Kansas Governor signs bill allowing ownership of fully automatic firearms

[ericire12]

I'M MOVING TO KANSAS!



http://www.kansas.com/197/story/379574.html

Sebelius signs machine gun bill

By JOHN HANNA
Associated Press Writer


TOPEKA, Kan. - Kansans will be able to own machine guns, other fully automatic weapons, sawed-off shotguns and silencers starting July 1.

Gov. Kathleen Sebelius signed a bill Monday to legalize the possession of such weapons. The state banned owning machine guns in 1933, but some legislators said a change was necessary because legal questions threaten to keep dealers from delivering weapons to law enforcement agencies.

Supporters believe the bill will benefit mostly collectors because machine guns typically cost at least $20,000.

"I can't even afford them," said Sen. Phil Journey, a Haysville Republican who is a strong gun-rights advocate and championed the bill. "There may be some very happy collectors who have significant disposable income."

The bill had bipartisan support among legislators and passed both chambers with more than the two-thirds majorities necessary to override a veto.

In 2006, she vetoed a bill allowing qualified Kansans to carry concealed handguns, only to see the Legislature override her. Last year, she rejected a bill preventing local governments from imposing additional restrictions on concealed guns, and legislators once again nullified her veto.

The bill was a response to a legal opinion in December from the attorney general's office, dealing with the state's ban on owning silencers. The attorney general concluded that only law enforcement agencies can possess silencers - meaning no dealer can have them in Kansas, even to deliver to those agencies.

[TexGun]

Schweeeeet!!!!

[Rastus]

All the above being held true...looks like she didn't want to lose again...she has bigger aspirations and her thinking is more dangerous than Hillary.  Nothin' like an old fashioned whoopin' to make a person get right.

[tombogan03884]

None of those things are illegal in NH, or even regulated by the State.

[Grizzle_Bear]

Rastus is right, Gov. Kathy didn't sign this bill because she has seen the light about how gun owners are better citizens. 

I think she wants to get picked as Hillary's VP, and doesn't want any anti-gun problems right now.

But I still won't trust her.

On the other hand, I do think I'll pick up a Shotgun News and see what a Thompson is going for these days........

 

Grizzle Bear

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