Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: NRA Raises $200 Million as Gun Lobby Toasters Burn Logo on Bread [View all]ellisonz
(27,711 posts)"American gun owners discovered the value of an extremely accurate and versatile class of rifles which have become extremely popular for target shooting, hunting and in some cases self defense."
Or just reveled in their notion that they have a practical need for such firepower...when nothing could be truer than the contrary. It's overkill and it's lead in no small part to a militarized police force. They never know when someone is going to try to come at them with one of the damn things. If the ban hadn't expired the mania we are seeing now would not be happening because the damn things wouldn't be in production - the price would be higher because the supply would be low.
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There's a difference between 10 rounds and 30 - and don't give me the discourtesy of such an argument as the ones that have been made to the contrary.
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The firearms manufacturers are no better morally than hedge fund managers, energy traders, and the big tobacco companies IMHO. Snakes in the grass.