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In reply to the discussion: Is someone holding a gun more likely to think others are armed? New study says yes. [View all]spin
(17,493 posts)Before I would ever agree with registration, you would have to convince me that it would not lead to confiscation and that would be impossible. Registration has been tried in Canada and it failed. It proved very expensive and solved few if any crimes. Why would anyone try the same idea in the United States unless their final goal was confiscation?
Outlawing some semi-auto rifles because of certain cosmetic features makes as much sense as outlawing Corvettes and Mustangs in an attempt to cut down deaths caused by speeders.
Magazines can be quickly changed and in fact hi-cap magazines are less reliable than 10 round magazines. The shooter's AR-15 jammed in the Colorado theater massacre and this fact saved lives. The shooter's pistol jammed in the Gabby Giffords shooting incident. A jam is harder to clear than to change a magazine.
American's do not have the privilege to own a gun, we have the right with certain reasonable restrictions. That right was granted to us under the Bill of Rights in the Constitution. That right was recently affirmed in two decisions by the Supreme Court.