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Fully automatic weapons are already forbidden, aren't they? A Deathwatch Guard Send a noteboard - 27/07/2012 02:19:57 AM
That seems more or less reasonable to me. Otherwise, pistols, rifles, shotguns, assault rifles... I don't really see what good can come of denying any of them. Except maybe for pistols, since they're the smallest and easiest to hide, but I am very loathe to rob people of their right to buy them, since I see them as the "primary" gun category, and also the only one that is useful for self defense if you're walking somewhere late at night or something. So you just have to take the good with the bad. And the way I see it, some people die due to pistols being allowed, and some are saved due to having them, and the two likely balance out. But everyone who has a pistol with them for self-defense feels safer and more secure because of it, while if they were outlawed everyone would still be just as fearful of being mugged or assaulted and killed as they are now.

I'm uncertain about sniper rifles, but basically bullet shooting type things seem fine to me. Obviously things like missile launchers, grenades, etc, have no business being in public circulation and therefore shouldn't be allowed.
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Do you have strong feelings/opinions about gun control? - 25/07/2012 05:48:56 AM 1408 Views
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Fully automatic weapons are already forbidden, aren't they? - 27/07/2012 02:19:57 AM 775 Views
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Re: Re: - 25/07/2012 05:50:23 PM 871 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 10:48:46 PM 871 Views
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... his was shorter? - 26/07/2012 02:41:48 PM 725 Views
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I do sometimes need pictures. - 26/07/2012 04:55:17 PM 662 Views
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*NM* - 26/07/2012 05:23:11 PM 389 Views
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He's right as far as numbers go. - 27/07/2012 08:08:02 PM 858 Views
Wikipedia, the unchallenged source for acurate and complete citation - 27/07/2012 08:19:40 PM 886 Views
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Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 11:56:05 PM 920 Views
Norway? Scotland? - 25/07/2012 09:31:49 PM 764 Views
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well it could have at least double posted the edited version - 26/07/2012 10:40:32 PM 723 Views
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Or - 26/07/2012 03:20:12 PM 695 Views
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Dude, your burglary argument makes no sense - 25/07/2012 11:09:37 PM 769 Views
It makes lots of sense, actually. - 25/07/2012 11:55:59 PM 769 Views
They don't bring guns here. Huh. *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:59:15 AM 382 Views
they don't typically bring guns here either - 26/07/2012 02:01:14 AM 853 Views
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Ha! - 26/07/2012 12:07:20 PM 640 Views
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assault rifles are banned - 26/07/2012 10:51:28 PM 766 Views
Touchy - 28/07/2012 04:33:46 AM 954 Views

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