http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/feinstein-purpose-dry-supply-these-weapons-over-time_697629.html
I do think
it’s telling that legislation like this is coming from people like Senator
Feinstein, who have probably never held a gun, and not even the pretty radical
Senator Reid. When I hold my
semi-automatic rifle (it’s not an assault anything) by my shoulder and aim down
the sights. If I 'spray' it's because I am pulling the trigger a lot, because
it's semi-automatic. The hallmark of a semi-auto rifle is that 1 bullet leaves
the barrel with 1 trigger pull (unless something's wrong and then nothing
happens). What matters more than how many rounds my magazines can hold is my
mental state. If my head is filled with
hate, the tool doesn't matter, I'll do damage. The key is to ensure that I'm mentally and
emotionally strong enough to NOT do things in anger.
I’ll rant
about things like this in the future, but part of being self-controlled is
being able to think critically about things, to use logic. Another aspect is ensuring that adults don’t
set up kids for failure in the ‘real world’; that world is apparently different
from the one we raise them in.
If you want
to ban 'bump firing' then do that and leave semi-automatic rifles alone. And what is a 'bullet button'? Those of us who know a thing or two about
firearms call a ‘bullet button’ a magazine release. The magazine is what holds the bullets, a
clip holds rounds together for easier insertion into a magazine. Sometimes they’re referred to as ‘stripper
clips’. I could have a thousand-round
clip and it wouldn't be able to hurt anyone.
The
Constitution says nothing about hunting when it guarantees the right to bear
arms. The 'defense' mentioned is against the government, and what you want is
directly opposed to that. No offense,
but that seems like you need to read the Constitution and think about the oath
that you and every other person in congress took when you were ‘sworn in’.
You've
nearly let the cat out of the bag, when you say things like "dry up the
supply". Do you even know who you’re
drying up the supply for? [Or maybe you
do, and that’s the real problem]
Criminals are not known for obeying the laws. That may seem rather elementary, but it needs
to be said. Some people believe all that’s
needed for an end to violence is just one more law, no matter how many were
broken the last time something terrible happened. A regulation is worth NOTHING, not even to
wipe with the paper it’s written on, if the people who are supposed to follow
it will not do so. Nothing could be more
harmful to the Republic than disarming all of its citizens. Well, more harmful than what Congress has
already done to destroy it and the Constitution.
Many people
throw out the 'musket' theory when talking about banning black guns from the
general populace, today. They seem to think
that we had ‘muskets’ back then, and that’s why it was written; certainly not for the ‘dangerous looking’
weapons we have today. What
they don't seem to remember, however, is that during the Revolutionary War, the
colonists by and large had better weaponry.
That is, unless you think that an un-rifled musket is better than a
rifled barrel. That's why the British
had to walk in lines and shoot together, the guns weren't accurate. I’d say a bullet kills the same as it did 235 years ago, except for that the accuracy we have today, which is standard.
Another thing, the "shot heard 'round the world"
was fired during the British attempt to confiscate weapons from the colonists
at Lexington and Concord. What
reasoning was given then for them to not have the 'arms' they had? Are we hearing the same reasons today?
Regulations during the colonial period.
The DHS wants you to fend off a shooter with scissors. Not the 'assault scissors', with high-capacity cutting surfaces, or the ones that look scary (pointy, peace signs... *shivers*)... Make sure you use the new and improved, government issued 'safety scissors', which are safer... for the kids. It'll almost be like bringing a knife to a gun fight, but with a cheap, blunt edge.
