Mocsary argued that restrictions on short-barreled firearms are unnecessary and ineffective, and that the NFA was prompted by hype over 1930s gangsters.
Short handguns and long rifles and shotguns remained less-restricted, while the “mid-length” firearms listed in the NFA were perceived as the “evil, devil firearms that the gangsters used,” he said.
That sort of inconsistent regulation causes resentment among law-abiding gun owners, Mocsary said.
“When the law is this internally inconsistent and provides such severe penalties for something that is so illogical, it breeds disrespect for the law,” he said.
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