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bossy22

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39. No I haven't

Thu Mar 14, 2013, 07:35 PM

Mar 2013

Yes, statutes are different state to state, but there is a generally agreed upon definition of those offenses. A person who kills another person during a robbery might be charged with Murder 1 in state A, and murder 2 in state B- but I don't think you would have a situation where one state charges such an individual with murder 1, and the other charges them with 2nd degree manslaughter.

Their is no logic behind the definition- that is the core of the issue. It is a catch-all term for whatever anyone wants it to be. For example, the weapons featured below are assault weapons under new york statute, but by no other state's statute.

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the problem is the definition of "military style" bossy22 Mar 2013 #23

What does not make sense is a weapon on the streets which are capable of blowing up people and Thinkingabout Mar 2013 #29

what is an AR15/AK47/bushmaster etc... bossy22 Mar 2013 #32

Maybe we should expend the ban, include all high caliber weapons, would that make your happier? Thinkingabout Mar 2013 #35

no, because it wouldn't be feasable bossy22 Mar 2013 #38

Then accept sensible weapons and get the weapons used in mass killings ban, we don't need our Thinkingabout Mar 2013 #40

You are missing my point bossy22 Mar 2013 #42

If the shooter is limited to firing only 10 rounds instead of 33 and more in other cases it would Thinkingabout Mar 2013 #46

so why not just go after magazine capacity bossy22 Mar 2013 #47

High capacity capabilities is on the table also but when the ammo explodes it is another problem. Thinkingabout Mar 2013 #48

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the more and more I see of this bossy22 Mar 2013 #26

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