https://www.cbsnews.com/news/illinois-town-votes-to-ban-assault-rifles-fine-violators-1000-per-day/
The Chicago suburb of Deerfield, Illinois voted on Monday to ban the possession, sale, and manufacture of assault weapons and large capacity magazines to "increase the public's
sense of safety." What's more, CBS Chicago reports, anyone refusing to give up their banned firearm will be fined $1,000 a day until the weapon is handed over or removed from the town's limits.
The ordinance states, "The possession, manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the Village of Deerfield is not reasonably necessary to protect an individual's right of self-defense or the preservation or efficiency of a well-regulated militia."
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(my first "breaking news" post. I hope I got it right)
SO, for all those who contend;
"common sense" regulations and
"NO, No one is coming after your guns"
and "What's so wrong with a national Firearms Owner ID card (FOID) ".
Here is your answer. CONFISCATION.
Note in the language they say SENSE of public safety, not the REALITY of public safety.
It is all about feeling safe, and not whether you were in actual harm's way or not.
Strictly emotional.
First they all knew who had the guns with their FOID system, now local communities can legally take them away and make someone an instant criminal overnight. Well, not really overnight. It goes into effect June 13th, 2018.
For you sportmen and hunters who think you are OK because you do not own an "assault weapon", guess again. You just might if they expand this to include ALL semiautomatic rifles regardless of caliber, or any repeating rifle. Once it is on the books, they can modify it any way they choose.
This is proof positive of the slippery slope we gun owners have been talking about since day one.
The town of Morton Grove, IL tried to ban all handguns once, but it got shot down as being too broad.
So now they have narrowed their target and have won.
There is no buyback. You have to get rid of them or you will become a criminal, though your only crime was to buy one. Nothing else.
They don't need any other reason. The fact you own one is all they need to paint you as a criminal with their broad brush.
The slippery slope DOES EXIST, and here it is in all its naked glory out in the daylight for all to see. Full blown CONFISCATION.
THIS is why we do not give and inch to these hate groups.
They ARE coming after us and have already started here.
Their intent is to CONFISCATE our legally owned property, FINE us, and IMPRISON us.
This is the first shot across the bow.