A thought about an assault weapons ban

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14. the idea of creating the 'cateGORY of weapons' was the gun MAKER'S idea, really. gory indeed

here is some advice from a pro-gun bunny-
http://www.captainsjournal.com/2012/11/25/the-wrong-way-to-argue-about-assault-weapons/
Leaving aside Hamilton’s argument in Federalist No. 28 (which would only serve to strengthen my point), it is unwise to argue that the stipulations of the assault weapons ban are merely cosmetic or incidental. Any weapon that has a detachable magazine that contains more than ten rounds is considered to be an assault weapon, and this includes handguns.

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now, this 'farce' you speak of-
In February 2006, Smith & Wesson, the storied gunmaker founded in 1851, unveiled its first-ever semi-automatic assault-style rifle. The company dubbed it the M&P15, for "military and police," but the gun was very much aimed at the retail market.

Consumer response was "overwhelming," Mike Golden, the former CEO, told investors in a conference call the following year. Sales of the M&P15 and other military-style weapons were playing a crucial role in pulling the company out of a deep sales slump, he said.

Sales continued to surge, with more than 100,000 M&P15 rifles built in 2010, up from 4,600 in 2006, according to federal firearms manufacturing data. Smith & Wesson's revenues broke records and its stock price quadrupled. Then tragedy struck.

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"That category of firearms has been a primary growth engine and profit driver for firearms companies for the last seven or eight years," Dionisio said.

(that's the fuckin' tragedy, i think...)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/19/assault-weapon-sales-military-style_n_2333584.html

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The next year, Weatherby introduced three additional shotguns, including two variants to the PA-459, as part of its relatively new “threat response” line. “[T]hese new shotguns are designed for easy operation, fast handling and dependability in threatening situations,” Ruddell said in that year’s release. “They offer affordable and formidable protection for two of the most priceless basics of life: home and family.” Weatherby’s Threat Response line now includes four products: two rifles, and two shotguns, both with the 459 model number.

None of this might be worth mention outside of gun shows or publications aimed at enthusiasts, except that Weatherby is known for making weapons for hunting, not home defense or “threat response.” Indeed, it spawned a non-profit, the Weatherby Foundation International, which describes its mission as “educat[ing] the non-hunting public on the beneficial role of ethical sport hunting and its contribution to wildlife conservation.” And it was at the Weatherby Foundation International’s 2013 Hunting and Conservation Award Dinner, held on Tuesday night, that the National Rifle Association executive director Wayne LaPierre first responded to President Obama’s inaugural address, and offered a preview of the N.R.A.’s stance toward the new assault-weapons-ban legislation that Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat of California, would announce on Thursday.

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/newsdesk/2013/01/the-nra-dystopia.html

i won't post waynoid's 'response', because it is paranoid hysteria...