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Sugarcoated

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Thu Dec 20, 2012, 02:56 AM Dec 2012

Debate over shooting took a turn to a debate over what is an assault rifle [View all]

My stance to my husband's friend on Facebook is pretty basic: 'I, and most people don't want to take all your guns. We just want common sense gun safety laws, ie: banning assault rifles, thorough background checks, close loopholes, etc.'

His response is the slippery slope+ bullshit:

The definition of assault rifle is full auto. The bush master is semi-auto so no its not an assault rifle. You want to weaken the bill of rights go ahead but don't claim support for the 2 nd amendment while doing it. What other liberties do you have no use for? As surly as you give up this one all your others will be taken away. Oh its just the assault ones or the Saturday night special or hollow points or magazine size. Divided and concord picked apart all the while we won't go after your gun. But these are my gun and your friends gun and some stranger who does carry legally and would protect you if the need was there. But too often we cannot carry in places due to the law. And that is where the evel with bad intent go. Time and time again.
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If you can assault someone with it mwrguy Dec 2012 #1
You can pry my snowball from my incredibly cold dead hands. Glassunion Dec 2012 #6
Definitions matter when policy is being made and it is good to know the difference Mojorabbit Dec 2012 #15
Given ARs are used in actual combat zones nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #17
Name one military that uses a non-select-fire semi-auto AR-15. I'll wait. n/t X_Digger Dec 2012 #21
Some gun-idolaters will gladly choose to criminals... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #2
Our modern day semi auto nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #3
Thompsons are fun to shoot. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #4
Like the Uzi. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #7
Very true. And they are expensive to feed.... ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #10
And expensive to buy and sell nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #14
There have been semi auto tommy guns over time ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #16
If you can use it to kill more than 2 dozen people then it's an assault rifle... Kalidurga Dec 2012 #5
I could do that with a bow and arrow ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #11
"Divided and concord picked apart" Union Scribe Dec 2012 #8
The real issue here is what is "assault" k2qb3 Dec 2012 #9
How useful do you find that position? ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #12
Extremely. k2qb3 Dec 2012 #18
Just tell him ALL GUNS and don't argue minutia with an NRA disciple who does this division graham4anything Dec 2012 #13
It always does gollygee Dec 2012 #19
Control Of The Vocabulary: A Prime Gun Militant Tool Paladin Dec 2012 #20
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