Latest right-wing meme- "No assault rifle used at Sandy Hook"

[gulliver]

111. Easy there, pardner. No need to shout.

Of course the Democrats are the ones who end up doing the right thing and banning assault weapons. Republicans just do whatever the NRA lobbyist crazies tell them to do. So there will be no law at all if Republicans have their way.

And yes, I am all for banning guns capable of firing a large amount of bullets in a short amount of time, but I am against sophistry and obscurantism, and you are unfortunately straying into it.

Form follows function. These weapons look the way they do, because they are designed to perform a military task. It's not like I'm against putting Call of Duty decals on a deer rifle. If you regulate the allowed design of a firearm, of course you regulate the way it looks. You are engaging in sophistry.

BTW, I never said anything about supporting any version of any AWB proposed by anyone. I am for banning these weapons by form and function, using any design differentiators that can be found. And I am open to the law giving agencies wide latitude to immediately respond to industry attempts at finding loopholes. If I find anything ridiculous, it is the possibility of grandfathering in existing weapons. That's even more ridiculous than bayonet lugs.

But do I think we could do better if we didn't have Republicans fighting and sabotaging any rational attempts at assault weapons control? Obviously. I blame the Republicans if we get no AWB. And I blame Republicans for any weaknesses in any AWB we get.