Personally, Iâm good with every citizen being armed â with the following caveats; Citizens who wish to opt out can Citizens who choose to arm themselves; 1.) Must obtain a CCW 2.) For every make of gun they own â must get an endorsement which includes training on how to use that make of weaponâ¦, and a shooting certification demonstrating that they can actually use that weapon Note; Makes of gun = shot gun pump/ semi auto .., revolverâ¦, semi auto pistolâ¦, bolt action rifle⦠semi auto rifle⦠and a classification to include any make not listed above This is such an incredibly stupid fucking remark No reasonable human would even suggest something along these lines =============================== On a different note Lot of misinformation about the differences between an M16â¦, M16A1 / A2/ A3â¦, AR 15⦠M4⦠M4A1 Granted the platform is essentially the same, but the sear is different⦠and illegal to own by every day citizens Also the minimum allowed barrel length is different â the shorter being for police/ military use only ========================= Why do I want to own a semi auto â because the criminals have them⦠and I damn sure want a level playing should a situation ever arise⦠And all the laws in the world will not stop a criminal from acquiring a semi auto rifle â or any other weapon for that matter - if he/ she desires Also please donât be stupid enough to suggest that if banned â the criminals will stop using them Furthermore it also wouldn't surprise me if civil unrest is in our future at some point â so be it ======================= Here is a rhetorical question Which is more dangerous/ lethal â a butter knife⦠or a hand held nuclear weapon (or semi auto rifle as the case may be) btw; If you donât know the answerâ¦, and clearly understand whyâ¦. then you are part of the problem Oh and hereâs a hint â it ainât the nuclear weapon or rifle RN
Well that may be your opinion but facts are facts. http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/12/22/us-usa-shooting-connecticut-guns-idUSBRE8BK14820121222 And this is my favorite quote from the article: "At the Village Gun Store in Whitefield, New Hampshire, the phone was ringing almost continuously Thursday with gun buyers calling to see if the store had any AR-15 type semiautomatic rifles, the weapon used in the massacre." Maybe if your gun buddies buy enough AR-15s they can petition Bushmaster to change the name of the gun to The Kid Killer. Then they all can walk around with constant erections thinking they're badasses and can brag to their buddies that they own the same gun that wiped out a bunch of 6 year olds.
I certainly wish Iâ¦, or one of my buddies - had been at that school that day⦠or at any other venue where this type of senseless killing has occurred â just before it started certainly couldn't guarantee our presence would have made a difference⦠but just maybe it would have RN
What is your point? People were buying guns and mags all last week because of the irresponsible rhetoric from the gun control crowd and various dirtbag politicians. Threaten to ban something useful and yes, you will create a run on it. It's not new though. Gun sales have been booming ever since Obama was elected. I suggest if liberals want to lessen the proliferation of guns, they address the reasons people are buying them. It starts with electing a president who uses the same class warfare demagoguery we are used to hearing from the likes of Hugo chavez. People remember the LA riots, when the police were ordered to pull back. The city government was run by liberals and they didn't want to be shooting black rioters. Residents and business owners were left to defend themselves and their property. The southwest is under a continued invasion by heavily armed drug and illegal immigrant smugglers. obama's response was to send illegal guns to them through Fast and Furious, then try to blame it on Bush (who else) when it went terribly bad.
No, he didn't turn "his semi-automatic rifle into an assault rifle." He bump fired his semi-automatic rifle. The difference being, it's still one round per trigger pull and it doesn't work unless everything's exactly right. Not to mention that full auto is not optimally effective even with actual assault rifles, which is why the military went to 3 round bursts.