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Originally Posted by Cactus Jack
So you refute a perceived dumb post with something stupid? Bravo. I don't recall ever mentioning the NRA or trade shows in my post. I was simply talking about guns in general.
I like how you say average citizens with guns don't kill people. What, did murders or criminals have some kind of supercitizenship prior to committing their crimes? Were they not ordinary citizens before committing crimes?
You seem to be an expert in sociology and criminal pathology so I defer to you. Obviously you feel that because there are no shootings at NRA or trade shows (gatherings of like-minded gun enthusiasts), guns are not a problem. Way to pick your sample size. If you don't see anything wrong with someone carrying an assault riffle to a public forum, I sincerely don't want to live anywhere near you. If you don't see that the average citizen absolutely has no need for an assault riffle, you have problems. I am sure you also support get a free assault riffle when you open a chequing account type offers, don't you?
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I called your post dumb because you came off as one of these ranting, anti-gun, politically correct a-holes that I can't stand.
Well, if someone wanted to kill you, would it matter if it was an assault weapon or a pistol? You are dead either way. The guy was carrying the rifle because he was at that type of event. What I was saying was, your typical gun owning citizen goes to the gun store and buys a gun legally with whatever identification/licence is required. You seem to have a problem with this........
Your average inner-city gangster street thug who has a criminal record of some kind cannot buy a gun legally at the store, so he gets it off the street. Like I said, guns get a bad rap because of inner city violence revolving around the drug trade and gangs.............guns are not the problem. You take all the guns away, and then only the illegal street guns are in circulation, and the criminals job is now easier because they KNOW you dont have one. The violence will continue.
I can tell you haven't owned a gun.......people hear the word "assault rifle" and immediately think of all the terrorists in action movies they have seen, so there is a sense of fear around them. The fact is that an assault rifle, the AK-47 in particular can be used for hunting, and they work quite well.