Poll: gun rights but how much is too much?

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TK421 said:
No limits. I live in southwest Missouri. You don't even mention gun laws around here without gettin punched. And I like it that way.
Same here in Colorado. I actually found out that they wouldn't really care if you had an artillery cannon. You just have to have to make sure no one gets hurt. :D
 

Good morning blues

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The poll options display a remarkable lack of awareness of the issues of gun control. I don't have any problem with allowing people to own a rifle after taking a safety course, but I am considerably more hesitant to allow handguns to be handed out to just anyone.
 

GreyWolf257

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Either me or people in my close family own a combination of rifles, shotguns, and handguns. I think the limit should stop at full-auto weapons (Unless you somehow manage to get a type-three license; if you do, then you fucking deserve it. Takes years to get approved for that, and you can be denied for having so much as a parking ticket.) However, I do own a box of "cop killer" rounds. All they are are Teflon-coated bullets, and I certainly never plan on using them against cops.
 

The Cheezy One

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sneakypenguin said:
The Cheezy One said:
no-one needs guns
by producing guns for military and police, you make it easier for terrorists to get them
so you have to make more guns
and the cycle continues
i know a bank in america, where when you set up an account, they give you a gun
no $300 investment or whatever, just give you a gun
i bet they dont run background checks either
A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.
a well regulated militia has the right to bear arms NOT just anyone
DC v Heller secured the 2nd amendment as an individual right though.

the Court held that the Second Amendment protects an individual right to possess a firearm unconnected with service in a militia, and to use that firearm for traditionally lawful purposes, such as self-defense within the home. The Court based its holding on the text of the Second Amendment, as well as applicable language in state constitutions adopted soon after the Second Amendment.
fair enough
still seems too dangerous to allow most people access to guns, but then again im british
 

ottenni

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Guns are for babies. Real men use their fists, or the fists of their enemies to beat them.

On a serious note. I have nothing against the ownership of guns. I just believe better education and training is needed (a licence system wont hurt either, want too keep guns away from idiots? Give them a test!). For example there is no way in hell i support the ownership of firearms for self defense unless the person is well trained and can recognize when it would be better to simply not use it. There is a reason police need to have training and no excuse can justify civilians getting away with none.
 

Kollega

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For practical purposes, we should stop at semi-automatic pistols. I'm very doubtful about shotguns and hunting rifles. Have to have a wide selection of non-lethal weapons available for sale, though - that way, people will have a possibility for self-defense without killing anyone.

But to be completely honest? I'm not gonna be happy unless i can have 20 nuclear warheads, battleship the size of Yamato, my very own Kill-Sat, and RYNO V for close encounters.
 

Aesir23

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I'd have to say swords only. They SEEM to take a lot more skill to handle competently than a gun. But I've never handled either (hoping to get a sword soon though) so I wouldn't know.

That and I just like swords better than guns.
 

clutch-monkey

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you ahven't lived until you've hunted wild pigs with 17th century flintlocks whilst wearing a top hat, tuxedo and monocle and speaking only in faux old timey british accents. i'll have to find the pics.


i also hate these debates, since you get so many retards weighing in from the extreme "everybody should be able to have any gun with no training or familiarization course" to the "guns are inherently evil tools..somehow.. everything would be donuts and sunshine if they were gone" side of the spectrum.
 

Verbal Samurai

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Berethond said:
I am aware of federal statutes that prohibit all explosives of that nature. Even if a state statute tried to contradict the federal statute, it would be invalid. You cannot legally own those kinds of explosives.

If you don't want to believe me, fine. When you or someone else goes to jail on your misinformation, its no skin off my back.