The Firearms Act is an onerous and draconian law which was built on a foundation of lies and which serves only to harass and criminalize law- abiding gun owners. It was foisted upon a largely uninformed populace, based on false promises of crime control and public safety. The whole purpose of the Firearms Act was to create a "culture of safety" and to "reduce crime," neither of which it has accomplished. There are several things that could have been done with the more... (GunPolicy.org)