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In reply to the discussion: A watered down, try-to-make-everyone-happy Assault Weapons Ban is worse than no ban. [View all]Dems to Win
(2,161 posts)65. Agreed. I want REAL gun control. No fig leaves
Sen. Feinstein said that she's been working on the ban for a year, and she thinks it will pass and work out this time, because she's worked with the NRA and manufacturers to develop a list of 900 guns EXEMPT from the ban. (heard her on a sunday show)
Great
I want real Australia-style gun control that will actually reduce the gun carnage. Nothing being discussed even comes close. Nothing being discussed would have prevented Sandy Hook.
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A watered down, try-to-make-everyone-happy Assault Weapons Ban is worse than no ban. [View all]
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2012
OP
I agree. A lot of the fun cultists have invested in his capable mags, and multiple assault weapons.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#2
If you make them "illegal and confiscatable," how do you propose to ENFORCE that law?
Lizzie Poppet
Dec 2012
#4
I do not propose raids on legal gun owner's houses. I DO propose serious penalty for failure . . . .
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2012
#6
Oh, you'd see the hammer come down on minorities who ignore the ban, anywhere
Recursion
Dec 2012
#88
You mean there is no barrier between gun owners and the rest of us now? Cooperation???? Hahahaha
Stinky The Clown
Dec 2012
#16
In Australia, the assault weapons ban decreased gun-related murders by 59%
Dirty Socialist
Dec 2012
#25
Are you claiming that nearly 60% of murders previously were committed by those weapons?
Lizzie Poppet
Dec 2012
#26
There are any number of ways a school (continuing that example) could be attacked.
HooptieWagon
Dec 2012
#63
All of the scenarios will require analysis and design by trained (expensive) personnel
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#67
Would a lock on the classroom door have stopped someone with this much firepower?
uppityperson
Dec 2012
#54
You didn't answer my question. Would a door lock stop someone with that much firepower?
uppityperson
Dec 2012
#58
It's been many decades since an incredibly rare and valuable (not to mention archaic)
Egalitarian Thug
Dec 2012
#68
Yeah go to your local gun store and try and buy one in the same manner you would buy any gun.
former9thward
Dec 2012
#43
For the purposes of this debate they are effectively banned and you know it.
former9thward
Dec 2012
#73
Pretty close to what one has to do to get a Concealed Pistol License in Michigan
Kaleva
Dec 2012
#78
To buy a automatic weapon you need the signature of the Chief law enforcement person.
former9thward
Dec 2012
#79
Interesting. I own a legal full auto. Now, tell me more about how these are "banned".
OneTenthofOnePercent
Dec 2012
#60
Interesting you are trying to mislead others about the availibilty of these weapons.
former9thward
Dec 2012
#72
So have we been lied to the past 10 years about the AWB they have tried to pass?
hack89
Dec 2012
#13
This is why I think the meat of the AWB is actually the restriction on hi-cap magazines.
backscatter712
Dec 2012
#33
What I'm interested in is the speed at which a particular weapon can send hot lead out the barrel.
backscatter712
Dec 2012
#32
I note in some of the replies, the same old gunnies arguing the same stale point
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#35