Fear is born from ignorance.
With ya there!
It seems like people who push for not having an AWB are living in fear, and are thus: ignorant.
QUITE to the contrary: Those of us who fight hardest against Assault Weapons Bans are those who understand EXACTLY what we're fighting for and against.
You've proven over and over that you don't know history, or law, or understand how our government works -- but you're going to tell US that we're fearful out of ignorance? That's pretty funny, actually.
You see, 200 years ago when the constitution was written, the guns people fight so wilfully to carry, did not even exist.
Neither did the computer or web blog. Yet we understand that the rights
recognized under the Bill of Rights were written to protect all future developments in those areas. You think your right to free expression doesn't include photography or fax machines or twitter? You feel they were just protecting parchment and broadsheet paper? Of course you don't. But, as I suggested earlier, you really haven't though very hard about these issues.
The 2nd amendment gives you the right to carry a gun, but it does not say you are allowed a certain TYPE of gun.
The first amendment says you can speak your mind. It DOESN'T say you can post it on the net, or take a picture to express your views. Still protected?
(I see those wheels turning! Thinking can be FUN!
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If a gun existed that could take out droves of people existed in the 1770's I assure you things would be different, a lot different.
Quick quiz: WHO OWNED THE CANONS used by the American Rebels? {cue Jeopardy music...} BING! Time's up. PRIVATE CITIZENS OWNED THE DEADLIEST WEAPONS ON THE BATTLEFIELD.
When the majority of Presidents agree on a AWB, and people say "that's not fair", then yes you are an extremist.
Ok...so what? I could name a VERY LARGE collection of Presidents (equally dead if that makes you feel better) who were totally accepting of slavery. Should we the people of 2015 accept their opinion, too?
You're throwing around "extremist" as if that somehow insults any of us. I really don't care if YOU think I'm an extremist. I could suggest a few choice names for someone who takes your role in a movement such as ours. I don't think it is very productive to do so, though.
When you think criminals should be allowed weapons, that makes you an extremist.
Actually, I DON'T think criminals should have weapons. I KNOW they do. Whether I like it or not is completely irrelevant. But knowing that they DO is one of the reasons that I do, too.
(Wheels turning...brain straining into motion... I can see it!
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When you think mentally ill people should be allowed weapons, that makes you an extremist.
Wait, you mean, "when you think someone should actually have their due process before being stripped of their rights?" Don't use code words. Say what you really feel.
When you think anyone should be allowed a weapon without first checking to see if they were booked for armed robbery 5 years ago, that makes you an extremist.
Again, that's not something I THINK should happen. That's something I KNOW
DOES happen. You're stuck in the mindset that gun laws stop bad people from doing things. When it finally "clicks" for you, you're going to smack yourself for that one. ("DOH!")
A machine gun serves no purpose. People do not hunt with a machine gun, people do not target practice with a machine gun.
What are you on about?
a) The second amendment protects the citizens' right to the "terrible implements of the soldier" (as Tench Coxe said) more than any hunting or "sporting" firearm.
b) Machine guns are used in statistically ZERO crimes. They're utterly irrelevant to any sort of crime control.
c) Yeah, lots of people use machine guns in competition. You really aren't very experienced in the wide world of gun ownership, are you?
There has been very few cases where a machine gun was even used in self defence.
And far fewer where a legal one was used in a crime. So what?
Most mass murders are caused by assault weapons.
Utter bull-oney. I might almost dismiss your "caused by" statement, except to say, "well then mine are all defective, 'cause they haven't even killed a single person!" Caused by...lol. And secondly, most mass murders don't include a military style semi-auto rifle, so your very basic claim here is total crap.
If someone wanted to kill a bunch of people, they could use knives, or a bolt action rifle, but that takes....time ya know?
You really don't know anything about guns, do you? Do you even own any, or are you just here trolling? This is silly.
There is no easier way to take out a crowd of people then using an assault weapon.
Oh, I don't know... BOMB? Or how about simple, unregulated, completely free to own gasoline?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Happy_Land_fire
A AR-15 with a 50 round magazine has a 50rpm rate of fire, which means 50 people can be killed in under a minute.
You're just flailing. Where are you getting your numbers? You're so off the deep end with this line there really isn't a point in picking it apart.
Getting back to the entire "Fear" thing, I would bet that the large amount of people who wish to carry such weapons are cowards.
Insult ... projection. Not a debating tactic. Shows you in a very sad light.
An AWB does not infringe the 2A. You are still allowed to own guns under a AWB, you are allowed to carry guns under a AWB, and you are allowed to use guns under a AWB.
An AWB does not take away your 2A right.
You really don't "get it" do you? The 2nd Amendment doesn't protect "what's left" after our rulers decide what we can and can't have. The 2nd Amendment recognizes the right to bear ARMS to the citizen. ARMS. The weapons of war. Why? Because, 1) that's one of the inalienable rights of a free man, and 2) to help preserve the security of a free state -- and all that means.
The 2nd Amendment DOESN'T protect hunting. It DOESN'T protect sporting shoots or competitions. Not directly. The 2nd Amendment says we are all equals, with the ability and duty to bear the capacity for lethal force in defense of ourselves and our family, friends, and neighbors, and of our state if need be.
You call us extremists? Buddy, the founders of this nation were EXTREMISTS that would make your knees knock together, quailing in the face of them.
