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LuckyTheDog

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21. I am going to go out on a limb here

Thu Jun 16, 2016, 02:00 PM

Jun 2016

I'd be perfectly happy to either ban civilian ownership of semi-automatic firearms (including semi-auto handguns) or limit them to a designated rate of fire and capacity. The "right to keep and bear arms" doesn't mean a right to as much lethal firepower and you can afford.

What if civilian semi-autos were not magazine-fed, but had to be designed to hold, say, six or eight shots (after which the user would have the load the cartridges one at a time)? Would freedom die? Is your "right" to empty a 100-round clip and then quickly slap in a fresh one just like it really that essential -- or even consistent with what the Founding Fathers had in mind?

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The AR-15 was never meant for civilians, inventor�s family says [View all] LuckyTheDog Jun 2016 OP

Any comments on record from Stoner himself? Marengo Jun 2016 #1

Very interesting... tallahasseedem Jun 2016 #2

Of course, gunners disagree. "They are so much fun to shoot, make you feel like George Zimmerman." Hoyt Jun 2016 #3

What? bighart Jun 2016 #4

Not talking about what he used -- talking about training to shoot or intimidate people. Quit reading Hoyt Jun 2016 #5

It was a ridiculous statement. pintobean Jun 2016 #12

The person I responded to said gunsare so much fun. Christ, I know you guys love you lethal weapons Hoyt Jun 2016 #15

I wouldn't know. pintobean Jun 2016 #16

No we are talking about guns, not driving. Hoyt Jun 2016 #24

How about word straight from one of the horses' mouths? linuxman Jun 2016 #6

I don't think it says what you think it says. TwilightZone Jun 2016 #7

I don't think my post says what you think it says. linuxman Jun 2016 #8

The rifle Crepuscular Jun 2016 #9

LMAO Dem2 Jun 2016 #10

Perhaps you're pretending to be knowledgable Marengo Jun 2016 #11

And? So? LuckyTheDog Jun 2016 #18

and so Crepuscular Jun 2016 #19

If terrorists have to shoot less than 30 rounds per second... LuckyTheDog Jun 2016 #22

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #23

ANY device DESIGNED to kill a lot of humans efficiently isn't meant for civilians at all uponit7771 Jun 2016 #13

Of course what he designed wasn't intended for civilians. Igel Jun 2016 #14

I am going to go out on a limb here LuckyTheDog Jun 2016 #21

And the gun nuts buzz with anger! Rex Jun 2016 #17

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #20