3 days ago, on Valentine’s Day, in direct contravention of Article 1 of the Bill of Rights of Missouri’s State Constitution, which promises “That the right of every citizen to keep and bear arms in defense of his home, person and property … shall not be questioned,” Democrats in Missouri’s House of Representatives introduced a bill to confiscate firearms.
HB 545, if passed, will make it a class C felony to manufacture, import, possess, purchase, sell, or transfer any assault weapon or large capacity magazine. (See “Constitutional Crisis: Democrats introduce bill to confiscate firearms in Missouri.“)
It turns out that two weeks before Missouri, on January 31, 2012, Democrats in Minnesota’s House of Representatives had introduced a similar bill that bans and confiscates all assault weapons.
HF 241 is “A bill for an act relating to public safety; establishing a crime for manufacturing, transferring, or possessing certain assault weapons; providing for the disposal or registration of existing assault weapons; defining terms; classifying data; clarifying language; providing criminal penalties; amending Minnesota Statutes 2012, sections 13.87, subdivision 2; 624.712, subdivision 7, by adding subdivisions; 624.713; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 624.”
Like Missouri’s HB 545, the Minnesota firearms confiscation bill, HF 241, defines “assault weapons” to include semi-automatic rifles, semi-automatic pistols, and semi-automatic shotguns.
HF 241 is sponsored by Democrat Alice Hausman and co-sponsored by Democrats Frank Hornstein, Erik Simonson, Jim Davnie, Linda Slocum, Rena Moran, Raymond Dehn, JoAnn Ward, and Phyllis Kahn.
Top row (l to r): Hausman, Hornstein, Simonson
Middle row (l to r): Davnie, Slocum, Moran
Bottom row (l to r): Dehn, Ward, Kahn
Depending on which subdivision of HF 241 one is found to be in violation of, penalties can range from imprisonment of 5 to 15 years, and a fine of up to $100,000.
Like Missouri’s HB 545, Minnesota’s HF 241 also exempts all government officials and employees, and members of the military and law enforcement, thereby rendering the State of Minnesota an effective police state.
If passed by the Minnesota State Legislature, HF 241 will become effective beginning September 1, 2013.
Here’s the 11-page HF 241 in PDF format.
As Jim Hoft of Gateway Pundit rightly observes:
“THIS IS AN ORGANIZED NATIONAL EFFORT FOLKS…. This is not a coincidence. It is a concerted effort.”
Citizens of Minnesota, contact your representatives in your state legislature! To find out who your rep is, click here.
A big h/t FOTM’s CSM
~Eowyn
A question if I may. Can you just change a State’s Constitution by just passing a law? I’m serious. Any legal opinions out there?
Oh, I haven’t even started my rant.
SLIME
I just love your way with words, TMJ!
Stupid Commies! Ain’t getting my guns, no way, no how…
No wonder certain folk are still “campaigining” out in the country when there’s work to be done instead.
These people represent the Beast–And their father is Satan, whether they KNOW it or do NOT KNOW it. They call themselves DEMOCRATS–Yet, they would WITTINGLY, or UNWITTINGLY, UNDERMINE, and otherwise DESTROY, the most BASIC ESSENCE of a TRULY DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY–Which IS the REAL POWER OF THE PEOPLE–From a GRASS-ROOTS LEVEL.
The word MILITIA, is SYNONYMOUS with POWER; LIBERTY; FREEDOM; and DEMOCRACY.
The United States Of America, is the only TRUE DEMOCRACY ON EARTH! The rest are QUASI-DEMOCRACIES!
This is what accounts for America’s great success in the World, as compared to all other Nations–PAST and PRESENT(future?).
Unfortunately, we have DEGENERATED into an UNFETTERED; UNBRIDLED; UNREGULATED; UNDISCIPLINED; and UNCHECKED, “DEMOCRACY”–Where politicians are selling themselves, and their Country, INTO the INEXTRICABLE ABYSS, of MOBOCRACY and DICTATORSHIP… As the FORMER, begets the LATTER, AS SURELY, AS THE SUN THAT IS SETTING, ON THIS ONCE GREAT LAND!
Dear Founding Fathers: THE NIGHTMARE YOU SO ABLY SOUGHT TO PREVENT, ALAS, IS UPON U.S.!!!
To the sheepole of Minnesota,
Tell me which one of these people looks most like a GEEK? Which one knows anything about a gun, and looks like a coward. Or most likely has never shot one, or knows anything about why they are free? I say ALL! They like the part most though where they are exempt, they are better than you,
doncha know!
they can pass what ever they want to, but they wont have enough jail cells, and folks had it with their crap. they are just burying them selfs. R-E-V-O-L-T !!!!!!!!
Everybody I know with guns say ‘let them come and try to get my guns’
Caroline It’s called
Molon Labe google it.
The children of the 60′s are now the politicians of today . That’s the problem in the nut-shell . Well indoctrinated fools who never looked at the constitution , never were taught the constitution , so therefore they don’t give a damn about the constitution . In their minds , it’s a passe’ idea from a bygone era . A speed-bump on their road to utopia . Odds are ALL those pictured went to gov’t schools and then went on their merry way to college to be indoctrinated by their liberal/socialist commie tenured professors that do not know their ass from a hole in the ground .
And they’re envious, too:
“Germans who wish to use firearms should join the SS or the SA –ordinary citizens don’t need guns, as their having guns doesn’t serve the State.” –Heinrich Himmler
Thank you Dr. Ewoyn and CSM for this informative post. It is amazing how these representatives fly in the face of the Constitution of the U.S.A. as well as Missouri. Absolutely incredible!