Question for the controllers....

[Kang Colby]

If you could ban just one gun, which one would it be? Please provide a public safety justification in your response if you don't mind.



Any on topic response is appreciated. I thought this thread up in honor of the Brady Campaign's futile attempt to ban the 5.7x28mm about a decade ago.

[Duckhunter935]

1. You really expect something? Lol

[Kang Colby]

2. Fingers crossed...

I hope we will be pleasantly surprised. But you are right..I'm not expecting anything. If someone shows up and says .50 BMG "cuz ya just don't need all that" ...I will be happy.

[Duckhunter935]

5. Good luck, I hope so

[Kang Colby]

6. Waiting patiently.

[Duckhunter935]

7. Cool, can I wait with you?

[Kang Colby]

8. Sure...grab a seat.

[sarisataka]

3. Obviously it would be

The one with the shoulder thing that goes up.

[Kang Colby]

4. Oh, yes....you mean the barrel shroud.

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

9. I WOULD BAN!!!! THEM all!!!

HOW do YOU justify!!!!!

A Need!!!!! ??????

BLAM BLAM BLAM

For M1 Abrams TANKS IN our SCHOOLS!!!????



Or ROCKET LAUNCHERS in the CLASSROOM !@#$%%^&

[gejohnston]

10. I'll bite

[Kang Colby]

11. Ahhh the Thompson...

Now, if it's also a balloon does that make it an AOW?

[gejohnston]

12. not the Thompson per se,

the assault balloon.

[GreydeeThos]

13. The only correct answer here is:

[font size=5][font face=Courier New]I want to ban the gun YOU have!
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[discntnt_irny_srcsm]

14. Uphill would be an understatement n/t

[ileus]

15. All make and models that utilize a trigger.

people always have it wrong around here, it's not the gun but he trigger that kills people.

[beevul]

16. The one designed to shoot bullets.

/anti-gun off


You know that's what they're thinking.

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

17. All except one...

[Matrosov]

18. Handguns

9mm would be my first choice, with .22 and .38 close behind.

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

19. Ban .38....

....or you like .38???

Besides, those are the three calibers I am 'accumulating.'

[gejohnston]

20. which 9mm?

In some countries, like Italy, the 9x19 is banned for civilians, so they buy
9x21. I usually carry a 9x17. My wife has a 9x18 GDR military surplus pistol.

BTW, why them? Why not the more powerful .357, .44 mag?

[CompanyFirstSergeant]

21. Oh, he means ban handguns of those calibers.

For some reason I thought he meant ban the ammo.

What is a ban anyway?

Isn't murder banned? Bank robbery banned?

In my opinion, the word ban has a sharp, clean, final sound to it to make people think that 'everything is taken care of.'

Nothing could be further from the truth.

Shows you how delusional the anti's are.

One other thing.... who is going to come over to my neighborhood and enforce the ban?

You want to see gun nuts???? Visit the Catskills region of New York.

Around here, the cops are the biggest proponents of armed citizenry.

They have told the governor where to put his assault rifle ban.

[beergood]

22. why?

[Straw Man]

23. Because ...

... those are the most common calibers, obviously. It's simple gun-control logic: If these calibers statistically kill the most people, banning them will save lives. After all, we all know that's impossible to kill with a .25 or a .40 or a .45 handgun.

[Matrosov]

24. If you want to ban specific guns..

..you go after the ones most commonly used in crimes.

Going after AR15s and Barrett sniper rifles makes the least sense from that point of view.

[beergood]

25. thank you for your response

but even if "the ones most commonly used in crimes." are banned/restricted, wont they just switch to something else.

[HassleCat]

26. Convertable weapons?

Some semi-auto rifles can be easily converted to full auto. We might consider requiring that all rifles be made difficult or impossible to convert to fully auto.

[oneshooter]

27. And which rifles are those.

Please give us a list of them.
Surly you know which ones they are.

[HassleCat]

28. Don't know & don't care.

I have never considered the possibility, since I don't feel the need for a full auto weapon. But you can get some idea by looking at the parts and accessories available for various weapons.

[oneshooter]

29. Those "parts and accessories" are legal to own.

Any "parts and accessories" that readily convert a as emi auto to full auto are illegal to possess without BATFE permits and tax stamps.
To sell those "parts and accessories" would be a violation of Federal Law and subject to fines and incarceration in a Federal facilitie.

[beevul]

30. We already do essentially that...

We might consider requiring that all rifles be made difficult or impossible to convert to fully auto.

We already do essentially that. Any weapon that the ATF considers "easily converter" is considered by law, to be a machine gun and subject to the National Firearms Act of 1934.

Its already the law.