BOB I'm not an expert on assault rifles and I don't claim to be! I don't know exactly how many bullets they can fire or how fast. My point is there is absolutely NO reason that ANYONE outside of the military or law enforcement should own a assault rifle! I repeat, the only thing they are good for is killing people!
You Just stated, you have now idea what an assault rifle is or what it does, but it should be banned. You are the epitome of the average American, reactionary and ignorant.
I may be reactionary and ignorant about assault rifles but I'm right about the fact that assault rifles shouldn't be sold to individuals! You are not going to find many people who'll agree with you about that!
I am a former gun owner myself but my gun was not an assault rifle or anything near it. My gun was a small 22 caliber semi-automatic pistol that held eight bullets in the clip. It was so small that the whole thing would fit in the palm of your hand. I bought it for my protection because I'm a single lady and I live alone.
Even though it was small, it was still capable of firing a bullet and killing. It was all the protection I needed. I don't understand why anyone would need a assault rifle for protection. A smaller and less powerful gun will get the job done.
Assault rifles aren't good for hunting either. There is no reason why anyone would need to take a gun that sprays 100 bullets per second hunting. That would be poor sportsmanship! My father was a hunter and a good one. All he ever owned was a 12 gauge double barreled shotgun and 22 caliber semi-automatic rifle. That was all he ever needed.
It's just nonsense for an individual to own an assault rifle! The only thing they are good for is killing people!
Did you eat paint chips when you were a child? No civilian can buy a gun that shoots 100 rounds per second. The assault rifles, as you refer to them are semi-automatic (pull the trigger one round is fired)no different than any other semi-automatic firearm sold at a sporting goods store. Just because you can't see yourself needing one does not mean we should ban them.
BOB I'm not an expert on assault rifles and I don't claim to be! I don't know exactly how many bullets they can fire or how fast. My point is there is absolutely NO reason that ANYONE outside of the military or law enforcement should own a assault rifle! I repeat, the only thing they are good for is killing people!
Guns that hold no more than nine or ten bullets in the clip should be enough for most people.
JV, a militia might need such weapons in the event of enemy attack or to ward off a tyrannical government (e.g., the British government). Likely? Perhaps not, but that is what the 2nd Amendment was truly designed for.
I have always supported the NRA and I still support it and our second amendment right to bear arms.
However, I differ with the NRA on one point. I've never thought that individuals should be able to own assault rifles. There is simply no reason for an individual to own an assault rifle. They should be sold only to the military and law enforcement agencies and that's all.
I'm a staunch conservative Christian Republican and I don't usually agree with the president about anything. However, I DO agree with him about strengthening the gun laws and about stopping the sales of assault rifles.
In this day of computers there is no reason why ANY legitimate gun seller, including individuals and sheriff's auctions, can't run a background check on anyone who wants to buy a gun from them! If they have the right software or programs downloaded in their computers it shouldn't take them more than a few minutes to run a background check and if they don't have the right software or programs downloaded that they would need then they shouldn't be selling guns!
DJ.... Dictators are the dudes who fractured several constitutional amendments and gave us the PATRIOT act.
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In that regard there really is no difference in Bush and Obama. Although Obama is supposed to be a constitutional lawyer so his reign of tyranny is inexcusable.
Obama + ultra-violent Latin American gangs vs. law-abiding Americans. That's the real story. How many more illegal invaders does he plan on sneaking in? Will his work be finished when America is a blood-soaked hellhole like Mexico?
answer me this question.how many of these crazy people who commit these horrible crimes with rifles are card carrying n.r.a. members???this administration didn`t think there was any wrong when eric holder sent over 2000 of these weapons across the border to mexico to arm the drug cartels and kill a border patrolman,and only GOD KNOWS HOW MANY INNOCENT MEXICAN CITIZENS.now they want us to think they have a conscience.
I don't understand why democrats think it is ok to abort a baby with a doctors knife and it is a bad thing to abort baby's with a AR15 ? Would it be ok if the doctor used a AR15 ? I guess if your going to kill babys with a knife or gun you need to be a doctor for the democrats to be good with it. Oh yes, your employers insurance must pay the bills also.
The Second Amendment was written to allow the People of the United States of America to protect themselves from the Government of the United States of America should the Government become tyrannical. The Second Amendment did not state that only "muskets" be kept, nor did it preclude nuclear weapons, anti-aircraft rockets, grenades, or anything else. In fact, much of the constitution was left intentionally vague because they knew they could not anticipate the progress of knowledge hundreds of years down the road.
I think the NRA was speaking of allowing COLLEGE students to carry concealed weapons on campus. I hardly think they were talking about allowing six year olds to carry guns!
Just this past year there was legislation in some state legislatures that, if passed, would have allowed students to carry concealed weapons on their college campuses. I'm not sure if any of it passed.
The title of this article should be the People of the United States vs. the NRA.
But this whole thing is just another example of Wall Street corporations having more rights than We the People. An example of how Wall Street essentially runs America for profit above the people's needs. It's sad and tragic.
