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In reply to the discussion: Feinstein will introduce assault weapons ban in Senate [View all]Tutonic
(2,522 posts)29. Yeah and the issue requires a little more thought
than buying a hunting rifle. The "Left" of which I am proud to be a member of recognize that the USA has had more mass gun slayings than any country (except perhaps Yemen) in the last ten years. How many guns do you really need to hunt down a fleeing deer? and by the way--Welcome to DU.
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you don't know anything about this topic as evidenced by your stupid statement about Feinstein
CreekDog
Dec 2012
#67
you're moving the goalposts, the poster said she was insincere in her position
CreekDog
Dec 2012
#134
No I am not, I am taking the position that there are better standard bearers on this issue
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#135
I believe there was an assault weapons ban on the books when Clinton left office.
Left Coast2020
Dec 2012
#138
Bingo. it's not the scary-looking "special features" that make the weapon dangerous
Scootaloo
Dec 2012
#103
A law impossible to enforce. Nazis coming into your house to search for assault weapons?
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#128
I don't know much about guns but I think anything that shoots more than one bullet put pull
Maraya1969
Dec 2012
#13
Then those semi-automatics don't need to be around either. Why does anyone need one of those?
Maraya1969
Dec 2012
#91
I didn't know that and I posted below that I didn't realize how easy it is to fire so rapidly with
Maraya1969
Dec 2012
#90
OK I did not realize how easy it was to fire these semi automatic guns. I thought this kid
Maraya1969
Dec 2012
#88
Actually, they've (semi-auto rifles) been used in hunting for over 100 years.
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#110
My grandparents and uncles were all hunters and they used shotguns. Why aren't they good
Maraya1969
Dec 2012
#144
First off what the hell are you hunting bears for? You don't need bear meat. And if Native
Maraya1969
Dec 2012
#176
Because like most media personalities, she's emotionally invested in her relevance.
krispos42
Dec 2012
#32
Let Her Pander If It Moves Us To A World Without These Weapons Of Mass Destruction
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#49
Feinstein has been pro-gun control since colleagues Mayor Moscone and Sup. Milk were assassinated
CreekDog
Dec 2012
#65
you started off posting in this thread with a big blast of ignorance, why take you seriously now?
CreekDog
Dec 2012
#72
It's no more "entertainment" than a farmers market (to extend your obvious analogy and bias). n/t
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#41
W said he would sign an extension. Congress didn't pass one, probably because it's a dumb law
Recursion
Dec 2012
#155
I remember the debates in Congress well. The 10-year sunset clause was one of the last compromises.
slackmaster
Dec 2012
#11
You could have purchased a virtually identical weapon while the AWB was in effect.
dairydog91
Dec 2012
#37
And when some right wing moron yells "Obama is taking away my guns!!11!!" you reply
Javaman
Dec 2012
#15
That's actually pretty profoundly true. If the mother had kept those guns securely locked up
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#59
Some people like being a little more in touch with where their food comes from.
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#46
Even if it passes, it is a crying shame (literally), that it would take the murders of so many
Dustlawyer
Dec 2012
#31
Could we require a license to operate a gun like we require a license to drive a car?
RickFromMN
Dec 2012
#58
I would suggest they need a license even if the gun were kept on private property.
RickFromMN
Dec 2012
#166
I don't think she is pandering, but there is nothing in this bill that would have
Flatulo
Dec 2012
#71
With such legislation, at least we won't have to worry about another job-transferring "free-trade"
AnotherMcIntosh
Dec 2012
#80
need to round up all the "odd" people and put them in a hole also just to be safe I assume?
Mr Peabody
Dec 2012
#181
Closing the barn door after the horses have wandered off sounds like a bad idea
nolabels
Dec 2012
#108
Question is will it withstand a SCOTUS challenge? 20 years ago I would have said it had a 50/50
cstanleytech
Dec 2012
#122
Banning assault weapons makes sense. Who's watch did this happen under, I wonder.
mother earth
Dec 2012
#156
Then that should be taken into consideration. If someone is hell bent on death and destruction,
mother earth
Dec 2012
#161