I just read that the legislation that Diane Feinstein is proposing would apply to only to assault weapons and clips of more than 10 rounds. I gather that even some of the pro gun-rights Dems from states like W VA are willing to support it. We shall see what happens once the NRA starts fighting back.
Assault rifles like the ones used at Sandy Hook and Aurora are not used for hunting nor are they good for self-defense(unless you are living in Syria right now!). At best, they are a thrill toy or a status symbol. We've seen their worst.
I personally believe that limiting and, in some cases, eliminating the legal sales of ammunition may be our best bet. Just as with all security measures, even those as basic as locking our doors, the idea is to make it more difficult for those with criminal intent. There is only so much that can be done, but even small measures can make quite a difference.
The mood I'm in right now, I would support the simultaneous vaporization of all firearms. Failing that, a ban on all automatic and semiautomatic firearms might be sufficient. Single-action revolvers and rifles are more dignified, anyway. Wow, I am really pissed off at the gun lobby. If there's one thing that makes me turn inside-out with rage, it's knowing that most of the population is being lead around by the nose by a powerful lobby, who has manipulated them into thinking that this is about freedom, God, and country, when it is only about money and political control.
Assault rifles like the ones used at Sandy Hook and Aurora are not used for hunting nor are they good for self-defense(unless you are living in Syria right now!).
I am noticing that there are people about that do not know this. How can people not know this? I can't remember a time when I did not know this! Ugh
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Turning from my Roku Netflixen to cable before turning to local weather this evening, I just happen to catch Piers Morgan "lose his rag" (his words) this evening when talking to the spokesperson for The Gun Owners of America who blamed the deaths at Sandy Hook on laws that kept the teachers from carrying guns. Can you imagine
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Assault rifles like the ones used at Sandy Hook and Aurora are not used for hunting nor are they good for self-defense(unless you are living in Syria right now!). At best, they are a thrill toy or a status symbol. We've seen their worst.
I personally believe that limiting and, in some cases, eliminating the legal sales of ammunition may be our best bet. Just as with all security measures, even those as basic as locking our doors, the idea is to make it more difficult for those with criminal intent. There is only so much that can be done, but even small measures can make quite a difference.
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Assault rifles like the ones used at Sandy Hook and Aurora are not used for hunting nor are they good for self-defense(unless you are living in Syria right now!).
I am noticing that there are people about that do not know this. How can people not know this? I can't remember a time when I did not know this! Ugh ( ... )
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