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In reply to the discussion: What do you think people are doing with all of the assault weapons and ammunition [View all]Wolf Frankula
(3,849 posts)I have a relative who's a certified automatic weapons nut. No shit, he has passed the Federal background checks, paid the taxes, has the license and has five full auto weapons and a number of semi-auto weapons. He shows them off to people who visit his house and shoots them at ranges. So does his wife, who is an expert pistol shot.
And he's not a right winger. He's syndicalist who is a dedicated supporter of labor unions. They're not NRA members. And he told me this,
"If the army comes to take my weapons, I will give them up. Why? Because I will have no chance against a platoon of soldiers in state of the art body armor, with the state of the art automatic weapons, an infantry fighting vehicle and a helicopter gunship and artillery on call. Cold dead hands? Yes, a few cold dead hands and we'll all turn in our guns."
Wolf