Capitol Hill Blue Forums Capitol Hill Blue Opinions CHB Columnists Time for serious control of guns and those who promote their sale, illegal use

I now have high hopes for gun control legislation, because apparently Black folks are rushing to buy guns for self-protection. Soon, White Supremacists setting out for mass murder are likely to be killed by "A Good Black Guy" who had a concealed carry permit. I think that's going to throw a monkey wrench into the thinking of many gun lovers.

Nine states and the District of Columbia have enacted laws banning large capacity ammunition magazines: California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, and Vermont. All of these jurisdictions except Colorado and Vermont also ban assault weapons. (Washington State's large capacity ban goes into effect July 1; RI Senate passed a limitation as well.) Roughly a third of the population will be covered by limitations soon. That will affect cross-border carriage, eventually affecting the market.