Are M1 Garands/M1 Carbines on the hit list

[Clancy]

Gentlemen,
..if she gets into the White House in '08? We all joke about CMP getting them out the door before '08. I wonder...The Dem's are already working on a permanent assault weapons ban. Some parts of the new bill state that any firearm that takes a MAGAZINE or CLIP device would be Banned. They state that there might be a grandfather part of the bill. Here in PA their bill states that if you own one of these types of firearms, they must be put on a list and you will pay a fee for each one you own every year. Don't think it wouldn't come to this. Look what happened in England and Australia. Also, they just took them from the people in New Orleans. They just might have the power to do it. All your firearms taken without any compensation. What about many of you guys who, like me, collect them? What do you think might happen?
http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=h110-1022

Thanks again,
Clancy

[Mikey]

M1 Garands and M1 Carbines are both on the list.  The M1 Garand because it takes a clip, a bayonet and is semi-automatic.  It also uses a cartridge already on the Brady amendment to the re-into of the assault weapons ban.  The Carbine falls into the same category with the added notation that they can become fully automatic. 

If the bill passes you must register and pay annually or they will confiscate your rifles, et al, without compensation.  And yes, this is exactly what has happened elsewhere and could easily happen here. 

If you drop on down to the Political Discussion Forum and the 2nd Amendment Forum you can see how others feel about the issue.  HTH.  Mikey.