"Assault weapons bans do not work"

[jmg257]

104. This is THE problem...gunners & their lobby WILL NOT let you pass effective bans.

They muddy the waters, talk about useless laws, and slippery slopes, scream about confiscation, bitch about registration, hide behind a false intent of the 2nd and now Heller.

So we are left with what? Doing what we can to try to get what we can...while having to allow them to keep the ones they have, and fuck around with 'features' and names so they can buy the next wave. Which is why they won't support the appointment of an authority by law that can readily decide what is an assault weapon and what isn't. They don't wan't ANY laws that control the flow, so they pretend to give here and there, KNOWING the laws that will actually matter won't be passed.

Total backgorund checks? Yeah - great - but WITHOUT REGISTRATION are almost meaningless in controlling illegal flow.
Magazine limits? Sure - fine - 'as long as MY guns aren't affected and my Glock takes 15 or 20' or 'Its a start, but...', but fuck confiscating the ones that are out there already, or limiting how many one can own...'THAT's going too far'!!

Allowing everyone unfettered access to arms and accoutrements is THE problem. Only by substantially reducing the number of guns can we hope to substantially reduce the number of gun related deaths....but gunners won't let it happen. Too much fear, too much selfishness involved.

Maybe when its their turn - when it is their kids being massacred by a disfunctional ass with a firearm, they will get it...until then, its someone else's problem...and not worth giving something - ANYthing up for. So the rest of us can only hope to get what we can while we can. And even that little bit is unlikely.

Sad.