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Originally Posted by Cowboy89
While I respect the second ammendment and the purpose behind it, I have to mention that the people who are in the "I'm buying guns for the protetction of my home" crowd are more likely to shoot their teenage daughter at 2 AM when she's sneaking back into the house after being out with some boy than some guy robbing their home.
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Stats/link? More than 50% of all uses of guns kept in the home for protection result in shooting an innocent family member? Or is that just a popular retort supported only by a relatively few tragic news stories that are celebrated by anti-gun lobbyists? Each side has their sensationalized stories and statistics... they aren't really productive to use in discussion.
I think assault rifles are extreme and would have no problem if they were banned, but handguns, rifles, shotguns too? Impossible to make happen and the result would be similar to prohibition - huge black market, unsavory individuals making big jack over it and a police force focusing on petty offenses.
The issues of enforcement also delve into areas of American Law and fundamental beliefs that are beyond just the 2nd Amendment. Fundamental areas that absolutely will never be changed. It's actually not even worth trying, IMO.