Ravenwood - 09/08/04 06:15 AM
The labor union, United Mine Workers of America, gave John Kerry a Browning Auto-5 semi-automatic shotgun. The Kerry campaign is hoping that the gift will make gun owners such as myself warm up to their french-looking candidate. So, where's the irony?
Kerry co-sponsored Senate Bill 1431. Under the bill, the Browning Auto-5 would be classified as an "assault weapon" and thus be illegal.
UPDATE: For those of you that are getting bogged down in semantics, S.1431 bans any semi-auto shotgun with a "pistol grip" The text of the bill reads: "(42) PISTOL GRIP- The term `pistol grip' means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic that can function as a grip."
I'd say that's vague enough to cover just about every semi-auto shotgun there is.
Saw the barrel down and saw the but stock off to the pistol grip and you have a VERY nice assault shot gun the Browning
A-5 is perfect for that!.
a little work on the sear and you can make it full auto..........
I think Drudge was wrong here...
The gun in question is a Remington 11-87 with a conventional stock and a 4-round magazine. It would not have been banned under Kerry's bill.
However, let's not forget - Kerry has a 100% anti-gun voting record, as evaluated by both the NRA and the Brady Campaign. His bill would have banned lots of guns, including the M1 carbine and the mini-14.
Posted by: Mike at September 8, 2004 9:11 AMIt's interesting the coal miners would support Kerry. If Kerry had his way the burning of coal for energy would so cost prohibitive the miners would be out of work.
Posted by: Ralph Gizzip at September 8, 2004 12:13 PMEven if the make and model are incorrect, since the shotgun is semi-automatic, under S.1431 it would still come down to their loose definition of "pistol grip".
Posted by: Ravenwood at September 8, 2004 1:36 PM"(42) PISTOL GRIP- The term `pistol grip' means a grip, a thumbhole stock, or any other characteristic that can function as a grip."
I'd say that's a little vague.
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