Maine Mass Shooting

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(10-30-2023, 11:37 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: Yeah, that's stupid.  Just as stupid as Eric Swalwell's idea to ban "assault weapons" and go door to door confiscating them.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/questions-answers-lawmaker-who-wants-your-assault-weapons-n871531

Which he reiterated recently in response to this shooting. (sans the door to door bit, he must have gotten some advice not to give the whole game away).

Ban assault weapons now. Choose our kids over their killers. pic.twitter.com/7h5vYj9Hzi

— Eric Swalwell (@ericswalwell) August 28, 2023

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Oh so he didn't say the thing you said he said.  Got it.

In fact he didn't say it all.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/questions-answers-lawmaker-who-wants-your-assault-weapons-n871531

Quote:The way I see it is you have a grace period to buy them back. If you do not participate in the buyback, I'm proposing that we would have a way that they could be kept at a licensed shooting range. You could still fire them there, shoot for sport at a licensed range or licensed hunting club, but they would no longer be at a shopping mall, at a church, in a car, but kept securely to protect the most people.

I'm not proposing a roundup or confiscation. It would be like anything else that's banned: If you're caught with it there would be a steep penalty. Any fear of ATF agents going door to door to collect assault weapons is unfounded and not what is proposed here. They don't go collecting drugs that are banned or any other substance or weapon that's banned and I’m not proposing that here.

Should I add you post to my "stupid" signature?