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Showing Original Post only (View all)No Sane Govt Allows Its Citizenry to Own Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) [View all]
I'm getting fed up with the nitpicking about gun technology and terminology. Here's the bottom line. The govt should ban anyone from owning a weapon that has more than 6 bullets in its chamber. After 6, you should re-load. The reason for 6 bullets is because that's probably closest to the norm that most people have. Anything above 6 bullets should be deemed to be a WMD.
Now, is this going to prevent all gun deaths? No. Do laws against murder prevent all murders? No. Will criminals be able to get higher capacity guns? Probably. Terrorists are able to make bombs. We don't throw up our hands and give up trying to stop them.
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No Sane Govt Allows Its Citizenry to Own Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) [View all]
Yavin4
Jan 2013
OP
No sane government twice signs legislation allowing for the indefinite detention of its citizens
Fire Walk With Me
Jan 2013
#5
Okay. Guns should be restricted to 7 or 8 rounds. No one needs more than the minimum.
Yavin4
Jan 2013
#11
The Sarin Gas Attack in the Subways of Japan Killed 13 People. The Newtown school shooter killed 26
Yavin4
Jan 2013
#15
The term has real meaning, feel free to continue to embarrass yourself and hurt your cause
ProgressiveProfessor
Jan 2013
#18