I’ve just read a post about how the gun ban on "assault rifles" and “machine pistols†(or something like that) is about to expire.
Is that not bad?
What’s the point of an Uzi in the first place?
There should be limitations on gun rights. If you enjoy firing you assault weapon, think about how much damage it can do if it’s in the wrong hands. Right?
The gun ban that is about to expire on Sept 2004 is the (quote)Assault Weapon Ban(end_quote). I say (quote) because their definition of Assault Weapon are semi-automatic firearms with certain cosmetic features such as pistol grips, flash hiders and bayonet lugs.
An Uzi that was sold before the AWBan is also a semi-automatic firearm, one pull on the trigger is one bullet down the barrel, until you are empty, same as various other semi-automatic pistols currently being sold.
The AWBan also banned magazines that can hold more than 10 rounds, the thinking here is that you shoot more than 10 bullets (and kill more than 10 people) before you have to reload. As if killing people were not already against the law...
I think that there should be no limitation on gun rights. That what 'shall not be infringed' means. Any limitation is an infringement. If you want to limit gun rights, then go through the motions of repealing the 2nd Amendment, instead of going through it under the radar, so to speak. (If you think its good to be able to sneak laws in, don't be surprised when they sneak in a law to curtail your other civil rights.
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I enjoy shooting firearms, I do so on a regular basis, do so safely, and have not killed any people with it. I also think about the damage an assault weapon can do if its in the wrong hands. Thats why I urge gun safety and marksmanship, and education on the proper use of it. I also urge strong penalties for criminals.
Banning something, depriving me, the law-abiding safe gun owner of something, because someone else might misuse it, is punishing me, ME.
If you have two kids, one is well-behaved, and the other one is from an evil alternate universe, and you give both paper, and crayons. The good one draws a beautiful picture of a sunset on paper, while the other writes profanity on the drywall, DO YOU PUNISH THE GOOD KID BY TAKING HIS CRAYON AWAY BECAUSE THE BAD KID WROTE ON THE WALL???