PeterS wrote:
Once again we had another mass shooting involving a semi-automatic weapon. So what's the solution? Well, we can start by banning the weapon of choice--the semi-automatic weapon. Do that, and we at least give people a chance. And notice, I am not saying ban all guns just the ones responsible for all the mass slayings. This leaves bolt actions, pumps, and revolvers to satisfy our second amendment requirement--all of which are better than when the second amendment was written.
This leaves the question of how we enforce such a law and as I stated before--a fine of 10,000 and a couple of years in jail will lend to them being turned in in droves. Of course, the most radical right wing nuts will hold out but there is no argument that outweighs the common good of our country and that's what it comes down to...the common good.
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the second amendment was written , so "WE THE PEOPLE COULD DEFEND OURSELVES AND /OR OUR COUNTRY FROM AN ENEMY FROM OUTSIE OF OUR BOARDERS OR FROM WITHIN OUR BOARDERS " . not you or this government has the right OR authority to deny the people of this great country the "RIGHT TO BEAR ARMS" . so many people want to "ban " the weapon of choice . if you had your way and banned the semi- automatic firearm . what would you ban next ? then after that? and then after that ? you would ban every firearm that people owned . then only police and criminals would own a firearm . how would you defend yourself from a criminal with a firearm even if it were only a 6 shooter ? with a pitchfork or a knife ? or would these be banned also ? these could also be used to k**l a person . why not ban the automobile ? hay there are more people k**led in wreaks than with a firearm . why not ban airplanes ? hundreds of people die when a plane goes down .