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aikoaiko

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17. Hello... Moderate Gun Controllers. Where ARE You?

Mon Oct 5, 2015, 05:18 PM

Oct 2015

You often say things like nobody is trying to take away your guns. You could prove this by giving some of our guns back if we concede on some restrictions to reduce gun violence.

For example, except for one incident (and he was a cop), there has been no reported shootings or murders with machine guns that have been registered under the NFA. A few of you like to use this example as proof that control works. However, newly manufactured machine guns since 1986 are not legal to sell to civilians. They are legal for police and security contractors, but the average adult with a squeaky clean record.

If gun owners agree to give up some current liberties in the pursuit of safety, would you be willing to give us back some of our guns that are so tightly regulated that virtually no crimes of violence are committed with them?

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Hello... Moderate Gun Owners. Where ARE You? [View all] SecularMotion Oct 2015 OP

... jack_krass Oct 2015 #1

I like Hillary's proposals SecularMotion Oct 2015 #2

Her administrative action is strange because it is already existing law. aikoaiko Oct 2015 #9

I like HRC.. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #14

Pass what legislation? daleanime Oct 2015 #26

There jack_krass Oct 2015 #37

Right here. I own a rifle and a shotgun. mmonk Oct 2015 #3

I'm not a moderate gun owner. I'm a LIBERAL gun owner. 11 Bravo Oct 2015 #4

I'm curious. What willyou do with your stash of guns when you write your will? CTyankee Oct 2015 #25

In order: 1. Leave them to my sons who will probably sell them. 11 Bravo Oct 2015 #27

They are so brow beaten maxrandb Oct 2015 #5

We're brow beaten from both sides, frankly NickB79 Oct 2015 #7

I consider myself one NickB79 Oct 2015 #6

Sounds like the "leadership" at the NRA maxrandb Oct 2015 #11

As I said before sarisataka Oct 2015 #8

Fair enough. How about your side ending the death threats against control advocates? Paladin Oct 2015 #12

I have never threatened sarisataka Oct 2015 #13

The moderate gun owners aren't the ones making death threats; those people aren't on our "side" NickB79 Oct 2015 #18

Moderate relative to what? beevul Oct 2015 #10

Any proposal... TipTok Oct 2015 #15

How is this for moderate Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #16

A lot of points but none address the amount of guns. Its a fact that research paper Jim Beard Oct 2015 #35

I don't see it as an issue Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #38

Hello... Moderate Gun Controllers. Where ARE You? aikoaiko Oct 2015 #17

So you're asking for easy access to machine guns? Paladin Oct 2015 #20

Aren't you one the people who say the NFA is proof that gun control works and wanted to apply it to aikoaiko Oct 2015 #24

I never said it should be applied to all firearms. Paladin Oct 2015 #30

The NFA's effectiveness in stopping arms under it from being used in crimes is mostly economic. Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #40

Or how about nationwide CCW Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #21

Maybe. aikoaiko Oct 2015 #33

I absolutely believe it kcr Oct 2015 #19

It's a difficult place to be on DU. I would know. NutmegYankee Oct 2015 #22

drowned out by the idiots ibegurpard Oct 2015 #23

Being called "gun-humpers" and NRA stooges, as usual. krispos42 Oct 2015 #28

I am a liberal gun owner. Kang Colby Oct 2015 #29

Same place I've always been. ileus Oct 2015 #31

Pretty much everyone you ever talk to or hear from on the subject to some degree or another TheKentuckian Oct 2015 #32

I've owned guns for decades now. Kaleva Oct 2015 #34

Illinois has done the special ID for gun and ammo purchases for many decades now Lee-Lee Oct 2015 #39

I scanned this quickly and saw "gun lovers". Boudica the Lyoness Oct 2015 #36