Zaydok Allen
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Wait, so now they shouldn't bother to vote either? I can not believe what I am hearing in this thread......................Why? They will continue to be outvoted by large margins a major flaw of Democracy. Better to stay home and not waste time.
How then are we supposed to overcome irrational and poorly thought out laws? Restrictive magazine laws serve no real purpose, and all one has to do is watch competitive shooters to know that an individual with a ten round magazine can inflict the same devastation as someone with a higher capacity magazine. All restrictions do is limit the law abiding citizens and gun owners, while the law breakers and nuts go merrily on their way. The ONLY two LEGAL ways to get those laws turned around in the country is to VOTE on candidates, to VOTE on ordinances, regulations, and laws, and to SUE when a law is overly restrictive and burdensome. That is why the legal branch of the NRA exists.
Why vote? Because not voting, extenuating circumstances aside, is the laziest and most apathetic stance someone in this country can take, and taking that stance is NOT making a statement, it's abdicating our ability to make a statement. It's the ONE personal say we get when it comes to public policy regarding laws, regulation, and choosing leaders.
I feel terrible for the folks who live in NJ. If I were one of them, and had higher capacity magazines, or any other item that became restricted AFTER I owned it already, I'd likely hide them away, tell no one, and vote at every possible chance and write my representatives explaining the issue repeatedly.