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by spectre
Thu Dec 06, 2018 1:41 pm
Forum: 2019 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: HB 349 - Make bump stocks illegal in Texas
Replies: 30
Views: 9794

Re: HB 349 - Make bump stocks illegal in Texas

With a bump stock, you can remedy the situation by fixing it to be a normal, legal, rifle stock. After the modifications required, it is still a functional rifle stock when you’re done. I didn't receive compensation when I had to modify a folding stock to not fold, to stay legal in the 90s. I'm not sure why a bump stock is different, but good luck with that.
by spectre
Sun Dec 02, 2018 3:38 pm
Forum: 2019 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: HB 349 - Make bump stocks illegal in Texas
Replies: 30
Views: 9794

Re: HB 349 - Make bump stocks illegal in Texas

crazy2medic wrote: Sun Dec 02, 2018 1:57 pm Where does Constitutional law on Ex Post Facto weigh against federal banning of bump stocks?
There is a common misconception the ex post facto prohibition requires a new law to include a grandfather clause. No. What it means is they are prohibited from making a law today that criminalizes acts that happened before the law existed.

When Texas raised the drinking age to 21, it made it illegal for a twenty year old to possess the bottle of Wild Turkey on 9/1 that they could legally purchase and possess on 8/31 of that year. No grandfather clause.

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