Gun Control & RKBA

benEzra

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19. Of 158 murders in Wisconsin in 2014, fewer than 10 involved *any* kind of rifle.

Tue Nov 10, 2015, 10:45 PM

Nov 2015

Murder, by State and Type of Weapon, 2014 (FBI)

[font face="courier new"]Wisconsin
Total murders...................... 158
Handguns............................ 79
Firearms (type unknown)............. 28
Knives and other cutting weapons.... 19
Clubs, rope, fire, etc.............. 13
Hands, fists, feet................... 9
Rifles............................... 8
Shotguns............................. 2
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Is the threshold for Prohibition in the state set at "anything that kills more than 7 people in the entire state in a year"? Because that's what this bill is proposing to do.

And six years in prison for merely having the wrong shaped handgrip on a rifle in your gun safe? Seriously?

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Assault Weapons Ban proposed in Wisconsin [View all] Kang Colby Nov 2015 OP

K&R n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #1

Stop spreading NRA Lies.. virginia mountainman Nov 2015 #2

Did Wisconsin decide they have too many democrats in office Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #3

+1 n/t Bonhomme Richard Nov 2015 #10

But...but...but...Nobody wants to take anyones guns... beevul Nov 2015 #4

Waiting for the right cartoon? DonP Nov 2015 #5

Think about the hatefulness and contempt expressed towards gun owners in this bill. Kang Colby Nov 2015 #6

Don't worry folks, the usual suspects will be along shortly... beevul Nov 2015 #7

Does this idiot realize how fast the courts would strike this down? GGJohn Nov 2015 #8

Don't be so sure. Straw Man Nov 2015 #11

Oh, I'm fairly confident the courts would strike this down toot sweet. GGJohn Nov 2015 #12

Check again. Straw Man Nov 2015 #13

Hmmm, hadn't seen that. GGJohn Nov 2015 #14

This would outlaw an antique Mauser C96 JustABozoOnThisBus Nov 2015 #18

Courts, at least one in NY, are using the Heller decisions to UPHOLD jmg257 Nov 2015 #17

That ruling was a mess. benEzra Nov 2015 #20

Can stupid politicians... discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #9

But, but, but, there is sophisticated mathematical analysis that shows different OakCliffDem Nov 2015 #15

Who did bloomie pay to get this bill proposed? ileus Nov 2015 #16

Of 158 murders in Wisconsin in 2014, fewer than 10 involved *any* kind of rifle. benEzra Nov 2015 #19

'Reasonable common sense' dontcha know. beevul Nov 2015 #21