Possible new gun purchase rules on boarder

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I don't know if this has been discussed yet but I am sure everyone has heard this.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011...et-bipartisan/

At least three Democrats in the Senate and several more in the House are voicing opposition to a proposed regulation from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives that would require about 8,500 gun dealers in four states – California, New Mexico, Arizona and Texas – to report gun sales of two or more high-powered rifles sold within five consecutive business days.

The new regulation would cover semiautomatic rifles greater than .22 caliber with detachable magazines.

Now it doesn't sound like this will go anywhere, but I have to point out how stupid this is anyway. They think the problem is AR type rifles but most of those are .22 caliber so this legislation wouldn't cover them anyway. How many 30-06 hunting rifles are the Mexican drug lords using??? Not many I'm sure. Just another case of the .gov not knowing what they are talking about when it comes to guns...and by regulating something that is already illegal. Not to mention, I think making a Federal regulation that only affects a few states would certainly never fly if brought up to the Supreme Court.