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Gun Control & RKBA

mercymechap

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27. I'm not for banning guns totally from the general

Reply to Remmah2 (Original post)

Tue Aug 7, 2012, 09:18 PM

Aug 2012

public, but enforcing the current laws would help. Also, do people need assault weapons? Those are for our armed forces to be used at war, not to go shoot deer or duck or whatever.

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Interesting; some are of the opinion that only law enforcement should have firearms. [View all] Remmah2 Aug 2012 OP

Sorry...out of date and irrelevant... rfranklin Aug 2012 #1

Besides ... 1StrongBlackMan Aug 2012 #4

some are of the opinion that we should have sensible regulation. Warren Stupidity Aug 2012 #2

I certainly think we should have sensible gun regulation. NewMoonTherian Aug 2012 #16

Semiautos, yes. You can keep your bolt-action hunting and home-defense shotgun/revolver. leveymg Aug 2012 #3

Good luck getting that passed. Pacafishmate Aug 2012 #5

Sorry, but more and more people are supporting effective firearms restrictions. leveymg Aug 2012 #6

Problem is, Pacafishmate Aug 2012 #7

I don't think this is going away, again. leveymg Aug 2012 #8

Of course you are totally ignoring the lives saved by firearm ownership ... spin Aug 2012 #11

Saved lives? bongbong Aug 2012 #12

But we don't live in such nations ... spin Aug 2012 #15

Excellent contribution. rDigital Aug 2012 #24

Thanks for your support. (n/t) spin Aug 2012 #30

California... Serve The Servants Aug 2012 #31

You don't need to buy one- you can now print one on a 3-D printer with $30 of materials. kelly1mm Aug 2012 #9

Nobody said there won't be those who try. leveymg Aug 2012 #10

Modern revolvers are semiautomatic. Union Scribe Aug 2012 #20

Right...until some maniac... MicaelS Aug 2012 #23

Charles Whitman did just that unfortunately. rDigital Aug 2012 #25

Thanks, I prefer to keep the guns out of the cops' hands. Daemonaquila Aug 2012 #13

I fully agree with you. Ashgrey77 Aug 2012 #18

I get a kick.. Missycim Aug 2012 #14

I have several friends who are in law enforcement (local and federal). Remmah2 Aug 2012 #22

Have such folks considered our police? You know the folks that are such fuckheads TheKentuckian Aug 2012 #17

Ironic that... Oneka Aug 2012 #19

Excellent post! nt Union Scribe Aug 2012 #21

Thank you for your excellent analysis. : ) rDigital Aug 2012 #26

I'm not for banning guns totally from the general mercymechap Aug 2012 #27

What do Jenoch Aug 2012 #29

If guns were outlawed only the rethugs would have guns. Guns don't kill people republicans do still_one Aug 2012 #28