You can't own that -- it's dangerous!

[Paris]

Never understood the short barreled rifle restriction. I can have an AR15 with a very short barrel and easily conceal it under my jacket as long as I don't put a stock on it... Hmmm...

 

[mortablunt]

Those two statements contradict each other. A .22lr pistol is just as dangerous as a rocket launcher in the wrong hands. Sure a rocket launcher can cause more collateral damage, but in the end, people are soft & squishy. Doesn't take much to mortally wound a human.

As events in Ohio have sadly proven.

The silliest law to me is that I cannot carry to school. Really? Society seems to believe that when I set foot on campus I am suddenly a hot headed, intoxicated frat kid without a clue.

That's my brother. I'm the straightedge at school one.

Not really true, unless you are comparing a very poorly chosen rifle load to a well chosen pistol load. Almost any of the great 5.56/.223 defense loads offer reduced penetration through building materials and lower risk of harm from a projectile that exits the body of your attacker, because the high velocity and relatively fragile nature of the bullets means that they break apart very easily when hitting almost any kind of barrier. After a few inches of penetration in a person they fragment and by the time they exit on anything but a surface wound, the small, rapidly decelerating bits won't have enough mass or velocity to pose a significant threat.

Let's not open that can of worms here.
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Things I'd like include foreign MG's, and all sorts of weapons decreed to not have a "sporting purpose". What about giving one a sporting change against criminals? I'd love to get myself a Bizon SMG, but that's illegal.