FYI - military guns are illegal to obtain for civilian purpose. these are automatic weapons... already illegal in America for decades.
And your saying that nobody in the United States owns any of them? Really?
FYI - military guns are illegal to obtain for civilian purpose. these are automatic weapons... already illegal in America for decades.
OK, so you know two people who (in your layman's opinion) shouldn't have guns. Do they?
Apparently they have no citizens with Aspergers either.So what you're saying is Maine is safe because we're white, educated and old. How then is gun control going to change any of that?
So, you want to control who has access to guns but that's not called gun control?I'm not talking about gun control and never have been. Something clearly has to be done to keep guns out of the hands of people who shouldn't have them and also to keep them off the streets.
That's such a ridiculous statement.It sounds like you think that everyone should have a gun and every released prisoner should be given a gun when they leave the prison.
You know that "assault" rifle is just a politically-charged nickname for semi-automatic rifles that have a military "look," right? You also know that so-called "assault" rifles are not the main players in mass murders, right?I'm talking common sense and your talking like you want to bring back the wild west. I have absolutely no problem with someone owning a gun as long as they are of sound mind; I do however support a ban on assault rifles, other than for killing they have no other purpose and should be limited to military use.
And a gun is a tool. 99% of guns in this country are used for sport and hunting. I harvest a deer with my rifle like someone harvests hay with a scythe.
Your not as confused as I am with your illogical thinking. You want to keep the status quo and let whomever want's to buy a firearm buy one no matter what their mental state is.So, you want to control who has access to guns but that's not called gun control?
That's such a ridiculous statement.
You know that "assault" rifle is just a politically-charged nickname for semi-automatic rifles that have a military "look," right? You also know that so-called "assault" rifles are not the main players in mass murders, right?
What do you mean by "closer scrutiny?" And, if that is for people with ASD, what other groups of people do you want under "closer scrutiny?"I never said that people with ASD's should not be allowed to own a gun, just that they need closer scrutiny when they go to buy one, so those who may exhibit violent tendency's can be weeded out.
We can't read your mind. What exactly do you mean by "assault rifle?" And don't give us any uninformed gun-controller jargon.Don't give me that NRA jargon, you as I know what guns I'm talking about!
I recommend reading the entire report.Here is a snippet from another study on mass murderers I read: According to the 2007 Small Arms Survey, United States, Yemen, Switzerland, Finland, and Serbia, rank among the top five countries for firearms owned per capita. They are all also ranked in the top 15 countries for public mass shooters per capita. Just food for thought.
Really?Because the study YOU brought up showed a disproportionate number of shooters to have or suspected to have had ASD. My contention is that everyone should have to have a mental health check before they can buy a gun and you want everyone to be allowed to go into a 7/11 and be able to buy a gun like you would a Big Gulp.
Really?To hell with being cautious lets just let everyone own and wear a gun and we will all be safer, isn't that the moto of the NRA?
How many (in raw numbers and percentages) "AR's" were used in mass public killings? How many hand guns? How many other guns?. . .
The AR's have a lot more killing power than a hand gun since you can shoot lot more bullets in a much shorter time frame since you don't have to reload as often. Once again I'm just taking a common sense approach to the problem we have in the US since we have roughly 12 times the number of mass shootings than the next nearest country. We obviously are doing something wrong here.
If you can't even define assault rifle, how can you limit its control?I wouldn't limit it to just assault rifles but I would like to see any semi automatic/automatic rifle outlawed, they have no place outside of a war zone. There only purpose is to kill and kill a lot in a short period of time.
For one thing, that's what the media focuses on.Sorry, but in most of these killings it's the shooter who people remember and the victims are just that nameless victims. Do you remember any of the names in the Sandy hook killings (without looking it up?) but there is a good chance you will remember the killer was Adam Lanza. Do you remember any of the names in the CO. theater shooting? But you probably remember that the shooter was James Holmes. The victims just end up being victims for eternity. Sad but true.
A little liberty? Ha!I took a little liberty with the quote and perhaps paraphrased it a little too much. The actual quote from Wayne LaPierre is: “The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun."
If that's what you think then how do you believe additional restrictions (like a mental exam) would work any better?Yeh, the background checks have done a fantastic job at stopping these shootings, I think they are working just fine! As long as you are hell bent on killing someone or shooting up a public place.
Semi-auto rifles are not illegal for civilians. Fully-auto rifles are.Illegal military weapon for cilivians
Now who is repeating propaganda?That's because it expired and the government couldn't keep the law abiding, so called good guys from buying the guns illegally.
Including some that TCS and I own.The most popular guns in america are semi auto so you're talking about banning guns from just about everyone. For someone who not saying to ban guns you sure are banning a lot of guns.
Really?
Really?
Do you enjoy writing creative fiction?
If you know people who are buying illegal receivers and building illegal guns then you should report them to the BATF. Did you?I know people who were buying the guns in pieces and putting them together during the ban and these were what you would probably deem to be good guys.
You do run in a strange crowd--two "gun nuts" making illegal guns and 13 crooked cops. I'm 64 years old and I've never known anyone from either group.At the time I had no idea what was and what wasn't legal and one is dead and the other I haven't seen in many, many years and have no idea if he is still alive or where he is living. Both came off as total "gun nuts" and I basically steered clear of them. I probably don't know any more "criminals" then the next person. Funny thing was at the time I knew these "gun nuts" (one was a friend of a friend and the other I met through train collecting) I new 13 police officers and they were as crooked or more so than anyone else I knew. Yes, knowing how our government works I'm sure it was legal and that is the fault of our do nothing congress who didn't have the backbone to make the ban permanent.
If that's what you think then how do you believe additional restrictions (like a mental exam) would work any better?
The laws are only as strong as compliance and enforcement of them is.
If you know people who are buying illegal receivers and building illegal guns then you should report them to the BATF. Did you?