C. Scott Shields, the NRA's lawyer who successfully got a judge to temporarily block enforcement of the city's new suite of gun laws, is grabbing headlines by calling for the arrest of Mayor Nutter and City Council on the grounds of "official oppression." My favorite part is where he implores Philadelphians to "go out and buy their guns now" before, presumably, the hammer of authoritarianism smashes down on the bucolic boulevards of the City of Brotherly Love.
Looking closely at the actual ordinances, signed into law by Nutter April 10, it appears Shields' "git yer guns!!" rallying cry is aimed at the following people: those determined by a judge to be a risk to themselves or to others; those subject to a protection-from-abuse order; those seeking assault weapons or illegal weapons; those who wish to buy more than one gun a month.
I'm certainly glad the NRA is going to bat for mentally disturbed, violent individuals desirous of assault weapons who feel they need more than 12 new firearms a year. Truth is, all of the laws passed last week should be in force nationwide. None of them prevent law abiding citizens from owning a gun to hunt or protect themselves. When will the NRA slink away to its bunker somewhere (still stocked with Y2K goodies) and leave mainstream America alone?
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