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In reply to the discussion: I would like to see an assault weapons ban along with a ban on any semi automatic weapons for [View all]HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)62. Educated? Then you've probably read how well prohibition worked.
And perhaps you've read about the good old days when the Democrats controlled both houses for 50 years, until they passed the AWB...which did nothing, and is why it was allowed to expire.
Is passing legislation that does nothing worth losing both houses and the WH for the foreseeable future?
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I would like to see an assault weapons ban along with a ban on any semi automatic weapons for [View all]
Whovian
Dec 2012
OP
But, we aren't in a war zone and not likely to be except in the paranoia of gun cultists.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#76
Not deterred. Too many lethal weapon cultists in country. Not impressed by your lethal laser.
Hoyt
Dec 2012
#84
I never implied that. You are the one trying to draw combat parrallels.
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#81
Or the kids could rush him like some paid shills for the gun industry seem to think is a good idea
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#91
Who is going to go door to door collecting the hundreds of millions of them? N/T
GreenStormCloud
Dec 2012
#5
All over the world there is a black market for everything. It is naive to think otherwise. nt
Mojorabbit
Dec 2012
#28
Gun control has kept gun violence down to a small fraction of what it is here per capita
Whovian
Dec 2012
#29
In my 60's, well educated, well informed. How old are you? What's your educational background
Whovian
Dec 2012
#48
Considering they only have appx 8 mil people there and one of the highest per capita incomes in the
Whovian
Dec 2012
#13
I agree only military should have assault weapons and we shouldn't let them keep them after they
craigmatic
Dec 2012
#17
You used the typical talking point of deer hunting and gun control ........
former-republican
Dec 2012
#55
An outright ban might be difficult. A new approach to the issue might help though and that is
cstanleytech
Dec 2012
#46
If you look again at the OP you will see I didn't propose an outright ban of guns.
Whovian
Dec 2012
#50