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All together now! A 2009 version of S. 2099 is a hoax!
June 7, 2009 | Tagged 2009 Handgun Registration Hoax, H.R. 45, S. 2099 | 1 Comment
There was a bill in 2000 with the number of S. 2099 that would have registered and taxed handguns. The bill did not pass in 2000. There is no bill so far this year with the number 2099 that deals with handgun registration.
I would not normally bother with this, but today at a gun show, I heard a firearms dealer adamately insist that S. 2099 is a current threat. Urban legends on the Internet are often almost impossible to kill. Here is my two cents worth. Die, Monster! Die!
Snopes, the Urban Legends Section of About.com, and the NRA-ILA all confirm that a 2009 version of S. 2099 does not exist as of this date.
A 2009 bill, HR 45, would register owners of handguns and semi-autos with magazine wells and apparently would ban anyone under 18 from touching a firearm under all but life or death, self-defense circumstances. (See my posts on HR 45 under the Category: “Registration.”) HR 45 is very bad bill that bears watching, even though it is probably not going anywhere. Keep an eye on it!
Trust, but verify! We all make mistakes, but let’s correct the ones that we discover and try not to spread unfounded rumors.
Def Mech
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Rumors and innuendo have long plagued our country. These sort of vile suggestions can spread like soft butter if left unchecked.