Thursday, June 17, 2010
By 1960, hampered by Dutch export restrictions and discouraged by the lack of arms sales to major national purchasers, Artillerie Inrichtingen decided to exit the small arms production business altogether, and ceased all production of the AR-15 Accessories under its license from Fairchild-ArmaLite. By that time, less than 10,000 AR-15 Accessoriess had been produced, mostly military select-fire rifles, with a few semi-automatic only rifles produced for civilian use.
In later years, some ex-military Sudanese and Portuguese model AR-15 Accessoriess were sold to civilian markets in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Nearly all of the rifles imported to the latter three countries had their full-automatic fire selector disabled. Subsequently, as many as 2,500 Australian AR-15 Accessories rifles may have been confiscated and destroyed as a result of more restrictive firearms legislation passed in 1997.[23]
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New York: Legislature wrong on micro-stamping
Well, if you haven't realized it, your New York Legislature is once again on the wrong trail as far as guns go. Of course, our legislature being on the wrong trail and out of step with the majority New York's citizens in a plethora of areas is not an unusual thing at all, but they are especially thick headed or muddled when it comes to gun legislation.
Kansas: Topeka considers limiting Right-to-Carry
The Topeka City Council this week will consider reinstating a law that was unintentionally repealed in 2007 and bans the open carry of firearms. The Topeka Capital Journal reported that the measure before the council would reinstate the city law that outlaws the carrying of firearms both handguns and long barrel guns in public places.
Should Ted Kennedy have been allowed to buy a gun?
As alarming as it might sound at first blush, there is a small problem with curtailing people's rights just because their names appear on secret lists kept by the government: It's called the U.S. Constitution.
Tennessee: Williamson County renews parks gun ban
Williamson County commissioners, who voted unanimously last year to opt out of a state law allowing licensed gun owners to carry their weapons in parks, renewed the ban late Monday night.
Georgia's Lawful Carry Act signed into law
The Georgia Common Sense Lawful Carry Act, authored by State Sen. Mitch Seabaugh (R Sharpsburg), was signed into law today by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Georgia's 400,000 lawfully carrying citizens and Georgia's law enforcement officials now have clearer guidelines as to where weapons can and cannot be carried.
New York: Micro-stamping is a waste of Legislature's time
When it comes to bills re introduced into the state Legislature, you can often set your watch to them. Once again, we're facing the issue of micro stamping semi automatic handguns. Of the two bills in the Legislature, one has already passed the Assembly.