I do not belong to the NRA (yet). But is the NRA not a group composed of members who voluntarily join and pay dues (unlike most unions)in order for their point of view to be represented? Is that not appropriate in a democracy? The NRA is not some self-sustaining monolith, any more than is the ACLU. We may disagree with positions taken by these groups, but the fact is that they represent the views of their members.
We should hear and analyze the positions taken by these groups and those who oppose them, research their respective proposals and then legislate (or not) based upon the objective results of the research.
Before any action is taken we should: -- Prepare an accurate description of the problem to be solved. How many incidents like Sandy Hook occur? While tragic, are they statistically significant? Who perpetrates these acts? Who is likely to fall victim to them? -- Would gun control of some kind be effective? How do we measure effectiveness? -- Would greater freedom to carry concealed weapons or placement of more armed security help, or might it create more serious dangers? -- Do the legislative proposals pass constitutional muster? Would an amendment be better than the status quo?
IN AN EFFORT TO DO THE RIGHT THING IS NOT A WEAKNESS..IT IS A STRENGTH AND A ATTRIBUTE OF "A STRONG LEADER" IT TAKES GREAT STRENGTH TO COMPROMISE FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY, NOT THYSELF...
"AMERI-CAN-DO"
WE CAN AND WE MUST DO..
Combine a few letters from the words REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT and they Could Spell..AMERI-CAN-DO & ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY SHOULD..SPELL..AMERI-CAN-DO ! ! !
"WHERE COMPROMISING WITH AMERICA'S LEADER OUR PRESIDENT THAT "WE THE PEOPLE" PUT IN OFFICE SHOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST..BECAUSE WE THE PEOPLE..THE MAJORITY OF AMERICA PUT HIM IN OFFICE TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY ! ! !
WE THE PEOPLE DID NOT PUT PARTIES IN OFFICE WE PUT "MR. BARACK OBAMA IN OFFICE AS OUR LEADER ! !
As PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..NOT DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA ! !
.. SO LET HIM LEAD..NO ONE HAS TO AGREE WITH HIM BUT IF YOU ARE WORKING FOR HIM YOU SHOULD ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST TO WORK WITH HIM "AT ALL TIMES
NEITHER OF THESE WORDS (REPUBLICAN,DEMOCRAT) SPELLED SEPARATELY CAN SPELL.. "AMERI-CAN-DO" It Takes Both To Spell AMERI-CAN-DO and it will take BOTH PARTIES TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN & THEIR CHILDREN.
"UNITED WE STAND" and "TEAM WORK WORKS" (these statements aren't just words they are facts)
STAND BY OUR PRESIDENT/EVERYONE'S PRESIDENT YOUR PRESIDENT AND WORK WITH HIM ! !
Mr. Obama Is NOT just the Democrats President he is "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES" ALL PARTIES SHOULD FOLLOW HIS LEAD.. MR. OBAMA.. IS AMERICA'S LEADER YOUR LEADER/OUR LEADER, HE WAS ELECTED BY AMERICA TO LEAD OUR NATION. "SO LET HIM LEAD" "STAND BY HIM"
"THIS IS WHY "WE THE PEOPLE PUT HIM IN OFFICE" SO FOCUS ON THE BALL ONLY, COMPROMISE WITH THE PRESIDENT AT ALL TIMES & WORK WITH HIM..THIS IS YOUR JOB..YOUR JOB IS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT YOUR PARTY THINKS ABOUT YOU ! !
" AND IT CERTAINLY IS NOT PRODUCTIVE TO ANY PARTY OR AMERICA TO HURT AMERICA BY NOT WORKING WITH AMERICA'S LEADER THAT "WE THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY"
Hogwash--what does it matter what you can make of how something is spelled. Racecar is the same spelled backwards, so what. As far as working for the president, I do not work for any politician. The politicians work for me, it is their responsibility to do what the say they are going to do. When they don't they have lied and lose my respect. Obama lied and that is a fact. Other politicians have lied also but I am speaking particularly of the President. If you want to go Liberal follow in the footsteps of Jimmy Carters daughter Amy. Amy is owned by no man which is why Jimmy did not give her away when she married. Could be wrong because I am a Republican so you might want to fact check.
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BOB I'm not an expert on assault rifles and I don't claim to be! I don't know exactly how many bullets they can fire or how fast. My point is there is absolutely NO reason that ANYONE outside of the military or law enforcement should own a assault rifle! I repeat, the only thing they are good for is killing people!
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You Just stated, you have now idea what an assault rifle is or what it does, but it should be banned. You are the epitome of the average American, reactionary and ignorant.
Even though it was small, it was still capable of firing a bullet and killing. It was all the protection I needed. I don't understand why anyone would need a assault rifle for protection. A smaller and less powerful gun will get the job done.
Assault rifles aren't good for hunting either. There is no reason why anyone would need to take a gun that sprays 100 bullets per second hunting. That would be poor sportsmanship! My father was a hunter and a good one. All he ever owned was a 12 gauge double barreled shotgun and 22 caliber semi-automatic rifle. That was all he ever needed.
It's just nonsense for an individual to own an assault rifle! The only thing they are good for is killing people!
Guns that hold no more than nine or ten bullets in the clip should be enough for most people.
