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In reply to the discussion: If we don't focus on the mentally ill how are background checks supposed to work? [View all]Adrahil
(13,340 posts)Fully automatic weapons are already heavily restricted. Legal full auto guns are almost never used in the commision of a crime, and at this point, many are historical pieces. I have an acquaintence who is a WWI history buff and collector. He owns, a no-kidding WWI machine gun. But for the size and weight, he is certainly not going to rob a bank with it.
As for semi-auto guns... Good luck. Will never happen in this country, IMO. That would be like trying to put smoke back in the bottle.
Guns are things. They do not have a will of their own. Maybe one day gun control advocates will be able to ban broad swaths of weapons, but realistically, the best way to deal with this issue is to dela witht he reasons people kill other people, unless we intend to go door to door searching for guns.