You Say The Left Will Never Get Your Guns? Its Happening In This American City!

BOOM! This City Is The First EVER to Ban These Handguns

From here on out, if anyone tells you the government isn’t coming for your guns keep this story in the back of your mind.

The city of Boston has banned both the sale of and the possession of replica guns.

The policy makers are saying using the replica guns will eventually get someone killed. And while the claim might seem far fetched it still doesn’t change the fact owning these guns can now get you arrested.

Here’s what the Boston Herald writes:

More than a few people at the Twelfth Baptist Church in Roxbury recoiled when the Rev. Jeffrey Brown suddenly stood up holding a replica of a 9mm Glock handgun.

The gesture illustrated why clergy, community and law enforcement gathered yesterday to witness Mayor Martin J. Walsh sign an ordinance outlawing the public use, display and sale of replica handguns across the city, effective immediately.

“When you think about toy guns you think about a Super Soaker or some other kind of squirt gun. I held it up because I wanted people to see that this gun looks real. It feels like a real gun, and to an officer who’s out there on the street or to anyone else who’s out there, it’s kind of hard to discern which is which,” Brown, former leader of Boston TenPoint Coaltion, said afterwards.

The ban, which received unanimous backing by the City Council, empowers police to confiscate on sight any replica handgun that could reasonably be mistaken for the real deal. Parents of juveniles found in possession of replica handguns will be notified and required to show up in person if they want the toy back.

“We’re trying to decrease the trend, if you will, of these fake guns. We want to avoid any tragedies like the one that happened in Cleveland,” Brown said, referencing last year’s fatal shooting of 12-year-old Tamir Rice by police who mistakenly thought in the heat of a moment that he was drawing a real gun.

Walsh, who said the city “is blessed” a similar tragedy hasn’t occurred here, stressed the measure is also about creating opportunities for dialogue with parents.

“Kids shouldn’t have them on the street. It’s sending a bad message,” Walsh said. “We’re asking parents to take the guns away before police have to. Some common sense has to be used here.”

Boston police Commissioner William B. Evans said police have seized 673 real guns year-to-date, and another 153 replicas “that look no different than real guns” that were either brought to school or used to commit crimes.

There’s no doubt about it. Stupid people have used replica guns in stupid ways and paid the ultimate price…but this kind of legislation really does open up a dangerous path to gun bans.

Imagine what happens in a few years when legislators say to themselves. You know, we really better ban real guns because people can get hurt when they use them.

That’s the kind of Orwellian future we’ve got coming our way…

Do you think this is an overreaction on the part of legislators in the city?

Tell us in the comments below.