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In reply to the discussion: Average Americans don't need assault weapons [View all]hack89
(39,171 posts)7. They are the standard rifle for competitive target shooting
that is why I own four of them - my entire family shoots.
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I can't imagine a justification for any individual - average or not - owning assault weapons.
qb
Jul 2012
#3
if you've got IED's, the ATF's coming to your house for a "little talk wid ya......."
lastlib
Aug 2012
#73
Do you really think the US military would remain intact under a REAL insurgency?
Lizzie Poppet
Jul 2012
#67
My so-called "assault weapon" works GREAT for target shooting and deer hunting.
OneTenthofOnePercent
Jul 2012
#12
An "assault weapon" is a non-automatic civilian rifle with a handgrip that sticks out...
benEzra
Jul 2012
#26
"Assault weapon" is scare-speak for the most popular civilian rifles in the United States.
benEzra
Jul 2012
#17
What the columnist believes is an "assault weapon" is irrelevant to the issue.
SecularMotion
Jul 2012
#35
The columnist is arguing that the line needs to be drawn at "assault weapons"
petronius
Jul 2012
#40
Airplanes, heavy equipment, and some trucks all require special licenses.
SecularMotion
Jul 2012
#48
I keep an iron pipe in my car and that is an assault weapon it is also useful in changing a tire.
gordianot
Jul 2012
#27
I don't know what's best for other people and I'm not willing to use the .gov to enforce my views.
rDigital
Jul 2012
#29
What makes a civilian version of a military weapon that much deadlier than a hunting rifle?
4th law of robotics
Jul 2012
#32
What "we"? Did you forget the largest gun control .org is outnumbered ca. 80-1 by the NRA?
friendly_iconoclast
Jul 2012
#49
under some authority that tells you how to conduct yourself ???? wtf ????
Tuesday Afternoon
Jul 2012
#70
There really needs to be a series of threads on here to debunk specific falsehoods
4th law of robotics
Aug 2012
#76