However, I differ with the NRA on one point. I've never thought that individuals should be able to own assault rifles. There is simply no reason for an individual to own an assault rifle. They should be sold only to the military and law enforcement agencies and that's all.
I'm a staunch conservative Christian Republican and I don't usually agree with the president about anything. However, I DO agree with him about strengthening the gun laws and about stopping the sales of assault rifles.
In this day of computers there is no reason why ANY legitimate gun seller, including individuals and sheriff's auctions, can't run a background check on anyone who wants to buy a gun from them! If they have the right software or programs downloaded in their computers it shouldn't take them more than a few minutes to run a background check and if they don't have the right software or programs downloaded that they would need then they shouldn't be selling guns!
DJ.... Dictators are the dudes who fractured several constitutional amendments and gave us the PATRIOT act.
--------------------------------------
In that regard there really is no difference in Bush and Obama. Although Obama is supposed to be a constitutional lawyer so his reign of tyranny is inexcusable.
I guess if your going to kill babys with a knife or gun you need to be a doctor for the democrats to be good with it. Oh yes, your employers insurance must pay the bills also.
Just this past year there was legislation in some state legislatures that, if passed, would have allowed students to carry concealed weapons on their college campuses. I'm not sure if any of it passed.
But this whole thing is just another example of Wall Street corporations having more rights than We the People. An example of how Wall Street essentially runs America for profit above the people's needs. It's sad and tragic.
We should hear and analyze the positions taken by these groups and those who oppose them, research their respective proposals and then legislate (or not) based upon the objective results of the research.
Before any action is taken we should:
-- Prepare an accurate description of the problem to be solved. How many incidents like Sandy Hook occur? While tragic, are they statistically significant? Who perpetrates these acts? Who is likely to fall victim to them?
-- Would gun control of some kind be effective? How do we measure effectiveness?
-- Would greater freedom to carry concealed weapons or placement of more armed security help, or might it create more serious dangers?
-- Do the legislative proposals pass constitutional muster? Would an amendment be better than the status quo?
My $0.02.
IN AN EFFORT TO DO THE RIGHT THING IS NOT A WEAKNESS..IT IS A STRENGTH AND A ATTRIBUTE OF "A STRONG LEADER" IT TAKES GREAT STRENGTH TO COMPROMISE FOR THE GOOD OF THE COUNTRY, NOT THYSELF...
"AMERI-CAN-DO"
WE CAN AND WE MUST DO..
Combine a few letters from the words REPUBLICAN DEMOCRAT and they Could Spell..AMERI-CAN-DO & ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY SHOULD..SPELL..AMERI-CAN-DO ! ! !
"WHERE COMPROMISING WITH AMERICA'S LEADER OUR PRESIDENT THAT "WE THE PEOPLE" PUT IN OFFICE SHOULD ALWAYS COME FIRST..BECAUSE WE THE PEOPLE..THE MAJORITY OF AMERICA PUT HIM IN OFFICE TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY ! ! !
WE THE PEOPLE DID NOT PUT PARTIES IN OFFICE WE PUT "MR. BARACK OBAMA IN OFFICE AS OUR LEADER ! !
As PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA..NOT DIVIDED STATES OF AMERICA ! !
.. SO LET HIM LEAD..NO ONE HAS TO AGREE WITH HIM BUT IF YOU ARE WORKING FOR HIM YOU SHOULD ALWAYS DO YOUR BEST TO WORK WITH HIM "AT ALL TIMES
NEITHER OF THESE WORDS (REPUBLICAN,DEMOCRAT) SPELLED SEPARATELY CAN SPELL.. "AMERI-CAN-DO" It Takes Both To Spell AMERI-CAN-DO and it will take BOTH PARTIES TO BUILD A BETTER FUTURE FOR ALL OF AMERICA'S CHILDREN & THEIR CHILDREN.
"UNITED WE STAND" and "TEAM WORK WORKS"
(these statements aren't just words they are facts)
STAND BY OUR PRESIDENT/EVERYONE'S PRESIDENT YOUR PRESIDENT AND WORK WITH HIM ! !
Mr. Obama Is NOT just the Democrats President he is "THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES" ALL PARTIES SHOULD FOLLOW HIS LEAD.. MR. OBAMA.. IS AMERICA'S LEADER YOUR LEADER/OUR LEADER, HE WAS ELECTED BY AMERICA TO LEAD OUR NATION. "SO LET HIM LEAD" "STAND BY HIM"
"THIS IS WHY "WE THE PEOPLE PUT HIM IN OFFICE" SO FOCUS ON THE BALL ONLY, COMPROMISE WITH THE PRESIDENT AT ALL TIMES & WORK WITH HIM..THIS IS YOUR JOB..YOUR JOB IS NOT TO WORRY ABOUT WHAT YOUR PARTY THINKS ABOUT YOU ! !
" AND IT CERTAINLY IS NOT PRODUCTIVE TO ANY PARTY OR AMERICA TO HURT AMERICA BY NOT WORKING WITH AMERICA'S LEADER THAT "WE THE PEOPLE VOTED FOR TO LEAD OUR COUNTRY"