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In reply to the discussion: Maybe a dumb question on Assault rifles [View all]SYFROYH
(34,162 posts)36. Slow your roll there, Andy. I'm for more gun control, too. Just not this type.
I think the OP made a well-intentioned suggestion with which I disagreed. My point of the previous email is why propose a law that won't reduce killings and only alienate more potential allies who are not violent.
I get to call myself a Democrat. You can like it or not. Why don't contact the DNC and report SYFROYH on DU. They'll be glad to go from there.
The platform of which you speak doesn't include increasing taxation. Here it is in case you haven't read it yet.
And just a reminder: This platform plank is about reducing gun violence -- it's not anti-gun.
In a country as great as ours, no child should be afraid to go to school or walk around their neighborhood. No spouse should be afraid to come home at night. No American should be afraid to go to work or their place of worship. And no human being should be afraid to go to a shopping mall or baseball field, nightclub or movie theater, concert or college campus.
But too many politicians act as if gun violence is just a fact of everyday life. They offer only thoughts and prayers as tragedies unfold, while accepting millions from the National Rifle Association to stand in the way of even the smallest reforms.
We must stop pretending that we are powerless to prevent gun violence. Thats why for decades the Democratic Party has put forth policies that would help prevent the carnage that has become all too common in schools and communities across the country.
Democrats believe that we can reduce gun violence while respecting the rights of responsible gun owners. We believe we should expand and strengthen background checks for those who want to purchase a firearm because it shouldnt be easier to get a gun than a drivers license. We believe we should ensure that guns dont fall into the hands of terrorists (whether they be domestic or foreign), domestic abusers, other violent criminals, or those who have shown signs of danger toward themselves or others. And we believe we should treat gun violence as the deadly public health crisis it is.
Democrats stand with the students, families, and organizers who are fighting to enact these commonsense policies to keep our communities safe, once and for all.
But too many politicians act as if gun violence is just a fact of everyday life. They offer only thoughts and prayers as tragedies unfold, while accepting millions from the National Rifle Association to stand in the way of even the smallest reforms.
We must stop pretending that we are powerless to prevent gun violence. Thats why for decades the Democratic Party has put forth policies that would help prevent the carnage that has become all too common in schools and communities across the country.
Democrats believe that we can reduce gun violence while respecting the rights of responsible gun owners. We believe we should expand and strengthen background checks for those who want to purchase a firearm because it shouldnt be easier to get a gun than a drivers license. We believe we should ensure that guns dont fall into the hands of terrorists (whether they be domestic or foreign), domestic abusers, other violent criminals, or those who have shown signs of danger toward themselves or others. And we believe we should treat gun violence as the deadly public health crisis it is.
Democrats stand with the students, families, and organizers who are fighting to enact these commonsense policies to keep our communities safe, once and for all.
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The suggestion that ammunition be highly taxed or made extremely expensive
PoindexterOglethorpe
Apr 2021
#1
If you can afford a gun that shoots 200 rounds a minute it's not expensive enough. nt
AndyS
Apr 2021
#22
First step, is to repudiate gun bans. Once gun bans are off the table, there will be room to talk
SYFROYH
Apr 2021
#39
Assault rifles use a wide range of ammunition. Some are commonly used for hunting
Kaleva
Apr 2021
#10
The advantages of the .223 is that they are are lighter and being less powerful , have little recoil
Kaleva
Apr 2021
#19
I believe the Army is thinking of abandoning the 5.45X45 NATO round for something more powerful
Kaleva
Apr 2021
#43
Hunters are accustomed to one shot one kill. 'Assault weapon" shooter are accustomed to just spray
AndyS
Apr 2021
#26
I have no desire to own any firearms, I recently sold my Colt 1911 ACP because I just
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#37
Might not be constitutional in the vein of Minneapolis Star v. Minnesota Comm'r
Amishman
Apr 2021
#38