Tuesday, January 14, 2014

She's at it again.

Representative Omeria Scott wants the state to register all purchases of ammunition.  She filed a bill that stated:


SECTION 1. Every merchant, dealer or pawnbroker that sells pistol or rifle cartridges, shall keep a record of all sales of such cartridges sold, showing the description of the kind and caliber of cartridges so sold, the name, address and driver's license or social security number of the purchaser, and the description of and the quantity of cartridges and date of sale. This record shall be open to public inspection at any time to persons desiring to see it. Any dealer who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).

SECTION 2. Section 97-37-13, Mississippi Code of 1972, is amended as follows:

97-37-13. It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, give or lend to any minor under eighteen (18) years of age or person intoxicated, knowing him to be a minor under eighteen (18) years of age or in a state of intoxication, any deadly weapon, cartridges or other weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited, or pistol cartridge; and, on conviction thereof, he shall be punished by a fine not more than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or both.

SECTION 3. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2014. Bill

This is not Representative Scott's first try at grandstanding. She is not exactly the sharpest tool in the shed and that is putting it mildly. This bill will die a very quick death.  It would die even if the Democrats owned the Governor's office and the legislature.  The bill is referred to the Wildlife & Fisheries and Judiciary "A" committees.

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Democrats should be SEEN and not HEARD.

Anonymous said...

Scott was one of many LBC members who voted against HB #151 last year.

So she's all in favor of identifying law abiding citizens purchasing ammunition but when it comes to identifying adults who had illegal sexual intercourse with girls under the age of 16 years old Omeria Scott wants the State of Mississippi to look the other way.

Anonymous said...

Ditto 1/14/14 @ 1:18 pm

Anonymous said...

A public record of name, address and social security number? What a bonanza for identity thieves!

She's an idiot.

Anonymous said...

1;18 & 1:40/ you're both wrong; They should be HERDED. (Out to pasture).

Anonymous said...

So according to section 2 I could get thrown in jail for giving my kids rifles for Christmas or their birthday (which I frequently do). What an idiot.

Anonymous said...

Who asked for her opinion??

Clarence said...

3:52: Guess what? Section 2 is already the law (and has been) in Mississippi for a long time.

Not a big priority for law enforcement.

Anonymous said...

Looks like with her ability she is on track for a federal appointment by Obama

Anonymous said...

What? It would be discriminatory to require an ID! The old country gentleman wanting to hunt squirrels with his .22 rifle doesn't have ID and surely he would starve to death if this passes.

Anonymous said...

No Clarence, that is not the current law. It is just illegal for minors to purchase firearms/ammo. Its perfectly legal to give them as gifts.

Clarence said...

Mr./Ms. Anonymous at 11:26:

Please accept my apologies for disputing you.

Here is the text of Mississippi Code Annotated Section 97-37-13, as it sits in the code today:

It shall not be lawful for any person to sell, give or lend to any minor under eighteen (18) years of age or person intoxicated, knowing him to be a minor under eighteen (18) years of age or in a state of intoxication, any deadly weapon, or other weapon the carrying of which concealed is prohibited, or pistol cartridge; and, on conviction thereof, he shall be punished by a fine not more than One Thousand Dollars ($ 1,000.00), or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding one (1) year, or both.

If you want to interpret the above language as "Its [sp] perfectly legal to give them as gifts." I'll not stop you. I wish you the best.

Anonymous said...

The negative reaction to the bill has been swift. Governor Phil Bryant issued a statement calling it a violation of second amendment rights and vowing to veto it. The bill has been referred to two committees and both chairmen are promising to kill it. Representative Scott Bounds of Philadelphia is one of those chairmen, he runs the Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks committee. "I am against it. We won't be bringing it out. I just believe it is an infringement on private business and our rights to keep and bare arms and protect ourselves. With all due respect to Representative Scott who has filed the bill, we won't be considering it this year," Bounds said. This is the third time that Representative Scott has submitted the legislation. - See more at: http://mpbonline.org/News/article/house_bill_seeks_to_track_ammunition_sales#sthash.4MpAcBmd.dpuf

Anonymous said...

In this state one must be 18 or older to purchase rifle or shotgun ammunition. In the case that rifle ammunition could be used in a handgun, the vendor is required to ask the purpose of the purchase. In the latter, I own a TC Contender, 18" barrel, chambered for 7X30 Waters. And yes, I am so beyond 18 or 21 that I can't even remember. Could someone lie, oh yeah.
And thanks KF, I can finally read the prove you're not a robot.

Anonymous said...

I love gun nuts.

bill said...

Why all the hubbub? Legislators file their pet bills every year, knowing full well that they're not coming out of committee but filing them anyway to keep the donors happy. Much ado about nothing...

Anonymous said...

Well Bill, based on a previous post you're right. However, people need to know what the laws actually are.

Anonymous said...

While Wal Mart may not legally sell dove shot to my 17 year old daughter, I can give them to her by the case, including .410 shells that can be shot in some pistols.

Anonymous said...

Let her get picked up by the cops with that pistol and you'll change your tune.



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