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Originally Posted by Tennessee Gentleman
...based on your last sentence, is repeal of the Hughes Amendment "reasonably doable" and if not now, when?
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As to now, I don't think so: (1) "Machine gun" just has too strong a negative connotation for too many people; (2) As you have pointed out, the "militia" argument doesn't resonate with most people and frightens them; (3) Also as you pointed out, more boring and readily available weapons adequately serve our personal defense needs; and (3) Other arguments for repeal are unlikely to be persuasive to most people.
And as for the future, I just don't see anything changing to make repeal of the Hughes Amendment a serious possibility. I could be wrong, but I'm not going to bet on it; and I won't be expecting a newly manufactured MP5 under the Christmas tree anytime soon.