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In reply to the discussion: I'm all for a total ban on semi-automatic guns [View all]DanTex
(20,709 posts)It's just harder than with a semi-auto. Especially if you are trying to kill a lot of people quickly.
I'm really not sure why you are going with the bolt-action counterexample here. The real gap in a semi-auto ban is not bolt-action rifles, but revolvers. A ban on semi-autos and revolvers -- now that would make a huge difference.
I agree that a ban on semi-autos and handguns is not politically feasible, and that the points you list are a more realistic objective. But that doesn't mean we shouldn't be discussing it. It's kind of like single-payer healthcare. It's not going to happen in the US any time soon, but if it did, it would have a dramatic effect.
Why are you so anxious to limit the spectrum of discussion to the politically feasible? Would you react the same way to someone advocating single-payer?