Another Victory!!

[KJUN]

(1)However, I still believe that there should be regulations in place to prevent dangerous persons from purchasing, trading or possessing firearms and ammunitions. (2) I also believe the laws should be consistant with all fifty states to prevent people who would otherwise be prohibited from owning or possessing firearms from crossing state lines to make such a purchase in states with weak guns laws i.e. Georgia.
I respect what your second amendment says about an individuals right to bear arms, but at the same time, I believe certain firearms should not be out on the open market due to the fact the original intent of these certain firearms by the manufacturer was for military use.
For many years I owned firearms and was an avid hunter. (3) I personally just can't see what good an AK 47 or Tek 9 is for hunting.

3 points: (1) There are 20,000 Federal gun laws in place to do that already. We should enforce THOSE and not make more than will only hurt law-abiding citizens. (2) I agree the law SHOULD be the same for all 50 states. it was written in as the 2nd amendment. You know - part of the treaty that bound the sovereign states together into a republic? Anything beyond that should be left to the STATES since that is the basis of the government of these united states...as long as the state laws don't violate the rights enumerated in the BOR to remind elected officials what they have no right to transgress upon. (3) Although it is very fun to hunt feral hogs with an AK47 (or any other full capacity low recoil high power semi-automatic rifle), I can agree with your statement. Hopwever, the right to bear arms has NOTHING to do with hunting. hunting is a privelege. The RIGHT to defend ourselves from any and all forms of oppression is not a privilege - and it has nothing to do with hunting.

Unfortunately Bobby, background checks for the most part are left up to each individual state.
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All fifty states require anyone wishing to drive a car to be licenced, and licencing includes a period of time for a person to learn by way of a learners permit.

Second, driving is a privilege - not a right. The government has NO RIGHT to say you can't defend yourself. THAT is the bases of the right to bear arms. Period.

First, that statement about the background checks is interesting. Did you just make it up, or did you make it up a long time ago and just hoped someone believed it eventually? Either way, it's an outright lie. As as FFL (federal firearms license) holder, I can say you have no real clue what you are talking about when you made that statement.

According to Statistics Canada, the stereotype rings true: Canadians are far less likely to be killed with a gun than their American counterparts.

Great comparison, but too bad it isn't a valid one. In ANY country, crime increases with population density. Compare VIOLENT DEATHS is specific areas by density. Comparing gun crimes in the US to gun crimes in Canada is just a way to make stats lie, and everyone knows it. Compare the death from violent crimes (i.e., guns, knives, etc. - all combined since and increase in stabbing isn't a justification for a decrease in shootings) in comparable areas. Heck, leave Canada out of this for that matter. Compare similar-sized areas within the US. It's no hidden concept that stricter guns laws increase the danger to law abiders - not decrease it. The safest places to live are almost always the places with the laxest gun laws.

KJ

 

[medusacoils]

Very, Very, Very well said KJUN!! I forgive you for all your previous transgressions! LOL!! :cheers:

ComoxCorn, One thing I must point out is the difference between an assault weapon and a firearm developed to resemble an assault weapon. Yes some of these "firearms" have the same power as the "Real" thing, but they are not designed to function the same way. i.e. fully automatic and such. Anything that does is illegal, unless you have some really serious federal permits.

In layman's term, just because it looks like an AK, doesn't mean it is one. The term Assault Weapon, is a term that was brought to attention during the Clinton administration and it has been proven that the majority of firearms available to the law abiding citizenry, are in fact not assault rifles.

I have in my possession a rifle that I use for hunting large game. It has more power and is far more accurate than some of these so called assault weapons.

Your caught up in the Clinton era "assault weapons" terminology, which is not accurate!

Wayne