own an AR15 with a Geissele or Rock River trigger, your rifle could fall within these arbitrary limits that they never specify. Standard weights of triggers or standard lengths of pull for rifle triggers can arbitrarily be chosen and set to specific limits.

4. If this bill were to pass the BATFE or ATF could interpret the laws as they see fit, despite not being made up of elected officials. Basically some government workers get to put your fate in their hands - are you a criminal or not? I wish I had the answer.

5. This bill essentially outlaws semi automatic rifles since they do not go into specifics ever. They could attempt to outlaw your trigger finger or even Jerry Miculek since those are "rate increasing devices." This is a big problem.

6. Dianne Feinstein direct quote - "I am not sure there are any set of laws that could have prevented [Vegas]." Make no mistake - they want an outright ban and this is the first step to do it. This is the same woman who is shown on video saying she wishes she could ban guns outright and tell "Mr. and Mrs. America, turn them all in!" This could be the first step for politicians to try and put AR15s in the ATF registry.

7. If they pushed for AR15s to be regulated by the ATF, what effect would that have? If a murderer with a squeaky clean record uses a registered gun to kill innocents, does it really matter if the gun is registered or not? Again, make no mistake - gun registration fully ensures future confiscation. It could be tomorrow, next year, or next decade but that is the ultimate goal.

I will continue to update this thread with information to contact these politicians. I also would advise you contact the representatives in LA since we don't know if our reps would follow party lines or listen to their electorate.

Take action and prevent this from passing!