Common Sense or Control?

As we begin to see more information coming out on these "common sense" gun bills, I can't help but think about the first AR that I ever built and how difficult it was to make sure that it was built just the right way.

Now when I say "just the right way", I am referring to the super restrictive laws that the state of California has put forth in an effort to deter law abiding citizens from building an AR-15. The first build I ever worked on was back in 2009, and the list of restricted manufacturers and lower models was pretty large, many of the big names were well out of my reach because they were on the "no no" list for residents to own.

Once I finally found a company that wasn't on the list I began to look at the options for the "bullet button" because God forbid that you be able to remove your magazine from your rifle to make it easier to load it up after firing off 10 rounds down range. However with the bullet button it did make it quite a bit more convenient than having to push the rear pin out and load the magazine from the top while it was permanently attached to the lower. There had been some BB's that were not allowed so you had to be careful as to which one you actually installed.

There were so many hoops to have to jump through that it made it difficult to do, yet not impossible if you really wanted to build one.

Now here we are 4 years later and as a nation we are staring down the proverbial barrel looking at laws that will be as restrictive and possibly worse than those of California. I am sure I speak for many who have left California when I say that this is completely unacceptable, the creation of laws that turn law abiding citizens into felons is complete backwards thinking. The only thing that the laws that are being proposed will do is effectively strip Law Abiding Citizens of their rights to be able to protect themselves from criminals (who could care less about any law that is created, and welcome more control of law abiding citizens).

Why is it that "common sense" laws continually strip the rights of law abiding citizens? Constantly we are told that these laws aren't about taking away our rights or our guns, yet when you actually look at the actions proposed they are doing just that. How is removing the ability of law abiding citizens to protect themselves "common sense"?

The answer is none of what is considered "common sense" holds any true logic other than the ability to effectively control those who obey the law. As I have said in previous posts make sure that your voice is heard, keeping writing emails and calling, let them know where you stand.