Quote Originally Posted by mkemse View Post
I have no problem what so ever with gun ownership, if person wants a rifle to hunt with, that is his or her choice, if they want a gun to protect their house and family i have no issue withthat either

What my objection is that virtualy anyone can obtain a semi automatic assault rifle or similar in a hand gun fro ms gun shop, the type of hand gun used in the recent college shooting Dekalb Illinois,it was a semi automatic rapis fire hand gun bought at a local gun shop
I see no reason for the average citizen NON gun collector to own a rapid fire gun that hold say 80 rounds the only purpose of an assault rifle is to kill, they are used my the military for that puprose, and collectors use them for display and most of them are not live guns they simply collect them
I do not believe for 1 second a person needs an assult rifle to deer hunt, duck hunt, bird hunt ect, not to mention i have never see an deer, bird, rabbit or any animal fire back , so whey an assault rifle, why is not a standard rifle alone not good enough to hunt with?? and why an assault rifle to protect you family and house a standard rifle wouls servce the purpose just fine
Woud I ever own gun, no i have no reason to owe one wouldi ever consider it if the need arose absolutely, not as of now I simply have no need ot own one
Many wheelguns (revolvers) can be fired far more rapidly than semi-automatic pistols.

To my knowledge, there are no semi-automatic pistols that hold 80 rounds.

And you're vascillating. So no one who is a NON-collector should be banned from owning such guns.

Better define that. How does one get 'collector' status?

What about shotguns? Multiple projectiles which scatter into a wide area... pretty indiscriminant.

What about scoped (sniper) rifles? They fall well within the bounds you approve of. Single shot, small magazine.

You're clearly one of those who think pecking away at my rights bit by bit is the way to go... and that's why I object to any sort of gun control. Because those of your type don't stop. Give them an inch, they want a mile.