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NickB79

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33. Are you proposing a ban on ammo storage at home?

Thu Jan 10, 2013, 02:09 PM

Jan 2013

I'm not clear what you're suggesting. The US Supreme Court has already ruled a citizen's legal right to own firearm for self-defense; it would be blatantly unconstitutional to ban ownership of ammo inside one's own dwelling because without ammo guns are useless for self-defense. And, the courts have also ruled against blanket ammo bans in the past, so that's out.

Shooting ranges are already heavily regulated and have to follow strict safely guidelines. Beyond that, it's legal to shoot on public lands during hunting season, and you can legally shoot on your own land so long as you are not in city limits. You could also shoot in a farmer's field if he give's you permission to use his land.

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I Love It - Not Gun Control - But - Ammo Control....... [View all] global1 Jan 2013 OP

Reloading your own ammo is trivial. Speck Tater Jan 2013 #1

Ban the sale of gunpowder and the primers problem solved stultusporcos Jan 2013 #7

Black market gunpowder would be all over the place. Speck Tater Jan 2013 #32

If you want to play with a single shot musket hogwyld Jan 2013 #38

oh well, then fuck it frylock Jan 2013 #39

oh my backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #2

Too late ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #12

I love Chris Rock! Larrymoe Curlyshemp Jan 2013 #3

Ha! You beat me to it! I immediately thought of that. PotatoChip Jan 2013 #8

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2013 #21

You think paying a few more dollars to fill a gun magazine will deter someone? OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #4

OK, tax it 4000%, or 40000% CanonRay Jan 2013 #10

So you support poll taxes? ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #13

What does taxing bullet sales have to do with a poll tax CanonRay Jan 2013 #29

It would be regarded as a "use tax" for a constitutional right NickB79 Jan 2013 #35

Making "ink and paper" the equivalent of bullets CanonRay Jan 2013 #37

Not sure what poll taxes have to do with ammo taxes.... rbixby Jan 2013 #30

you can't do that backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #25

I Have No Idea What A Bullet Costs.... global1 Jan 2013 #11

Anywhere from ten cents to a dollar per bullet Recursion Jan 2013 #24

Speech is free Riftaxe Jan 2013 #5

You will never be able to use a 3d printer for gunpowder Exen Trik Jan 2013 #6

If 3d printers are here, can replicators be far behind? JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2013 #23

The bill that would make armor-piercing rifle rounds illegal? NickB79 Jan 2013 #9

Sounds like more incompetence from pols ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #14

Another reasonable response from the all-guns-all-the-time contingent Orrex Jan 2013 #15

I have tried that approach several times here backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #16

I'm fool enough to keep trying. There are things that need to be tightened up ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #18

No, just a call for some understanding of the basic tech involved here since as old AWB showed us, ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #17

A fair start indeed--thank you. Orrex Jan 2013 #19

Some additional feedback ProgressiveProfessor Jan 2013 #22

Thanks Orrex Jan 2013 #27

I like the background checks for private sales too rbixby Jan 2013 #31

MOAR GUNSES!!! frylock Jan 2013 #40

+1 uponit7771 Jan 2013 #20

Shooting range control alcibiades_mystery Jan 2013 #26

Are you proposing a ban on ammo storage at home? NickB79 Jan 2013 #33

You need an insurance policy on your automobile- why not your guns? stlsaxman Jan 2013 #28

Except some states don't require an insurance policy NickB79 Jan 2013 #34

So we want people to have guns and not practice shooting? dkf Jan 2013 #36