So you think you know the 2nd Amendment

[The Storyteller]

But supposing theoretically they could pass a law with real teeth, then what? .

I don't see that happening. Not yet, anyway, even after a year of 4 mass shootings ending in one at an elementary school that killed 20 children, all of which involved assault weapons and multiple round magazines or drums. We don't have the political will and there aren't enough people admitting some guns just don't belong in a civilian population. Too many politicians in the pocket of the gun lobby, and too many wannabe cowboys.

[Yossarian]

I also find most of the home protection arguments supporting assault weapons weak.

Is anyone asking you to buy one? Why is it people always want to impose their personal decisions on others?

Could we let people make their own decisions unless they are hurting others, or at least require that a proposed restriction would reasonably prevent harm to others? And no one has been able to make a good argument that any of the proposed restrictions do that, they only serve to mollify the emotional and irrational.

[The Storyteller]

Could we let people make their own decisions unless they are hurting others,

And there's the rub, isn't it? Everything is fine until somebody decides to hurt somebody with one of these killing machines. But when they do, it is horrible.

Just ban the damn things already.

[Midwest]

And there's the rub, isn't it? Everything is fine until somebody decides to hurt somebody with one of these killing machines. But when they do, it is horrible.

Just ban the damn things already.

Since the last ban didn't work, what makes you think this one will? Unless you are advocating confiscation of the existing stock of now banned weapons, the ban will be completely inneffective.

Since confiscation will not and should not happen, why don't we talk about solutions that might actually work rather than burdening law abiding citizens with even more useless laws.

[The Storyteller]

Since the last ban didn't work, what makes you think this one will? Unless you are advocating confiscation of the existing stock of now banned weapons,

Well, there's a thought.

[Mrs-M]

The Storyteller. Just wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your level-headedness, and educated approach to this conversation. It's refreshing to read a members entries that reflect a sense of reality, rather than fantasy.

Originally posted by The Storyteller.
Too many politicians in the pocket of the gun lobby, and too many wannabe cowboys.

I cannot help but think the latest ill-thought round of words (right from the mouth of the NRA) has inspired wannabes to get a gun, so they too can join the ranks of their other wannabee counterparts, in their quest to find a "bad guy with a gun" and take care of the problem, and when/if they can't find a "bad guy with a gun", let's just hunt some poor innocent being down and pepper him/her, just because we can. Yeah!

[Mrs-M]

Unless you are advocating confiscation of the existing stock of now banned weapons

Well, there's a thought.

And a good one at that! Congratulations, Midwest, on one of the best ideas yet! Great stuff!!!

[Mrs-M]

One thing I'm growing really sick of listening to (reading), is "it won't work". Rubbish! If the right people behind such improvements were appointed to tackle the problem, then the sooner all the puppets (along with their followers and supporters) behind slowing progress down could be housecleaned out of existence!

[Alan]

One thing I'm growing really sick of listening to (reading), is "it won't work". Rubbish! If the right people behind such improvements were appointed to tackle the problem, then the sooner all the puppets (along with their followers and supporters) behind slowing progress down could be housecleaned out of existence!

Housecleaned out of existence? Now there's a scary thought!

Have you considered the implications of your wish?

[Mrs-M]

Figuratively, Alan.