12-18-2012, 09:55 PM
(12-18-2012, 09:06 PM)username Wrote:(12-18-2012, 06:52 PM)Jimbone Wrote: Yes, we had a ban and it also didn't stop the killing. So what's the point then in another ban, as it didn't do what was intended the first time?
This next ban will have to be stiffer than the last one - since the last one didn't produce the desired outcome, right?
What is it again you were saying about a slippery slope?
*sigh* We're never going to agree. I don't see why people need semi-automatic weapons and magazines that hold 30 plus bullets. If gun control doesn't work at all, what the hell, might as well lift the ban on automatic weapons too! Won't change anything, right? Throw in a scud missile or two while you're at it (although scuds are so yesterday).
Legalize crack too because making that illegal hasn't worked very well either.
Ah, but see now we can get somewhere. It's magazine capacity that is the bigger problem... and I would agree with that. I don't really see a purpose - other than for me, laziness and convenience at the range - for high capacity magazines. And personally, I find the lower quantity magazine are actually more reliable and don't jam as often. Here where I live you can't have magazines larger than 10 rounds anyway...
But as far as semi automatic firearms, well, they aren't going anywhere. That is the majority of what is manufactured and sold. There are very few single shot firearms around.
The one point you make is one of the most important ones though. Criminals and those who want to do bad things don't give a shit about the law. Whether it's crack, scuds, or Syrian chemical weapons.
And MS, don't be a douche nozzle. You know what my argument is and how I am approaching it. So thanks anyway, but I have no intention of making my house a fortress.