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It's not a weapon of war. Those would be fully automatic Ak's. The ones that can be purchased in
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#9
Yes, it can fire a lot of bullets, just like my semi-automatic .22. But it still is not a weapon of
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#15
Tell that to victims of mass shootings. Besides, plenty of gunners have converted them, or howabout
Hoyt
Nov 2015
#30
Not nonsense at all. The foolish are the ones who think the two (AK semi-auto available in the US vs
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#67
I'm fine with a gun or two AT HOME for hunting and home defense (not that I believe it is really
Hoyt
Nov 2015
#10
Whats the difference between owning 1 or 50? I can still only shoot one at a time.
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#16
Simple, those 50 guns will be sold, given to others, stolen -- perhaps more importantly, they fuel
Hoyt
Nov 2015
#19
I don't consider the guns bad, more the people. A gun is just an inanimate object. I strongly
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#24
Gotta have all those "actions" to be happy, notwithstanding gunz effect on society.
Hoyt
Nov 2015
#25
Yes, all those different "actions" do make me happy. I enjoy shooting for a hobby. And when
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#26
Wine is not the same as lethal weapons. Heck, I prefer a wino over a gun loving militia type anyday.
Hoyt
Nov 2015
#29
Alcohol is a problem. Gunz are a bigger problem -- intimidation, crime, mass shootings, empowering
Hoyt
Nov 2015
#43
I get what you are saying, but every decade we do nothing, puts 100 million more gunz on the street
Hoyt
Nov 2015
#12
I don't see this happening for a long long time. They might get enough for Congress but I don't
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#13
The 2A has never been the real issue. It is the lack of broad passionate public support
hack89
Nov 2015
#49
I hold out hope for our society .... we can't just sit back and say "there's nothing we can do" n/t
etherealtruth
Nov 2015
#57
This is why new gun laws at the national level fail. When people see wanting to repeal the
Waldorf
Nov 2015
#63
Repealing the second would not remove the right. The bill of rights grants no rights.
X_Digger
Nov 2015
#31
Solutions grounded in cultural, political and legal reality have a greater chance of becoming law.
hack89
Nov 2015
#51
Yep, which is why the new action will probably be directed a making lists of people
HereSince1628
Nov 2015
#53