If gun control advocates are really going to capitalize on Sunday’s mass shooting in Las Vegas, they need to make it sound as if it takes little to no effort to pull of the horrific killing spree that left at least 58 dead.
According to the Wall Street Journal and other reports, suspect Stephen Paddock did have fully automatic weapons in his hotel room, as well as an arsenal that included the makings of explosives explosives.
19 guns found in home w/ explosives & "electronic devices" -16 guns in hotel room -thousands of rounds of ammo -ammonium nitrate in car (used for explosives) -& swat team going to northern NV home. This guy appeared to be planning for a long time
— Bret Baier (@BretBaier) October 2, 2017
Word that the gunman had at least one full-auto weapon inspired a chorus of people to exclaim that machine guns should be illegal. Sean Davis in The Federalist makes it clear that there are plenty of laws on the books already.
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/914882184267358210
Reports, like those from ABC reporter Terry Moran, that machine guns are perfectly legal in Nevada and other states are highly misleading. Federal law, after all, pre-empts state law. In fact, under Nevada state law, NFA items are only legal if they have been legally obtained and registered under federal law. You can’t just waltz into the state with an unregistered machine gun and expect to walk around scot-free. This is the case in all states which allow possession of NFA items. Legal federal ownership is a prerequisite in every case. If the NFA item is not owned, registered, and stamped in compliance with federal laws and regulations, then the item is illegal under state law.
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In other words, Huffington Post editor-in-chief Lydia Polgreen makes walking around with a machine gun sound a lot easier than it really is. You know how they are out there in the Wild West — guns everywhere, ’cause that’s the way they like it.
https://twitter.com/lpolgreen/status/914917774203478016
https://twitter.com/seanmdav/status/914948221260193793
Narrator: it is not https://t.co/Fnwo6Pyg0q
— Ben McDonald (@Bmac0507) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/RobProvince/status/914950171947134977
https://twitter.com/OhioCoastie/status/914964466583982080
https://twitter.com/VixenRogue/status/914950488826691584
https://twitter.com/Moj_kobe/status/914952146113617920
I don't know whether to laugh at this shit or get mad over how many people will think it's true. ⬇️ #VegasShooting https://t.co/nJ7BDeBjxS
— While Supplies Last (@corrcomm) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/Dogtownz/status/914967055836749824
Really? If you truly believe that why don't you try it? Be sure to have your bail arranged in advance, assuming they let you have bail. https://t.co/9EY9Niiuc5
— USABrit4Trump (@USABrit4Trump) October 2, 2017
And a bazooka! https://t.co/7hFs20Ktq2
— Anthony Bialy (@AnthonyBialy) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/Occident2_0/status/914929244928708608
“HuffPost sent a reporter strapped with a fully automatic rifle to Las Vegas to show how easy it is to walk around the city…”
https://twitter.com/CRPerry13/status/914971945975894016
https://twitter.com/Frankly_Yva/status/914922800011464704
https://twitter.com/dindunuffinyt/status/914984074019610625
It's completely irresponsible to say that, and it's false, and you have no idea what you're talking about. https://t.co/obXkXz1iHz
— Martin McPhillips (@corpseinarmor) October 2, 2017
Misleading at best.
HuffPo is a garbage website. https://t.co/kCNIKbfFkB
— RBe (@RBPundit) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/mirchilly/status/914950133732855813
https://twitter.com/MattPalumbo12/status/914949054475497473
https://twitter.com/johninUT/status/914948531630235648
Per Nevada NRS 503.165 Carrying loaded rifle or shotgun in or on vehicle on or along public way unlawful. https://t.co/1pdrqdJdz1
— Gator (@4Bravo69) October 2, 2017
https://twitter.com/WhiteIsAllRight/status/914924900732882946
https://twitter.com/MikeCHabsFan/status/914925444557950977
Sad you would prompt #FakeNews. NV imposes no additional laws. In 1986, private possession of machine guns was made illegal on Fed level. https://t.co/8me1AN5F5o
— #IAmCatholic❌??✝️? (@catherineid3) October 2, 2017
There’s that little detail of federal law trumping state law. Good thing the experts at HuffPost are here to set us straight.
https://twitter.com/KevinNR/status/914888761812668416
https://twitter.com/lpolgreen/status/914888995175321600
Same difference when you just want to ban everything.
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'Holy HELL you're stupid.' Lefties calling for ban on fully-automatic weapons get fact-checked HARD https://t.co/7o3TNU6YxC
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) October 2, 2017
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