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i personally have no dog in the gun debate (i don't like guns but generally support 2nd amendment rights), but this story is propaganda for npr, which has taken

i personally have no dog in the gun debate (i don't like guns but generally support 2nd amendment rights), but this story is propaganda for npr, which has taken a steep nosedive in quality and objectivity over the past few years. they want to claim the moral high ground but have no leg to stand on. i can't even listen to more than 5 minutes of npr before having to shut it off in disgust. their coverage of recent geopolitical events is decidedly tribal and partisan: for instance, making russians and the chinese out to be cartoon villians for easy dunking on. that's not to say that either regime is saintly, but it's done to pander to the basest tribal instincts only, nuance and discernment be damned. it's truly awful.

Glyptodon 5y ago
In my view there are some situations with guns laws that should be seen by most anyone as crazy in an apolitical way. For example, section 922r import rules are silly to begin with (basically certain imported weapons must have 10 or fewer foreign manufactured parts, said parts coming from a specific list, or are illegal), but the list is extra bad because it includes magazines (rather like labeling the cargo as a component of a cargo plane). So if you have a foreign made "non-sporting" gun, if the magazines were not one of the 922r compliance parts, using a non-US manufactured magazine in the gun makes you some sort of criminal. Imagine if importing a Toyota car not only required a certain specific number of US made parts, but that list included tires, so if it was delivered with US made tires, putting tires manufactured in Europe on your car would make you a criminal (unless you replaced other foreign made parts with US made parts, so maybe you need to replace the engine to legally use foreign made tires)... You'd probably think it's a law almost designed to make Toyota owners commit crimes by doing normal car maintenance. I don't think you need to be a 2nd Amendment debate person or like guns to think various of the rules and laws around guns are at best questionable.

Glyptodon 5y ago

In my view there are some situations with guns laws that should be seen by most anyone as crazy in an apolitical way. For example, section 922r import rules are silly to begin with (basically certain imported weapons must have 10 or fewer foreign manufactured parts, said parts coming from a specific list, or are illegal), but the list is extra bad because it includes magazines (rather like labeling the cargo as a component of a cargo plane). So if you have a foreign made "non-sporting" gun, if the magazines were not one of the 922r compliance parts, using a non-US manufactured magazine in the gun makes you some sort of criminal. Imagine if importing a Toyota car not only required a certain specific number of US made parts, but that list included tires, so if it was delivered with US made tires, putting tires manufactured in Europe on your car would make you a criminal (unless you replaced other foreign made parts with US made parts, so maybe you need to replace the engine to legally use foreign made tires)... You'd probably think it's a law almost designed to make Toyota owners commit crimes by doing normal car maintenance. I don't think you need to be a 2nd Amendment debate person or like guns to think various of the rules and laws around guns are at best questionable.