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LAST EDITED ON Nov-06-06 AT 08:55?PM (MST)
Original post quote: "There are thousands of other guns out there that are plenty enough for me and if it makes our streets safer to get rid of them, I'm OK with it".
If that is the case and what you want, you need to throw your handguns out in the lake, not "assault rifles"
Clinton's assault ban was nothing more than a ban on ugly black guns. A useless ban that did nothing for crime. It is a fact that almost all police shootings and other civilian shootings are done with handguns. pretty much no one walks around with a concealed "assault rifle" but when some occasional nut job does, i love how the media uses the term "automatic weapon" in place of "semi auto". Milwaukee is one of the leaders in shooting deaths and murders this year, almost a shooting a day and i have yet to hear one commited by someone with an evil black long gun.... yep, all handguns and knives. Do your research before you believe what the ANTIS want you to believe.
The assult ban was a 10 year ban and has expired a couple years ago now. Have we all been shocked at the huge step up of crimes commited with "assualt rifles" again now the ban ran out? I don't think so.... they were not the problem in the first place.
I am a gun nut, i love my AK's, HK's SKS's, AR's and anything i can take to the range and blaze away with dirt cheap MIL SURPLUS ammo. I guess its my way of venting frustration and i dont live in an area that has prarie dogs to shoot.
I build my own guns, in fact i just built this one from a once full auto military capture and modified it to satisfy BATF specs and semi auto by replacing the receiver and modifying the trigger group and adding US made parts. I love this stuff, it is a great way to spend a few hours plinking away and building is a great way to use your metal working skills.
If i wanted to take out a bunch of people and go off the deep end i wouldn't use my rifles. I would use my pickup truck at a crowded fair or concert at closing time. Think about it, put it 4wd and stomp the gas when everyone is filing out of the gates and walking down the road. So, would that be considered a "assault vehicle" should 4wd truck be banned then too?
I don't use mine for hunting really. I have shot a couple doe with an SKS but that gun is no different than a BAR, with its wood stock and attached mag. Great gun for a young kid or small woman IMO for deer in tight cover. No recoil, cheap, reliable.
Keep in mind the gun nuts are many, and thier votes and support of the NRA help keep your rights as well.