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October 17, 2012, 06:48 PM | #51 |
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Hmmmm, let's see, beneficial gun controls...
I wouldn't mind a ban on new drum mags...
...so I could sell mine at 5000% value like SBRs and MGs :evil:. Blasted thing don't work half a damn anyway TCB
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It's also the same mentality that led to some truly unethical price gouging in early 2009.
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I believe that any form of gun control is in violation of the second amendment. I think the current constraints that apply for convicted felons and the mentality ill are fine. Aside from that, citizens should have the rights to own all sorts of firearms. Now I know someone is going to mention tanks and howitzers and cannons, when you can afford one and carry it around with your hands fine. And any air to middle weapons, ya I get it, but rocket launchers are not a firearm.
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As a member of a gun related forums obviously im not at all in favor of "gun controll". With this understanding i also believe 2A is not only about "sport shooting" but also defense against tyranical gov. With this in mind "tanks, rocket launchers and howitzers" are weapons our gov. has. I find it would be awfuly hard to defend against such a gov. armed only with rifles and handguns, and only the ones they say you can have at that, so the point seems moot. Not saying everyone needs to have such, just pointing out weve put ourselves at a great disadvantage on that point.
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October 17, 2012, 09:01 PM | #55 |
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Others, a long time ago, articulated it better than I can.
"The beauty of the Second Amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it." -Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) "When the people fear their government, there is tyranny; when the government fears the people, there is liberty. I am not a friend to a very energetic government." -Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.” -Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) (Quoting Cesare Beccaria) The list goes on and on. I am continually amazed how relevant a lot of what Jefferson wrote still is.
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November 1, 2012, 09:57 PM | #56 |
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Guns that should be illegal to own:
-Nuclear weapons Edit: Serious post, should it be mandatory for functionally everyone to own a weapon in their residence? Like the good old swiss?
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As good of a thought as that seems to be, there would be no constitutional way for the federal government (if it were even inclined to do so, which it is not) to implement it. As much as gun owners want the gov't to honor and abide by the Constitution, we shouldn't be proposing things that are contradictory to it. A mandatory ownership law would leave a bad taste in my mouth, just like the Affordable Care Act... (let's not get sidetracked on that either) The real purpose of the RKBA movement isn't to get to mandatory ownership... Mandating something or outlawing it because we like/don't like it is the same MO as the anti's... They don't like guns, so they don't want anyone to have them... We just want them to leave us alone and let people make their own decisions.
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For the first time since I became a memeber here in 1998, I've never posted anything w/out first reading all the repsonses. Until now... In my lifetime (I'm 60), I've seen the results of more gun control, more drug control, more tobbacco control, more alcohol control, more new driver control and a whole slew more. Not a single one has worked. Either they make things worse or they make criminals out of people that otherwise would be law abiding and tax paying citizens. Enough is enough & enough is too much. Personally, I'm at the point where I'm all for tossing out any laws or controls on anything - that were put in place after the Constitution was written and starting all over again with a clean slate. |
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November 2, 2012, 09:37 AM | #60 |
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We don't need the government mandating actions. It simply needs not forbid people in the application of their basic rights.
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I'm surprised this thread was re-opened.
I'll be honest....as a relatively newer shooter I admittedly learned a lot based on your responses, particularly the veterans and senior shooters with decades of experience through the years.....watching various regulations/legislation being implemented. Let's get down to brass tacks now....the 2 pressing issues on the table right now is the AWB and the bigger picture that could be a giant smelly foot in the door for stronger laws: the UN Peace Treaty that seems to be looming in the White House although it seems to have slowed down (election season). Speaking with honesty, Ive heard the argument on the other side of the table which is basically this: "why do american citizens need to own Assault weapons, they belong in the military, etc". "Why do NRA supporters who seem to back up law enforcement allow support these guns, which are capable of mowing down cops and innocent bystanders, etc?" A lot of folks feel that too many AW's end up in the hands of gangs via straw purchasing and crime. Now, Johnny Q. Crip has armed himself with firearms/ammunition that could pierce most police and military armor, etc. I have to say....I know there are a TON of AK-47 and AR-15 owners spread across the country but if that was the one and only law put into place that infringed on 2A but silenced the anti-gun people out there.....how compliant would everyone be? The obvious response is OVER MY DEAD BODY. But is there a single intelligent response to the contrary? I just feel that sometimes we have to step outside of our safety "gun zone" and place yourselves in citizens' shoes who either CANNOT own and carry firearms, or simply dont believe in guns and are afraid of them. Would some standardized general weapons training/marketing videos via NRA help to ease some people's anxiety around guns, and promote responsible ownership/NRA support to those who are otherwise afraid? I dont know...just opening discussion since this thread was re-opened and I took some serious fire for even dreaming this thread. These things HAVE to be talked about, because its very likely Obama will take re-election and both of these issues are on the table still. Im sure NRA is already drafting up some serious counter-legislation to buy more time. Last edited by StainlessSteel215; November 2, 2012 at 10:30 AM. |
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There is little chance given any likely congressional configuration that a new AWB will be passed. Thus, panic posts aren't needed.
