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Remember, no one wants to take away our guns. TupperHappy Dec 2016 #1
Here's the problem with trying to regulate by minutia; make a definition and the seller will flamin lib Dec 2016 #2
You are just full of good ideas... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #3
Perhaps that is the point... sarisataka Dec 2016 #4
Some in DU have openly speculated on how to ban me for a lot less. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #9
Exactly what do we do with all the existing semiautomatic weapons with ... spin Dec 2016 #5
You likely won't get an answer to that. TupperHappy Dec 2016 #19
Hmm. One of the first after-market banana mags was fitted to a Rem Model 8, whose Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #8
re: "gun lobby" is in Europe discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #10
I much prefer an honest gun banner TupperHappy Dec 2016 #11
According to Heller the 2nd doesn't cover carrying any gun for any reason anywhere. flamin lib Dec 2016 #13
Are you suggesting that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #15
If you set the speed limit on the Interstates nationwide to 35 mph, benEzra Dec 2016 #21
Yeah, and if Pepe had wings he wouldn't bump his ass every time he jumped. flamin lib Dec 2016 #23
Advocating bans on 75% of civilian guns...bans that Canada and most of Europe have rejected... benEzra Dec 2016 #25
To misquote Neil A... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #26
I said GUNS, not rifles. nt flamin lib Dec 2016 #30
Yes, I realize that. That's why I said "75% of civilian guns" above, which would encompass benEzra Dec 2016 #43
No one that I know of is arguing that. TupperHappy Dec 2016 #24
A really great post discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #27
There are only two features that matter. flamin lib Dec 2016 #29
Let's say you achieve your goal sarisataka Dec 2016 #31
Ok, then, answer me this. TupperHappy Dec 2016 #32
time. flamin lib Dec 2016 #33
So, the deaths don't matter after all. SQUEE Dec 2016 #35
That is the most stupid reply I've read in a long time. Not saying you are stupid, just your reply. flamin lib Dec 2016 #36
So, nailed it I see. SQUEE Dec 2016 #37
That may be what you are willing to accept, but i guarantee... TupperHappy Dec 2016 #38
That is provably wrong. flamin lib Dec 2016 #39
Yes, I know you said GUNS TupperHappy Dec 2016 #40
This is becoming tiresome. flamin lib Dec 2016 #41
We'll also retain the right to own detachable-magazine semiautos, like Canadians and Europeans. n/t benEzra Dec 2016 #45
"I give up." I rather doubt that- those that seek to punish 'sinful' behavior for 'the greater good' friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 #46
You realize even the *UK* has rejected that level of ban, yes? benEzra Dec 2016 #44
That means I do not have an inherent right to carry an AK in a candy store filled with hyper kids derby378 Dec 2016 #49
Pretty soon we will have a favorable SCOTUS ruling in Kolbe. Kang Colby Dec 2016 #17
Funny how much Europe, sarisataka Dec 2016 #6
No, AR-15's and such are common across most of Europe. benEzra Dec 2016 #22
Heh. "Legal definitions." Well, what do you know. They're catching up -- overseas. Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #7
Murder. yagotme Dec 2016 #12
Well, it's clearly unenforceable so let's repeal laws against murder. flamin lib Dec 2016 #14
My point, yagotme Dec 2016 #18
Heh. If laws only existed because of ther deterrent effect, we wouldn't have ANY laws... Eleanors38 Dec 2016 #34
Oh really? Straw Man Dec 2016 #42
One of the points I often make is that... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #48
I personally think murder should be double secret illegal! discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2016 #16
They're not the "most lethal semiautomatic weapons", they're the least lethal. benEzra Dec 2016 #20
Another confused reporter...no surprise there. ... spin Dec 2016 #28
No more confused or factually incorrect than certain self-proclaimed "experts" on this thread... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2016 #47
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