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5. Define "assault weapons," for the purposes of the discussion

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 02:38 PM

Jul 2012

Without using pictures or simply naming specific models.

I'm actually curious as to responses to that, mind - if you (or Congress) are going to call for a ban there needs to be some definition of terms. It's easy to say "all we have to do is X, period," but reacting-to-one-event laws are almost never written carefully enough to do what they were meant to do.

So we can start there. As a non-gun-owning Canadian, I'm interested in the criteria people would use for such a law. (Also curious about criteria people would avoid, actually.)

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I'll be the 99th gun thread... [View all] snooper2 Jul 2012 OP

regulate ammunition. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #1

A popular idea, apparently Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #18

But what about going to war with the police and the army? Loudly Jul 2012 #2

You're a little late to be the 99th cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #3

Thanks for jumping in lunatica Jul 2012 #4

Define "assault weapons," for the purposes of the discussion Posteritatis Jul 2012 #5

Any gun that holds more than 16 rounds.. snooper2 Jul 2012 #6

So you are talking a "clip" ban, that has NOTHING to do with guns. Logical Jul 2012 #7

I'm sure some here on DU would vehemently disagree with you. sadbear Jul 2012 #10

I don't claim to be a gun expert, but 16 sounded like a good number.. snooper2 Jul 2012 #11

I agree. Really 10 should be enough. But what to do about all the clips already in circulation. n-t Logical Jul 2012 #12

To make it work, they'd have to be banned too Kaleva Jul 2012 #13

It is hard to take property from people. Has that ever happened? n-t Logical Jul 2012 #14

It would be east exept for that pesky 5th Amendment. oneshooter Jul 2012 #15

Thanks for the link! n-t Logical Jul 2012 #16

Mass has a limit of 10 Marrah_G Jul 2012 #17

That's a good starting place. sadbear Jul 2012 #8

Ah. There wasn't a outright ban on that. Kaleva Jul 2012 #9

6. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #22

Weapons that are DESIGNED to kill many, many PEOPLE in the shortest time Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #20

What are the cutoffs? Posteritatis Jul 2012 #21

Another AWB believer... ileus Jul 2012 #19

Well then, tee hee hee, there shouldn't be any opposition to it. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #23