Oh No! They are coming for my Red Ryder

[Japhy]

From Breitbart:

U.S. Rep. Kevin Mullin introduced legislation Friday to close what he calls “a dangerous gap” by redefining BB and pellet guns as firearms.

If the redefinition were adopted it would require BB and pellet gun buyers to undergo the same background checks that prospective buyers of AR-15s, 9mm pistols, and other firearms are subject to now.

Daisy BB Guns used an X post to comment on the proposed legislation, writing, “[This bill] would include guns like the Daisy 880. Their goal is to eventually include all airguns. If passed it will treat airguns producing ‘high velocity’ as firearms. [The bill] was introduced… to the House of Representatives… it would add all airguns that produce 800 or more feet per second velocities in .177 caliber, and all pellets over .25 caliber.”


In a separate proposed bill is increased legislation adding background checks on “electric guns” aka tasers and similar

Looks like anything that shoots anything is on the list. The background checks have been proven to be mostly useless in crime prevention but are valued for providing a record of who owns firearms

[CPJ 2.0]

So some wackjob ended his life with a high powered air gun. That’s the “official” motivation behind this.

“If it saves just ONE life.”

[Bigslug]

I think there's only one answer to this:

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It brings an interesting wrinkle to the overall narrative: when the oral arguments begin in the Viramontes/Grant case on December 2, we'll be arguing that we need AR-15's in order to defend our BB guns.

[Wambli Ska]

Well if they come to my house to take my Red Ryder away there will be a whole lot of eyes getting shot out...

[Zee]

I think there's only one answer to this:

Red Ryder Red Dawn.jpg

It brings an interesting wrinkle to the overall narrative: when the oral arguments begin in the Viramontes/Grant case on December 2, we'll be arguing that we need AR-15's in order to defend our BB guns.

That meme encompasses my childhood.

[sakodude]

Don’t live there anymore but doubt it has changed, Illinois has had a 700 fps limit for quite some time not that it should surprise anyone

[Justsomedude]

Anything I make a hobby of mine shortly after gets ruined by the government. Its kinda how we could have a drought but if I wash my truck, it'll rain the next day.

[Diver43]

Im heading to the store to get a nerf gun before they add those too

[Chiro1989]

I think there's only one answer to this:

Red Ryder Red Dawn.jpg

It brings an interesting wrinkle to the overall narrative: when the oral arguments begin in the Viramontes/Grant case on December 2, we'll be arguing that we need AR-15's in order to defend our BB guns.

That meme encompasses my childhood.

Interesting, that explains a lot

[Freezer]

Big slug, that is classic!

[Wambli Ska]

Hey, at lest we'll be able to hang cans of our grandfathered Red Ryders!!!