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In reply to the discussion: Why anti-gun laws will never work in US [View all]nadinbrzezinski
(154,021 posts)Alas I am a naturalized citizen and I know us history, well. There are these things called books...I am sure you have heard of them
As to the epidemic, and it is an epidemic, it's not the post WW II period...
It is since Reagan.
And you gave the example of Israel, which is not the case either...try to find what the case is, on this thread even. Israel has gun control laws that put even the most progressive countries to shame except Japan.
Do we need combat weapons for hunting? No, we don't.
You want a gun for home self defense, go for it.
But don't assume that people agree with this NRA fringe view that the solution is more guns.
Nor are people are going to come and take your gun away.
For the record, get a shotgun, if you are serious for home defense. Realize that if you need to pull the trigger, you'd better kill your home invader.