Should assault rifles be banned in the US?

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Probably not....he has served his country which is more than some

Well don't look at me, I'm only 13! But God Bless him for protecting his country

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Well don't look at me, I'm only 13! But God Bless him for protecting his country

Precisely....so don't mix with the reality.

[Cybermat47]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Precisely....so don't mix with the reality.

I'm not. I just play video games

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I'm not. I just play video games

Then good for you...enjoy the entertainment

[mapuc]

I haven't that much knowledge about weapon and even if I had, I wouldn't be part of this thread, why?

Because this issue about assault weapon or stronger weapon laws or not is an American problem and should be solved by them self

Yes I do have my thoughts about the Americans love to weapons

Why do a person need an M16 or some other big assault weapon to defend their home.

From what I have learned a 9 mm can do enough to stop the criminal/s if you are trained to use it

That's my thought about this issue.

Markus

I don't argue for a simple reason.
I can't say anything that would change a belief someone has.
They can't say anything that changes my beliefs.

Most of what I see going on in this thread is akin to the Spanish Inquisition in my mind.

[Sailor Steve]

Originally Posted by mapuc

Why do a person need an M16 or some other big assault weapon to defend their home.

From what I have learned a 9 mm can do enough to stop the criminal/s if you are trained to use it

You are absolutely right. A pistol is a far better tool in any indoor situation, unless it's something big like a warehouse. No one "needs" an M-16 to defend their home. What you ar missing is that unless you are a registered firearms dealer you can't own an M-16 anyway, or any other fully automatic weapon. The noise everyone is making is actually over the AR-15, which is an M-16 that can only fire single shots, and other similar weapons.

Of course you don't need one of those either. But it isn't about what you think I "need". So we let you take away all the semi-automatic rifles. Then you point out that we don't really "need" any other kind of rifles. The you point out that we don't really "need" any kind of gun at all. This may or may not be true, but there will be gun makers, and there will be a black market, and there will be guns in the hands of pretty much everybody except the law-abiding citizens.

[mapuc]

^ Thank you for your answer.

I hope that your President comes with a solution that both side can support.


Markus

[Armistead]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You are absolutely right. A pistol is a far better tool in any indoor situation, unless it's something big like a warehouse. No one "needs" an M-16 to defend their home. What you ar missing is that unless you are a registered firearms dealer you can't own an M-16 anyway, or any other fully automatic weapon. The noise everyone is making is actually over the AR-15, which is an M-16 that can only fire single shots, and other similar weapons.

Of course you don't need one of those either. But it isn't about what you think I "need". So we let you take away all the semi-automatic rifles. Then you point out that we don't really "need" any other kind of rifles. The you point out that we don't really "need" any kind of gun at all. This may or may not be true, but there will be gun makers, and there will be a black market, and there will be guns in the hands of pretty much everybody except the law-abiding citizens.

I don't know, if a criminal breaks in my house, a pistol is the last thing I'm pulling out and I own a few. The few times I've heard strange noises, I get out my 12 ga, that way if I'm a lil bit nervous I won't miss. Still, I'd rather pull my rifle out than try aiming with a pistol when I'm nervous. I know I'd feel a lot better with an AR with a 30 round clip than a mere 9mm pistol if someone was coming in my house.

[TarJak]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You are absolutely right. A pistol is a far better tool in any indoor situation, unless it's something big like a warehouse. No one "needs" an M-16 to defend their home. What you ar missing is that unless you are a registered firearms dealer you can't own an M-16 anyway, or any other fully automatic weapon. The noise everyone is making is actually over the AR-15, which is an M-16 that can only fire single shots, and other similar weapons.

Of course you don't need one of those either. But it isn't about what you think I "need". So we let you take away all the semi-automatic rifles. Then you point out that we don't really "need" any other kind of rifles. The you point out that we don't really "need" any kind of gun at all. This may or may not be true, but there will be gun makers, and there will be a black market, and there will be guns in the hands of pretty much everybody except the law-abiding citizens.

I don't think anyone is suggesting going that far are they? The Second Amendment still holds until the people vote to change the constitution right?

Unless of course that amendment is restricted by the interpretation that the right to bear arms was only to allow for an armed militia in case of national emergency.

I noticed this earlier post got overlooked and still have the question open in my mind: http://subsim.com/radioroom/showpost...&postcount=208

How does the unorganised militia become mobilised and therefore organised? Is it as per WWII and so on or is there another model?

[soopaman2]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

You are absolutely right. A pistol is a far better tool in any indoor situation, unless it's something big like a warehouse. No one "needs" an M-16 to defend their home. What you ar missing is that unless you are a registered firearms dealer you can't own an M-16 anyway, or any other fully automatic weapon. The noise everyone is making is actually over the AR-15, which is an M-16 that can only fire single shots, and other similar weapons.

Of course you don't need one of those either. But it isn't about what you think I "need". So we let you take away all the semi-automatic rifles. Then you point out that we don't really "need" any other kind of rifles. The you point out that we don't really "need" any kind of gun at all. This may or may not be true, but there will be gun makers, and there will be a black market, and there will be guns in the hands of pretty much everybody except the law-abiding citizens.

I have an AR-15. Thank you.

It is way more high maintainance than the military counterpart.

Do I need it? Not really. Do I enjoy it? Do I respect it? Do I respect human life?

All yes.

I hate to spit out a cliche, of guns not killing people, but people do.

I fear gun control, because it is what Hitler and Stalin did before they plunged their nations into peril.

As said before, I am liberal on in most views except gun control.

the bill of rights is the groundwork of our constitution, and should never be changed.

Change the second amendment, it will bring about precidence to change another. Like the right to speedy trial, or the right to fair punishments.

Change the second amendment would open up a huge can of worms, that will erode our entire system.

Bill of rights is not to be messed with, it is the benchmark, our core beliefs as a people, and a "national idea".