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Wait, the article says this:Florida officials have proposed a ban on the state tracking firearm and ammunition purchases, arguing that tracking them violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
State Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson (R), state Sen. Danny Burgess (R) and state Rep. John Snyder (R) announced the proposed legislation on Tuesday. They said the legislation, which Simpson called the “Florida Arms and Ammo Act,” will prohibit the state’s financial institutions from collecting data on firearm and ammunition purchases.
“We are all blessed to live in the free state of Florida where our Second Amendment rights are valued and protected, but Democrats in Washington continue to try to chip away at these rights — and we must stay vigilant,” Simpson said in a news release..........
In a nut shell the argument is our government might turn corrupt. The citizens might need to rebel. The second amendment insures that the citizens can rise up if they need to, so that will keep our government in line, and nothing else will.what exactly is the argument against a gun registry?
Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Killing (Published 2023)
A gun that Mr. Baldwin was rehearsing with went off, killing the film’s cinematographer. The armorer responsible for weapons on set also faces manslaughter charges.www.nytimes.com
Up to a point I agree with that, if it's a rifle one can keep it pointed somewhere other than at someone. With a rife I can shoot the dust off of the wings of a fly at 50 yards.I agree with this.
The actor Alec Baldwin will be charged with involuntary manslaughter for handling the gun that discharged on the set of “Rust,” killing its cinematographer, as will the movie’s armorer, who loaded the gun, prosecutors in New Mexico announced on Thursday.
Prosecutors said they would charge Mr. Baldwin with two counts of involuntary manslaughter, saying that he had a duty to ensure the gun and the ammunition were properly checked and that he should never have pointed it at anyone. “You should not point a gun at someone that you’re not willing to shoot,” the district attorney for Santa Fe County, Mary Carmack-Altwies, said in an interview. “That goes to basic safety standards.”
This was a revolver so let's talk revolvers. I could put 3 out of 5 shots with a revolver, my old S&W model 28, almost within a silver dollar size black circle at 100 paces and I'm not a competitive shooter. So, revolvers/sidearms are not as inaccurate as you're intimating. Second, Baldwin absolutely had the responsibility to check that firearm before pointing it at anyone and pulling the trigger. Now, he claims he didn't pull the trigger. I don't believe him.Up to a point I agree with that, if it's a rifle one can keep it pointed somewhere other than at someone. With a rife I can shoot the dust off of the wings of a fly at 50 yards.
However with a pistol I can't hit a barn from the inside with the door closed. There's no telling where a bullet is gong to go if it comes out of a pistol.
If a person is inside of a room with a pistol they're pointing it at everyone in that room including their own leg and foot.
If they're outside draw a circle with a radius the length of the range of the bullet, and anyone inside of that circle has a gun pointed at them, once again including the person with the pistol.
The whole thing about he shouldn't have pointed the gun at anyone... well, that kinda means no more guns in movies.
If I recall correctly, in this scene, Baldwin was supposed to be pointing the gun at the camera, which would have been hard to do without also pointing it at the person operating the camera.
I do agree that Baldwin, as the producer, is ultimately responsible for the safety of everyone on set, so there should be some culpability here.
But to say no one should every point a gun at anyone, including on a movie set, seems a little dumb.
It is unprecedented. I think the New Mexico DA is sending a message. If you're making a movie it is paramount that safety plays a key role. There is no excuse for "accidents".I'm curious to see if anything comes out that we haven't seen yet because this seems like an unprecedented step. Nobody was brought up on criminal charges when Brandon Lee died in a similar situation.
It is unprecedented. I think the New Mexico DA is sending a message. If you're making a movie it is paramount that safety plays a key role. There is no excuse for "accidents".