Buzz wrote:I'll tell you where we disagree not so slick.
oh, boy, we start out with some half-witted putdown. Good out of the gate.....
You seem to think that a ban on assault rifles will affect mass murders in any way. You seem to think it will have some affect on deterring the nuts from committing the murders they have planned.
yes, you are correct, I do think that will have that exact effect.
I don't agree with that at all, because I live in the real world. I mentioned the shotgun as an example of another weapon that can be used. There's many more on the list.
and yet, shotguns, for example, have never been used to murder dozens of people. High capacity handgus, yes, in a couple cases, but not shotguns. Buzz, you aren't the only one living in the real world. It's just that a lot of us use that experience to think about bettering it. You, apparently couldn't care less.
The ban will accomplish NOTHING!! You can't see that. I'm not a liar about your intentions. I know what they are. I don't agree with you in any way, and i'm trying to show you how wrong you are.
sorry, I disagree, and Res made a valid point when he stated that you have no basis to make that claim until after the ban goes into effect for a few years.
Let me repeat so there's no misunderstandings. You think a ban on assault rifles will deter a mass murderer. I say it won't in any way, and the ban will lead to more bans. There are people in Washington that would like to see the US gunless. This ban is the start of it. Keep your head in the sand, and don't believe it.
care to cite examples of people in power who espouse banning all gun ownership in the US.....which would, as we both know, entail repeal of the 2nd Amendment? Hell, find me one prominent, influence-maker that suggests such a thing...your view is nothing short of paranoid lunacy, which I understand to a great extent is fueled by the NRA/gun loon movement. Too bad you fell for it.
As for your question on an assault rifle being used in home protection? It has nothing to do with this conversation, and doesn't deserve an answer. The question isn't why people buy assault rifles. The topic is...do they have the right to buy them?
geez, if that isn't pertinent, I couldn't imagine what is. The whole point IS EXACTLY that the 2nd amendment doesn't preclude restrictions and regulations on the type of gun available. And, hell, there is 250 years of legal precedent to demonstrate that fact. And what isn't demonstrated by you, or anyone else here, is that ownership of that class of weapons serves more positive purpose than negative for the naton as a whole. You know, the nation governed by a Constitution which mandates the government to act on behalf of the General Welfare of the nation.