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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 1494 Views
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A lot of people are uncomfortable about homsexuality. Let's ban that too. - 25/07/2012 09:26:46 PM 919 Views
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I am mostly in agreement with you. - 26/07/2012 02:11:56 AM 728 Views
Fully automatic weapons are already forbidden, aren't they? - 27/07/2012 02:19:57 AM 850 Views
Pretty strong (as someone born, raised and living outside the US) - 25/07/2012 11:23:52 AM 943 Views
I'm okay with guns in very limited circumstances. - 25/07/2012 11:41:13 AM 986 Views
Re: I'm okay with guns in very limited circumstances. - 25/07/2012 01:21:36 PM 894 Views
Inevitable thread, but mostly I feel people enters this debate without knowing enough about guns - 25/07/2012 02:05:12 PM 1099 Views
I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 02:47:05 PM 993 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 03:00:07 PM 870 Views
Re: - 25/07/2012 03:30:44 PM 910 Views
Okay, that makes no sense - 25/07/2012 04:32:28 PM 927 Views
Re: Re: - 25/07/2012 05:50:23 PM 958 Views
Re: I have to admit that I didn't read most of that, sorry. - 25/07/2012 10:48:46 PM 957 Views
I understand, but you probably should if time permits - 25/07/2012 03:49:49 PM 1070 Views
It is unlikely to, for a while. - 25/07/2012 10:37:30 PM 952 Views
Oh, but you have time to read Cannoli though - 26/07/2012 01:10:50 AM 890 Views
... his was shorter? - 26/07/2012 02:41:48 PM 811 Views
Yeah but mine had diagrams! - 26/07/2012 03:46:49 PM 893 Views
I do sometimes need pictures. - 26/07/2012 04:55:17 PM 750 Views
Re: I do sometimes need pictures. - 26/07/2012 04:57:57 PM 893 Views
*NM* - 26/07/2012 05:23:11 PM 426 Views
Where exactly did you get those numbers? - 27/07/2012 07:23:31 PM 904 Views
He's right as far as numbers go. - 27/07/2012 08:08:02 PM 944 Views
Wikipedia, the unchallenged source for acurate and complete citation - 27/07/2012 08:19:40 PM 978 Views
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I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 08:18:04 PM 870 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 09:14:34 PM 846 Views
Re: I'm not surprised there were missing incidents - 31/07/2012 11:56:05 PM 1013 Views
Norway? Scotland? - 25/07/2012 09:31:49 PM 849 Views
You can keep this up - 25/07/2012 09:56:28 PM 837 Views
Hi, Cannoli. - 25/07/2012 10:30:56 PM 856 Views
well it could have at least double posted the edited version - 26/07/2012 10:40:32 PM 810 Views
Most of those numbers come from inner city violence - 26/07/2012 10:40:34 PM 1025 Views
Re: Hi, Cannoli. - 09/08/2012 09:07:03 PM 914 Views
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Or - 26/07/2012 03:20:12 PM 783 Views
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HE was talking about normal people. - 26/07/2012 04:53:16 PM 906 Views
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Possibly. We do do that. - 26/07/2012 06:52:58 PM 902 Views
In addition to random thoughts's points... - 26/07/2012 03:10:56 PM 828 Views
You're partially right but mostly wrong - 26/07/2012 05:46:27 PM 884 Views
Correct me if I'm wrong.... - 25/07/2012 03:53:07 PM 1039 Views
You're wrong - 25/07/2012 04:37:22 PM 811 Views
Yes. - 25/07/2012 05:09:36 PM 815 Views
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Dude, your burglary argument makes no sense - 25/07/2012 11:09:37 PM 846 Views
It makes lots of sense, actually. - 25/07/2012 11:55:59 PM 855 Views
They don't bring guns here. Huh. *NM* - 26/07/2012 12:59:15 AM 414 Views
they don't typically bring guns here either - 26/07/2012 02:01:14 AM 952 Views
That's how I understand it too but I'm dubious, many criminals are dumber than a bag of hammers - 26/07/2012 02:22:18 AM 805 Views
Ha! - 26/07/2012 12:07:20 PM 726 Views
One of my Marine friends became a Fort Worth cop when he got out - 26/07/2012 03:11:12 PM 918 Views
You get some wild stories - 26/07/2012 06:09:52 PM 921 Views
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Sure, but you can legislate certain excessive firearms. - 26/07/2012 09:41:12 PM 904 Views
assault rifles are banned - 26/07/2012 10:51:28 PM 856 Views
Touchy - 28/07/2012 04:33:46 AM 1038 Views

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