BCC

You both make some good points. I think Bermuda is on the right track only in the common sense of the 100 year determination. Their other policy is bad. I have always had mixed feelings on the whole C&R deal. I do not really think it is much of a benefit and could be really used to ones detriment. It goes without saying that I believe the right affirmed (not granted) by the 2nd amendment is absolute, but that is another subject. I guess the more interesting question is if indeed the 1898 cut off was borrowed from the NRA's definition of "antique" vs "modern" firearms that has been in place since at least the 1960's (I was too young to read during the 50's so could only look at pictures in American Rifleman). IF so, perhaps the NRA needs to look at revising a definition that has been in place for close to a half a century! Currently 90 year old guns from WWI (indeed 104 year old guns in many cases) are being held to much higher grading standards than 70 year old guns were in the 1960's. After all a year of age is a year of age.