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EX500rider

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41. Well then work to make them illegal if you think that will help.

Sun Mar 24, 2019, 10:13 PM

Mar 2019

Pistols do about the majority of the firearm deaths so you may want to start there.

FBI stats:
https://ucr.fbi.gov/crime-in-the-u.s/2016/crime-in-the-u.s.-2016/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-4.xls

Weapons yr: 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Total Homicides 12,888 12,253 12,270 13,750 15,070
Total firearms: 8,897 8,454 8,312 9,778 11,004
Handguns 6,404 5,782 5,673 6,569 7,105
Rifles 298 285 258 258 374
Shotguns 310 308 264 272 262
Other guns 116 123 93 177 186
Firearms, type not stated 1,769 1,956 2,024 2,502 3,077
Knives or cutting instruments 1,604 1,490 1,595 1,589 1,604
Blunt objects (clubs, hammers, etc)522 428 446 450 472
Personal weapons (hands, fists, feet, etc.)707 687 682 659 656

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Judge tosses Chicago suburb's assault weapons ban [View all] DonViejo Mar 2019 OP

They can appeal all they want but due to the 2nd amendment I would not be willing cstanleytech Mar 2019 #1

2A permits AWBs - they are constitutional hack89 Mar 2019 #5

The US had an assault weapons ban from 1994 to 2004. They can be legal bitterross Mar 2019 #9

With the current SCOTUS though I would not give it much hope. No, what we come back to cstanleytech Mar 2019 #14

Correct. Socal31 Mar 2019 #11

+1 n/t Devil Child Mar 2019 #12

Even Scalia was a proponent of gun control tymorial Mar 2019 #26

The hell with the ill.legislature..The people of deerfield know better what they need.. Maxheader Mar 2019 #2

Deerfield's population is 18,000 FBaggins Mar 2019 #3

And you want door-to-door searches to make SURE they're all turned in? oldsoftie Mar 2019 #4

Most ban proponents never go into the details of how they see enforcement of compliance playing out Devil Child Mar 2019 #13

I'm reminded of the "if you're not doing anything wrong, you've nothing to worry about" crowd. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #16

If they have a warrent to search only for guns, I don't particularly care tymorial Mar 2019 #27

So if they arrest someone sarisataka Mar 2019 #34

Well, you dont have to worry because none of thats going to happen. oldsoftie Mar 2019 #42

The ordinance is only sarisataka Mar 2019 #7

Well stated. nt oldsoftie Mar 2019 #15

+1! n/t Devil Child Mar 2019 #17

If it were Fort Worth saying they wouldn't enforce TX marijuana law, would you say the same thing? X_Digger Mar 2019 #29

I hope very sincerely BlueFlorida Mar 2019 #6

So how does NYC do this? Polybius Mar 2019 #8

NY banned assault weapons at the state level. hack89 Mar 2019 #10

New York State didn't ban assault weapons until January 15, 2013 Polybius Mar 2019 #23

You are right. NYC can pass it's own laws hack89 Mar 2019 #30

It's legal to buy and own an assault weapon in NY. Kaleva Mar 2019 #25

That is not an assault weapon. hack89 Mar 2019 #31

Sure it is. It certainly isn't an assault rifle. Kaleva Mar 2019 #33

By however the state defines its ban hack89 Mar 2019 #35

The law doesn't ban assault weapons. It ban certain guns that have certain cosmetic features. Kaleva Mar 2019 #36

Ok. Nt hack89 Mar 2019 #37

And "assault weapon" is just a scary term anyway. ANY weapon illegally used is an "assault weapon" oldsoftie Mar 2019 #43

Have any of these Judges looked at Tombstone or Dodge Historic NY Mar 2019 #18

If the gun owner is left with at least one gun, their 2A rights are intact. nt greyl Mar 2019 #19

Does the same apply to the 1st Amendment? MichMan Mar 2019 #20

It doesn't need to. nt greyl Mar 2019 #21

leave them the gun azureblue Mar 2019 #40

First thing you do is go to all the area gunny stores..where they sell these assault guns.. Maxheader Mar 2019 #22

Illinois, in this case (and probably others) melm00se Mar 2019 #24

Definitely have to protect these folks' gun rights: Hoyt Mar 2019 #28

I am for protecting every bodies rights if i like them or not ymmv nt EX500rider Mar 2019 #32

then who protects the rights azureblue Mar 2019 #38

Well then work to make them illegal if you think that will help. EX500rider Mar 2019 #41

watch what would happen azureblue Mar 2019 #39