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In reply to the discussion: Police: 8 dead in shooting at FedEx facility in Indianapolis [View all]Dial H For Hero
(2,971 posts)36. I remember the the day differently than you do.
when a person couldn't own an assault rifle
I'm not going to be pedantic, I presume you mean a semiautomatic rifle with a large magazine. The AR-15 has been on the market since 1964. You could get an M1 Carbine with a 30 round magazine in the 1950's, and you could order a fully automatic Thompson submachinegun through the mail in 1934, The Winchester 1907 rifle (which debuted in, not surprisingly, 1907) coulc be had with 10, 15, and 20 round magazines.
i remember only being allowed to own a shotgun that was limited to 3 shells.
That rule only applies to the use of shotguns for hunting migratory wildfowl. Most shotguns back in the day actually held 5 shells in the magazine. One head to insert a "plug" into the magazine when hunting such animals to be legal, but there has never been a law restricting magazines to 3 shells.
I remember that it wasn't easy to get a concealed carry permit, you had to have a good reason.
You're quite correct on this one. 40 years ago, few few states make it east to get a permit. Now, only a handful states have such restrictions....and in 19 states, one doesn't even need a permit!
I remember when certain types of bullets were banned because they were so deadly.
I'm not sure what you're speaking of here. There are a couple of states that restridt hollow poiont ammunition, and armor piercing ammuntion has some federal limitations (it's legal to own, I have a bunch myself) but licesnsed dealers normally can't sell it, making it scarce.
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Good post. I agree. This is who we are now. Is facism far behind? Almost lost democracy Jan.6 IMHO.
Evolve Dammit
Apr 2021
#9
time to use some correction fluid on the ole parchement o rules AKA expunge the 2a
Blues Heron
Apr 2021
#12
A while as in not going to happen, at least not in my, or my children's children's
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#15
Chances are the guy who just shot up the FedEx facility was a lawful gun owner. Until he wasn't.
Hassin Bin Sober
Apr 2021
#61
A Constitutional Convention would be by far the most risky way to do things.
Calista241
Apr 2021
#46
I'm against open carry except in the cirfcumstances you mention as well. Just carry concealed.
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#58
Actually, we are at our average of 3 every two days. We just don't hear about many of them.
niyad
Apr 2021
#21
They tried using militias while fighting native americans in what is now the great lakes.
Crowman2009
Apr 2021
#34
You mean real life isn't a cowboy movie or an action movie where writers can make the "hero"
AZLD4Candidate
Apr 2021
#64
And legel with considerably less paperwork than an ordinry firearm, I might add.
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2021
#57