OK, you ban Semi-Autos, they start making them at home

[billh58]

75. Yes, I have

donated to the Brady Campaign, and MAIG -- not just once, but at least four times a year, including just over a week ago in answer to their recent campaigns after the Sandy Hook mass killings. I have been a member of both, and on their mailing lists, for years. So don't assume that I am just some armchair "Internet" activist.

And yes, you tend to lecture. I have seen your snarky replies to others all over DU, and I have never been one of your admirers. It appears, however, that we are on the same side of the guns issue, and for that I commend you.

This NRA-framed bullshit about the way a fucking gun looks, or how it is manufactured can not be the criteria on which gun regulation and restrictions are based. The regulations must be based on a weapon's potential fire rate, and its ammunition capacity. And that's only a start.

There must be strict regulations about registering ALL guns, background checks for ALL gun sales (including private sales), and extremely harsh penalties for using a firearm in the commission of a crime. These ridiculous SYG laws must be repealed, and the issue of concealed-carry licenses/permits for only those who can show a dire need.