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hack89

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44. But your article was talking mainly about handguns
Fri Sep 7, 2012, 11:27 AM
Sep 2012

do you support a ban on semi-automatic handguns?


And you ignored my question - if the rate of gun violence is steadily going down even after the AWB then what difference did the AWB actually have?

what is an assault weapon? [View all] gejohnston Sep 2012 OP
Ban'm upaloopa Sep 2012 #1
You want to ban Olympic target pistols? Why? n/t oneshooter Sep 2012 #12
Hey, did you hear that President Obama will be making a speech tonight? rfranklin Sep 2012 #2
don't have a TV, so I'll catch it when gejohnston Sep 2012 #3
I mean as Democrats are we legally bound to watch it? Missycim Sep 2012 #7
In Colonial Times ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #9
Yeah, I may be coming to club you... rfranklin Sep 2012 #10
+1 ellisonz Sep 2012 #20
Given the nature of the group you are talking to... Clames Sep 2012 #54
I take advantage of my Second Amendment rights... rfranklin Sep 2012 #58
Not by going up to somebody and clubbing them. Clames Sep 2012 #59
It was a stupid reply reply to a stupid comment... rfranklin Sep 2012 #62
I thought there were three great speeches made during the Democratic convention and ... spin Sep 2012 #19
Good point - who makes up the list of criteria on these bans? socialindependocrat Sep 2012 #4
There are several posters here that would argue this point with you. oneshooter Sep 2012 #11
"A sorry state of affairs". Simo 1939_1940 Sep 2012 #55
I'm glad you chose those particular handguns as examples - The original California AWB banned them. slackmaster Sep 2012 #5
That is why I chose those two. gejohnston Sep 2012 #6
They're not scary like the TEC-9 because it has one of those shoulder things that go up slackmaster Sep 2012 #15
This is what happens when you create artificial definitions ManiacJoe Sep 2012 #8
It's just another "Sugarman Sugarism". We should ban Sugarist words from the RKBA group. nt rDigital Sep 2012 #13
It's whatever is used in an assault....knives, keys, rocks... ileus Sep 2012 #14
It's pretty much whatever they say it is and that means it's pretty much everything trouble.smith Sep 2012 #23
Don't be afraid of DI's they're just fine. ileus Sep 2012 #27
An assault weapon is a manportable weapon for use against fortifications Euromutt Sep 2012 #16
Mmmmmmm ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #17
Well Reasonable_Argument Sep 2012 #21
So, what you're saying is ... holdencaufield Sep 2012 #24
Used to fire them. Marinedem Sep 2012 #22
Speaking of firing from the hip Euromutt Sep 2012 #25
True gejohnston Sep 2012 #18
Clearly not an assault weapon JustABozoOnThisBus Sep 2012 #26
And it does'nt have the "shoulder thingy that goes up" either. oneshooter Sep 2012 #29
So does the M60 Machine Gun. Clames Sep 2012 #60
OMG you guys have to STOP littlewolf Sep 2012 #28
Definition of assault weapon SecularMotion Sep 2012 #30
That was the definition by government committee. Remmah2 Sep 2012 #31
It is the definition from the Assault Weapon Ban SecularMotion Sep 2012 #32
Yes, and it had no effect on crime. Remmah2 Sep 2012 #35
Here's one effect of the Assault Weapons Ban SecularMotion Sep 2012 #36
So now compare that data to the number of people shot, killed and injured hack89 Sep 2012 #38
C'mon admit it, the AWB stopped that rash of drive by bayonetings DonP Sep 2012 #39
There HAS been a graphic increase in drive by barrel shroudings. nt Remmah2 Sep 2012 #41
Keeping military style weapons out of the hands of criminals SecularMotion Sep 2012 #43
But your article was talking mainly about handguns hack89 Sep 2012 #44
They started doing that in 1934 MercutioATC Sep 2012 #46
"military style weapons" are they the same as "military weapons"? oneshooter Sep 2012 #47
That is a very good thing. ManiacJoe Sep 2012 #50
But since this is... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #52
"pre-criminals"!! I like that word! PavePusher Sep 2012 #53
In the world where... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #56
Meanwhile, murder and violent crime are at record lows in the state. Dr_Scholl Sep 2012 #49
It's still not a definition, and I can prove it derby378 Sep 2012 #57
No, a camel is a racehorse designed by a committee (n/t) Euromutt Sep 2012 #61
under the proposed 2003 gejohnston Sep 2012 #34
The term was created by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act. SecularMotion Sep 2012 #37
So, what, did California legislators use a delorean to go back to 1989? X_Digger Sep 2012 #40
You're right. I should have used definition instead of term. SecularMotion Sep 2012 #42
*A* definition was created in 1993. Another was created in 1989. Another was created in 1994 by MD.. X_Digger Sep 2012 #45
And the term is completely useless in the Real World. ManiacJoe Sep 2012 #51
Wrong out of the gate. Straw Man Sep 2012 #67
That's a legal definition, and thus not necessarily applicable for practical purposes Euromutt Sep 2012 #63
It's the definition from the Assault Weapon Ban that was in effect from 1994 to 2004 SecularMotion Sep 2012 #64
did a Democrat introduce a bill to reauthorize it? gejohnston Sep 2012 #65
Can you define what is an "assault weapon" in one or two sentences? Euromutt Sep 2012 #66
You see gangs using those guns all the time 4th law of robotics Sep 2012 #33
To be quite direct... discntnt_irny_srcsm Sep 2012 #48
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