07-01-2016, 04:14 PM
(07-01-2016, 03:14 PM)Mike M (the other one) Wrote: I get the AR-15 part as too much firepower for civilians and it just feeds the gun enthusiast's ego and Rambo Fantasy.
Guns like that, I have no problems with restricting/limiting ownership or possibly flat out prohibiting the ownership of them. The problem with restricting is that, if I can get one and you can't, you will be offering me a lot of money so you can get one. And where do we go from there? Do we limit me from the ability to purchase a new one every 10 years or so? How do I find out of I can sell it to you legally? How do I transfer ownership? So many problems created need to be resolved.
Personally, and I have said this a number of times, is that I have never seen a convincing argument that civilian ownership of semi-automatic weapons is necessary and should not be prohibited if we are discussing the prohibition of ownership of particular firearms. I say that as someone that loves shooting, including semis, but all legal uses for firearms can be accomplished with the same degree of effectiveness with actions other than autoloaders.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