Nor do we need to re-open the UN treaty panic. Don't. If one understands the legislative process, you don't propose counter-legislation. You simply don't pass the ones you don't like. If an AWB was passed and signed - who is going to pass counter legislation? As far as public opinion, one notes that the public has been moving steadily against gun control measures. Terrible rampages have moved the usual folks to talk about AWBs and the like but no stampede was seen in Congress with enough Republicans and Democrats to get one through. The issue is brought up (just as the GOP brings up its extreme issues for campaigns regarding social issues), but then nothing happens. The forces that could guarantee an AWB (as happened before) don't exist outside of their choir.
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Thats encouraging news Glenn. Honestly I havent had the time to delve into the latest NRA/gun control news updates and honestly it seems like everything is quiet right now thankfully. Im just speaking on the notion of what I hear in passing and when Im at my local gun store.
Maybe the words "counter-legislation" were not properly used. I mean that the NRA lobbyists are hopefully ready with their own spin to counter any laws that would infringe on the NRA members and 2A rights. For instance a bunch of politicians sit in a room drafting up legislation. NRA top political figures look it over, and propose counter-legislation with what they would like to see in its place. Anyways, we shall see....Im certainly NOT in any panic mode. But those things are still on the table, correct? |
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Well, before you yak about what you hear at the local gun store, study up.
As a new gun owner, become a responsible consumer of information.
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What makes a .223/5.56 bullet or a 7.62 bullet any more dangerous just because it came out of an AR or an AK type firearm or any other bullet just because it came out of a firearm that looks like the military might use it? They're not any more dangerous just because the firearm it came out of looks like something the military would use. So unless you're suggesting an outright ban on just about all rifle caliber ammunition, how does banning "assault weapons" fix the virtually non-existant problem of Mr. Gangmember or any other bad guy using ammunition that can pierce police soft armor? It does nothing to "fix" a virtual non-issue. Now lets look at history, in 1994 did gun related violent crime take a sudden and measurable down turn because all of those evil black rifles were taken off the streets? No. How about any other state or jurisdiction when they implemented their own AWB or essentially maintained the 1994 ban? No. |
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Listen guys, Im getting frustrated to revisit this thread and have to constantly defend myself against your interpretations of my comments. I am NOT a guy speaking out against 2A in any way....Im trying to simulate the response from all of the anti-gun folks out there who are constantly writing their local senators and legislators about gun laws....who have already turned around and placed the AWB on the table as a small part of the UN Peace Treaty. Its happening. Dont ignore it.
My goal is to open discussions on how you would intelligently address John Q (anti-gun) public and his wife who stand up for more gun control. This is just one small website in a giant online sea....but maybe the right people could get together, join with the top NRA lobbyists and draft up legislation that could somehow silence the anti-gun folks without taking further hits to 2A. Thats it! For god's sake I own multiple guns myself including a .223 long range pistol and DO NOT want to give up anything unless the gov comes knocking one day. Im just saying, dont bury your heads in the sand...there is a large population of folks out there who have either been stripped of their gun rights already or simply dont believe in guns...and want you to give up your assault weapons because they think it could kill 10x as many innocent people as a pistol. |
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The arms trade treaty is dead in the water currently as far as US involvement is concerned. Do you have any evidence to the contrary? Have you bothered to look into these things, to paraphrase, "that are happening and cannot be ignored". Where are the facts? All you've presented is rumor and speculation and poorly informed rumor and speculation at that. |
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Jeeeeez I cant win today! after losing power for the last 4 days and sleeping like crap in a cold house due to hurricane Sandy...I'm officially burned out man. Whatever....you win. I need a beer lol
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If this thread is to continue, those who are ill-informed should do some basic reference work before posting. I have deleted some nonsense and noise.
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SS215, first of all, here's hoping that you get power back soon.
Second, I'm going to attempt to respond to the post quoted below. I know that you're growing tired of "defending yourself" from other posters, but you asked the questions, so here are my answers: Quote:
Second, just because an argument could be made that one individual does not need a particular right at a particular time does not mean that we, as a society, do not need to protect that right. Take the Fourth Amendment right against unreasonable search and seizure. I have never needed to assert that right on my own behalf in defense of a criminal prosecution against me. Nonetheless, we (our society) needs to protect that right. Why? Because, in its absence, the government could simply send police officers rummaging through houses with neither warrants nor probable cause, looking for evidence of crimes, then convict the owners based on what was found. In fact, the police could just go house-to-house doing warrantless searches. Same with the Fifth Amendment. I've never personally needed to exercise mine. Nonetheless, a prohibition on torturing confessions out of detainees, perhaps folks who were detained as a result of the warrantless searches mentioned above, is something that we as a society need to have in place. Yes, it winds up protecting some of the guilty from being convicted for their crimes. It also protects the innocent from being coerced into offering testimony against themselves. With respect to the Second Amendment, for a variety of reasons, I personally need that right. On top of that, I need (& we need) for citizens (generally) to have that right. Quote:
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As for the "firearms/ammunition" that could pierce most police and military armor, the reality of AWBs (IMHO) is that they amount to "Scary Gun Bans." Very few of the banned features had any effect on functionality. It was a matter of pistol grips and folding stocks. Quote:
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Gun control has gone on for about the last 80 years. In those places where guns are under the strictest control, does it appear that it (gun control) has worked? Has gun control actually reduced crime in NY, Chicago, Washington, D.C.? Quote:
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