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RichKlit · 12-27-2012, 12:00 PM

First off i must say i grew up in the country and around rifles and shotguns(i even had a homemade 22 one shot pistol) so i probably have less of an issue with guns than most, but i will say this I see no need for fully or even semi auto rifles in a civilians hands. There is no justifiable reason anyone can give me as to why they NEED a rifle with that capability, none.

That being said i would fight tooth and nail to keep my rifle and shotgun which i believe not too many would have an issue with in this forum. There are many many legitimate reasons to own and use these weapons in country life. I was very against the gun registry for all the reasons that have been discussed to the point of madness many times before by people smarter than me.

I just dont know what can be done to stop the random attacks, I think getting rid of fully and semi auto weapons is a start but for those who are dismissing putting armed guards in school due to cost dont kid yourself any measure of gun control is going to cost just as much if not more due to extenuating circumstances such as court case, registries etc. Is it worth it in my opinion yes.

As to the guards in schools, im not sure why it is being dismissed out of hand, why are there cops on patrol? Crime still happens are they deemed to be worthless? Police enforcement is incredibly expensive i dont see anyone calling for the disbandment of the Police force(well some of you may want just that haha).

I have no answers other than to take away the semi and full auto weapons but there will still be attacks, you can take away all guns the attacks will still happen homemade bombs will be used or knives etc. I also find it funny how righteous some of the Canadians are being add 250 million people to our population and lets see where we are in relation then. We have our own history of shootings and our record with the First Nations are not something to many should be proud of.

There is no question the US has a love affair with guns and i agree with Captain when he says it will take time to change that mindset but remember there are bone heads, psycho's and killers in every country the US does not hold a patent on crazy. They also have largest media in the world we see and hear everything that could and does go wrong everywhere in the US more than any country in the world.

12-27-2012, 12:00 PM	#321
RichKlit Crash and Bang Winger Join Date: Jul 2008 Exp:	First off i must say i grew up in the country and around rifles and shotguns(i even had a homemade 22 one shot pistol) so i probably have less of an issue with guns than most, but i will say this I see no need for fully or even semi auto rifles in a civilians hands. There is no justifiable reason anyone can give me as to why they NEED a rifle with that capability, none. That being said i would fight tooth and nail to keep my rifle and shotgun which i believe not too many would have an issue with in this forum. There are many many legitimate reasons to own and use these weapons in country life. I was very against the gun registry for all the reasons that have been discussed to the point of madness many times before by people smarter than me. I just dont know what can be done to stop the random attacks, I think getting rid of fully and semi auto weapons is a start but for those who are dismissing putting armed guards in school due to cost dont kid yourself any measure of gun control is going to cost just as much if not more due to extenuating circumstances such as court case, registries etc. Is it worth it in my opinion yes. As to the guards in schools, im not sure why it is being dismissed out of hand, why are there cops on patrol? Crime still happens are they deemed to be worthless? Police enforcement is incredibly expensive i dont see anyone calling for the disbandment of the Police force(well some of you may want just that haha). I have no answers other than to take away the semi and full auto weapons but there will still be attacks, you can take away all guns the attacks will still happen homemade bombs will be used or knives etc. I also find it funny how righteous some of the Canadians are being add 250 million people to our population and lets see where we are in relation then. We have our own history of shootings and our record with the First Nations are not something to many should be proud of. There is no question the US has a love affair with guns and i agree with Captain when he says it will take time to change that mindset but remember there are bone heads, psycho's and killers in every country the US does not hold a patent on crazy. They also have largest media in the world we see and hear everything that could and does go wrong everywhere in the US more than any country in the world.