Gun Violence and the outlawing of firearms in America

[Zachstar]

Glad you live in a safe neighborhood where nobody will dare steal those weapons to use them for robberies and such. BTW I dont know of the legality of what you did. Some states have laws requiring safe storage when large weapons are not in use.

I dont get the crying anyway. The supreme court has ruled TIME after TIME against gun laws.

[breadcatcher101]

What kind of SKS? I have a Yugo. Nice carbines, fun to shoot.

[Stealth Hunter]

Gov'ment 'gonn take our religion and our guns...

[Ducimus]

I've always sat on the fence where gun control is concerned.

On one hand their just a tool like any another. A skill saw, table saw, hammer drill, powder actuated, whatever. Like any tool it's designed to do a specific job. And Tools typically don't go off by themselves, someone has to use them.

On the other hand, some tools are designed to do a job that you probably aren't going to be doing as a civilian, at least not lawfully (exception here being castle laws).

To waffle again, id love to own an M16-A1 or an A2, it would be nice to hold one in my hands again and squeeze off some rounds, and to waffle again, it's not a tool id like to see in the hands of some gang banger in Pomona , south central LA, or whatever.

So yeah, here i sit on the fence.

[krashkart]

I'm kind of on the fence about gun control, but also an avid shooter and gun lover. I really don't think that blanket laws keep dangerous weapons out of the wrong hands, but I'd be interested to see a solution that actually works for everyone.

Isn't this a repeat of "How graciouse of them"?

[gimpy117]

oh what a comprehensive test you've done!!! that really proves a lot!! how silly we all are!

yeah well how about you give a fully loaded SKS to a mentally unstable kid, or a gang member in the inner city and see if it's used to kill people.

I agree with ducimis though...I like shooting My K-98 and it can also be a fine hunting rifle when properly equipped (or in military configuration) but an Ak, M-16 or ANY type of pistol have one job: killing people. I think these guns should be harder to get.

The US has 65% of its murders with firearms.Only Colombia and Uruguay have a higher ratio of guns murders/murders with about 80% and 75% of it's murders by guns

[SteamWake]

Originally Posted by Snestorm

Isn't this a repeat of "How graciouse of them"?

No it is not. That thread is about how nearly half the judges disagree with the constitution.

Oh and GR I'm not sure I would have made this experiment public in as much you put the public in reckless endangerment by not having direct supervision of the un attended firearms....

[gimpy117]

Originally Posted by SteamWake

Oh and GR I'm not sure I would have made this experiment public in as much you put the public in reckless endangerment by not having direct supervision of the un attended firearms....

totally agree...I shoot often and the first rule is gun safety, 100% of the time. and leaving a loaded gun unattended is something that should never be done.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by breadcatcher101

What kind of SKS? I have a Yugo. Nice carbines, fun to shoot.

I have a chinese one I bought when I was in high-school. I used to target shoot a lot, but not so much anymore.