What should be in a 21st Century Firearms Owners’ Protection Act?

[Elderberry]

Ammoland  Posted on June 13, 2019 by Harold Hutchison

In 1986, the Firearms Owners' Protection Act was passed and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan. It had the effect of greatly reducing the burden on law-abiding citizens who wished to exercise their Second Amendment rights – even though the Hughes Amendment was included. As Duane Liptak said, even though that poison pill was inserted, FOPA was worth it.

Suppose, though, we could get a Firearms Owners’ Protection Act II passed in 2021, assuming President Trump wins re-election, the House of Representatives has pro-Second Amendment leadership, and more pro-Second Amendment Senators are elected. What should be in that bill?

This is one area where setting priorities will be crucial. Legislation like FOPA is hard to get through. In the 2000s, the big fight was short-circuiting the strategy of suing firearms manufacturers into submission to an anti-Second Amendment agenda – an abusive strategy coordinated by Andrew Cuomo two decades ago. That is how we got the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act. How important is that legislation? Well, look at the efforts to repeal it, coming from some of the most vocal anti-Second Amendment extremists in Congress.

This upcoming version will not be a complete rollback of laws. A big part will be addressing new threats to our Second Amendment rights, especially from corporate gun control. But there may be other things we can do. Here are a few suggestions for what to include.

More: https://www.ammoland.com/2019/06/what-should-be-in-a-21st-century-firearms-owners-protection-act/

[txradioguy]

1) 4th and 5th Amendment protections in Red Flag cases

2) Protection from unreasonable fees and registration requirements that restrict gun ownership

3) Nationwide Castle Doctrine

4) Expedited carry licenses for victims of domestic violence where a TRO is in place.

4) De-regulation of suppressors

5) Protection from city/state legal action when lawfully transporting a weapon across state lines while traveling.

[thackney]

What should be in a 21st Century Firearms Owners’ Protection Act?

The right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed.

[Elderberry]

1) 4th and 5th Amendment protections in Red Flag cases

2) Protection from unreasonable fees and registration requirements that restrict gun ownership

3) Nationwide Castle Doctrine

4) Expedited carry licenses for victims of domestic violence where a TRO is in place.

4) De-regulation of suppressors

5) Protection from city/state legal action when lawfully transporting a weapon across state lines while traveling.

6) Protection from large capacity magazine bans.

7)De-regulation of Short Barreled Rifles(SBRs) and pistols made from rifles.

8) Protections from unreasonable requirements on the purchasing of ammunition.

9) Protections from unreasonable gun storage requirements.