Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Letterman Throws Down on Guns: 'For the Love of Christ! When Are We Gonna Do Something?' [View all]beevul
(12,194 posts)Shall I quote all the things in this exchange that we've had, which I've said, and you've completely ignored?
In the long post I wrote in response to you, for example?
Ignoring those things, which are legitimate grievances from people on the other side of the issue from you, is that what you characterize as "tried to get a dialogue going"?
If that be the case, I think either you aren't trying very hard, or you mistake a dialogue with a monologue.
"Getting a dialogue going", also means admitting you are wrong when you are, and if you can't do that, I doubt very much you are really as interested in doing so, as you claim you are.
Heres your chance:
The hughes amendment doesn't outlaw or ban automatic weapons. It closes the NFA registry in which NFA firearms are recorded. That prevents any NFA firearms manufactured after some time in 1986 from being added to the registry, in effect making all NFA firearms manufactured after that date unlawful for private ownership.
All NFA firearms manufactured before that date are, however, quite legal to own, but because the number is now fixed, their market value has been artificially inflated by a factor of ten or more.
While this does not effect me (I have no desire to own one, and couldn't afford to feed one for that matter) it does effect many, and IS a legitimate grievance.
Doing away with it would have exactly zero effect on the in depth background checks done for ownership of NFA weapons.
So tell us, why should it remain?
If you're truly interested in a dialogue, that is.