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I'm glad you focused on one issue and didn't broadly paint anyone who believes in some reasoned controls as one who is calling for a complete ban. On this issue I agere. I don't think a 10 round magazine limit is right in anyway; we should be entitled to the same protections as a police officer or other government agent.
I don't however agree with libertarian pro gun advocates that want to hand semi autmotic rifles off to those who "just did their time" and are some how now suppose to be trusted with firearms. I don't agree that a non gun owner can't wait 3 days or even 5 or 7 days for their first firearm so we can make sure they are legally allowed to own one and won't walk out of the store seconds after buying it and kill themselves or others. I think its fine to regulate fully automatic weapons and silenced weapon as they are EXCEPT that I think new permits should be issued each year - this freeking arbitrary limit to the existing number of "Federal Stamps" is pathetic.
The gun advocates need to prove to those on the fence and with no interest in controls one way or another that they believe in public safety and measures to insure as few criminals as possible will possess firearms. Irrresponsible comments around this place about everyone getting to enjoy everything (that's what the second says) is pathetic and deserving of condemnation.
I don't however agree with libertarian pro gun advocates that want to hand semi autmotic rifles off to those who "just did their time" and are some how now suppose to be trusted with firearms. I don't agree that a non gun owner can't wait 3 days or even 5 or 7 days for their first firearm so we can make sure they are legally allowed to own one and won't walk out of the store seconds after buying it and kill themselves or others. I think its fine to regulate fully automatic weapons and silenced weapon as they are EXCEPT that I think new permits should be issued each year - this freeking arbitrary limit to the existing number of "Federal Stamps" is pathetic.
The gun advocates need to prove to those on the fence and with no interest in controls one way or another that they believe in public safety and measures to insure as few criminals as possible will possess firearms. Irrresponsible comments around this place about everyone getting to enjoy everything (that's what the second says) is pathetic and deserving of condemnation.
Every few weeks we get an anti gun poster who whines about normal capacity magazines which are normally 15-17 rounds for modern defensive handguns and 20-30 rounds for "Military" or militia style rifles. These antis claim that say 10 rounds are OK but 15 are not.
Other than the obvious fact that these restrictionists are unlearned as to what is normally used by police, they pretend that they have the expertise to draw lines which of course is a stepping stone (look at Cuomo in NY) to less and less and less.
The fact is, these restrictionists have to claim that normal law abiding citizens can be trusted with 10 rounds but not 15 or 20-an argument that is impossible to support. They also have to argue that we citizens who are not police officers, are less entitled to self defense then our public servants.
when You see a gun restrictionist make this argument you know you are dealing with someone who doesn't trust you to own any weapon but they understand the political ramifications of calling for a complete ban now