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In reply to the discussion: Sen. Kamala Harris will announce that she would use executive action to ban import of AR 15 [View all]Demsrule86
(68,556 posts)4. I do not support this No one wants guns to be monitored and / or banned ( automatics),
than I do. But I do not believe in legislating from the presidents office. It is wrong when Trump did it and it is still wrong if Harris does it...bypassing congress. The executive branch has too much power. Also with right wing courts, it is unlikely to work.
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Sen. Kamala Harris will announce that she would use executive action to ban import of AR 15 [View all]
JonLP24
May 2019
OP
It's a common belief, and there's no real way to dissuade believers of it
LongtimeAZDem
May 2019
#14
Well, they could also be used to train to kill people, shoot targets to be prepared
Hoyt
May 2019
#54
I do not support this No one wants guns to be monitored and / or banned ( automatics),
Demsrule86
May 2019
#4
We agree on this issue. Running around the legislative process is undemocratic.
aikoaiko
May 2019
#12
The list of "assault weapons" consists of DOZENS of makes/models other than the AR-15...
ADX
May 2019
#22
If you don't know the answer yourself, you might not want to bother discussing gun control.
Kaleva
May 2019
#25
I'd imagine ADX wouldn't know Kamala Harris's definition of AR-15 'style' weapon ...
mr_lebowski
May 2019
#27
You are the one who mentiond "Extra scary looking gun". Would these qualify as such?
Kaleva
May 2019
#47
An article by the Shooting Editor of Outdoor Life on how to keep an AR style rifle operational
Kaleva
May 2019
#51
Harris, Warren, Klobuchar, Sanders, Gillibrand are supporters of Feinstein's gun control bill
Kaleva
May 2019
#8
This is why I can no longer realistically believe that Biden/Harris would work
LongtimeAZDem
May 2019
#15
Pretty silly statement from someone whose being out-polled by Biden by more than 4 to 1
LongtimeAZDem
May 2019
#20
I have been asking this very question of Biden supporters(the ones who auto default to Harris as VP)
Celerity
May 2019
#26
I am definitely not advocating Biden choose a centrist as his VP. Stacey Abrams is not a centrist.
Celerity
May 2019
#63
And we rejected and ridiculed such action; I personally have no wish to see us sink to Trump's level
LongtimeAZDem
May 2019
#45
Fascinating how this thread devolved into quibbling over "AR-25 style assault weapons" when...
TreasonousBastard
May 2019
#61
I think you're right. In the 1990s, the AK-style was the visual for evil black rifles.
aikoaiko
May 2019
#64