To all you lovable gun nuts crying about the 2nd Amendment. How about this?

[Calista241]

17. Things kinds of threads are ridiculous.

As if all the bad guys are going to show up like that, all perfectly set up in a conveniently formed group that meets the specific requirements of your new super weapon system. This kind of weapon works one single time, and then you'll never have a group of people all set up like that ever again.

The fact is that modern rifles are highly effective weapons, and there are 20-30 million of them currently in circulation around the US right now. They don't wear out, they don't have to be replaced unless they are damaged or mis-used. In 2050, a rifle manufactured in 1970 will still be highly effective and lethal given just a bare minimum of maintenance.

This sonic or UV weapon system cannot be everywhere, while people with rifles are. If motivated, they could do an untold amount of damage to our country and the economy.

The DC snipers basically shut down a major US city for weeks. If they were just a little bit smarter, or if they had multiple transport vehicles to choose from, that could have gone on a LOT longer. They wouldn't even need a semi-auto rifle for that, a simple bolt action rifle would be just as good, and restricting bolt action rifles isn't even on the radar of most gun control advocates.