Thread: NEW MSSA law ..?.......

Originally Posted by ebf

Agreed, now we have the term "semi-automatic", but that term is not explicitly defined. They tried in version 1, but that got shot down pretty quick.

And this is where it gets stupid, because you will get someone arguing what a semi is and is not...

Dude. WTF are you talking about?

Semi-auto is explicitly defined in the new provisions. Anyone with a basic understanding of what they're talking about can see that by reading the Act.

One thing that is obvious from this and other legal threads is that pretty much no-one understands the first thing about how legislation works or how to interpret it.

Some might whinge about how it is defined, but it most definitely defined.

As for other comments in this thread about people testing what the law means. Welcome to the real world. This is why you don't legislate just for the lulz. Every law change creates unintended consequences, new provisions get tested through the courts, particularly where you're messing with people who have the collective resources to take the government to court. The courts don't always side with the agency that came up with the original provisions.

Originally Posted by scaggly

Dude. WTF are you talking about?

Semi-auto is explicitly defined in the new provisions. Anyone with a basic understanding of what they're talking about can see that by reading the Act.

One thing that is obvious from this and other legal threads is that pretty much no-one understands the first thing about how legislation works or how to interpret it.

Some might whinge about how it is defined, but it most definitely defined.

As for other comments in this thread about people testing what the law means. Welcome to the real world. This is why you don't legislate just for the lulz. Every law change creates unintended consequences, new provisions get tested through the courts, particularly where you're messing with people who have the collective resources to take the government to court. The courts don't always side with the agency that came up with the original provisions.

Well said. At the end of the day, the courts will decide what exactly "semi auto" means as defined in the act.

Originally Posted by scaggly

Semi-auto is explicitly defined in the new provisions.

Scagly, my mistake, your are correct sir