Stupid Politicians Write Stupid Bill That Will Get People Killed

By Bob Owens

That, my friends, is what we call an “evergreen” headline.

In this instance, however, we’re talking about a law written by slow-witted politicians who feel compelled to “do something” because criminals are still acting like criminals despite existing laws that tell them that crime will be punished.

In this instance, we’re facing yet another dumb law on how fake guns must be colored so that they aren’t as easily confused with real guns, as if the criminal behavior committed with both fake a real firearms isn’t the problem.

The Massachusetts House is set to vote Wednesday on a bill that would require all imitation firearms owned, made or sold in Massachusetts be marked to distinguish them from real guns.

The bill would require replica guns to be painted a color other than black, blue, silver or aluminum and be marked with a non-removable orange stripe. There would be exceptions for antique firearms and for guns used for theater or film productions.

The point of the policy would be to help the police and the public distinguish between fake and real guns.

Norwood President Chief Bill Brooks, president of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, which supports the bill, said his police force last month …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms