Gallup: support for gun control at all-time low. (abortion, goverment, abuse)
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Those were the so-called Saturday Night Specials. These would be ones in the lighter calibers like .22 and .25. The logic was that banning them would make criminals not use firearms since the next step up would be too expensive. The logic turned out to be wrong. The bad guys just uparmored to 9MM.
That's the problem with outlawing certain classes of firearms as being "the worst", once they're banned then the next class becomes "the worst" and the push is on to get rid of them. Much like happened in Australia. Multi-capacity shotguns were banned. Guns like the Remington 870 or 1100 or the Browning BPS or Auto 5. All that was left were break action single and double barrels. There has been movement in some states, such as MD, to do the same thing.
As an aside I have a nice little Walther .25, pre WW II era.
banning saturday night specials or a cheap pistols only took firearms out of the hand of the poor and the ability to protect themselves.
I think it's nonsensical for gun owners and users to not support gun control, on some level.
First off,what is the proposed purpose of gun control laws?
How will such laws achieve their stated goals?
How restrictive will such laws be upon the people?
I think it's nonsensical for gun owners and users to not support gun control, on some level.
And they pretty much do. You'd be hard-pressed to find a responsible gun owner who thinks it's a good idea to allow a felon on parole for robbery to waltz into their local gun store and buy a new pistol, for example.
Today's federal gun laws are not perfect, but they are adequate enough. I would like to be able to buy a fully-automatic rifle at Cabella's...true, but I'm not bent out of shape because I can't. The NFA is not entirely unreasonable, but the 1986 cut-off is annoyingly arbitrary.
What I don't want are any more arbitrary gun laws passed which further limit what I can/can't have.
First off, what is the proposed purpose of gun control laws?
The purpose is to give well intended people... who are unwilling or unable to make the harder to get legislated tough choices about the actual problems... a nice warm fuzzy feeling that they're "doing something" and will "help the children"
Gun control is so stupid. The only people I see supporting it are liberals who want to have an excuse for the high rates of gun violence in Black and Hispanic communities. That's why you have Chicago, DC, etc banning handguns because they have out of control gun violence.
What really needs to happen is we ban guns based on race rather than the city you live in based on their kind of logic it seems to fit.
First off,what is the proposed purpose of gun control laws?
How will such laws achieve their stated goals?
How restrictive will such laws be upon the people?
What is the point of any type of regulation? Being pro regulation doesn't mean you are against what you are regulating. I don't support prohibition, but I have no problem with the alcohol industry being regulated. I love my car, but I also want some regulation in automobiles and driving.
What is the point of any type of regulation? Being pro regulation doesn't mean you are against what you are regulating. I don't support prohibition, but I have no problem with the alcohol industry being regulated. I love my car, but I also want some regulation in automobiles and driving.
And they pretty much do. You'd be hard-pressed to find a responsible gun owner who thinks it's a good idea to allow a felon on parole for robbery to waltz into their local gun store and buy a new pistol, for example.
Today's federal gun laws are not perfect, but they are adequate enough. I would like to be able to buy a fully-automatic rifle at Cabella's...true, but I'm not bent out of shape because I can't. The NFA is not entirely unreasonable, but the 1986 cut-off is annoyingly arbitrary.
What I don't want are any more arbitrary gun laws passed which further limit what I can/can't have.
It would be easier if you could just go to Cabellas and get a cheap convenient full auto conversion for your favorite rifle
Considering that all forms of gun control are unconstitutional, it's good to see people are finally opening their eyes and using a bit of common sense.
Great! I'll go buy that howitzer now, in time for New Years Eve.
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