Democrat targets gun powder as part of gun control

  I have been waiting to see how the Democrats would exploit the Boston Marathon bombing for political purposes and now according to this article I may have found my answer.

  Senator Frank Lautenberg is proposing legislation which would increase the regulations on gun powder:

An analysis of the text reveals profound changes to current law. Lautenberg’s changes in the explosives law would seriously hamper history reenactor hobbyists, black powder hunters, sportsmen, target shooters, and anyone that loads their own ammo with modern smokeless gun powder or the older style black powder.

One change would require those that want to buy and store either smokeless powder or black powder to get a new license–at a rate of $50 every three years–to allow them to do so. The bill also says that they will only be allowed to have “limited” supplies but does not seem to say what amount would exceed those limits.

  The real targets of this legislation are the reloaders, not the reenactors or the others mentioned above, and in addition to limiting how much gunpowder a person can purchase the legislation also redefines what a “manufacturer” is:

The bill also redefines what “manufacturer” of explosives means. The original laws defines “manufacturer” as someone who is making explosives (cartridges, etc.) for sale. That commercial aspect of the law is struck out in the new bill. If Lautenberg’s anti-explosives bill passes, anyone that hand loads cartridges for their own use or anyone that uses black powder firearms for hunting, sporting, or hobby use will now be classified as “manufacturers.”

  No longer will you have to sell a product to be a manufacturer, if you reload for your own personal use you will be classified as a “manufacturer” and for all intents and purposes you will be registered with the federal government.

  The DHS and other government agencies have been purchasing billions of rounds of ammunition and I believe this is being done to dry up the ammunition supply and drive up the cost of ammunition, but there was one hole in this plan–the reloaders–and this is an attempt to close that loophole.

  After Cap and Trade failed to pass Barack Obama famously quipped that there was more than one way to skin a cat and I think this shows us that after his gun control legislation failed to pass the Democrats are moving forward with Plan B.