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Originally Posted by Racing Rice
See people miss the point about gun control. Gun control isn't going to keep guns out of the hands of criminals. That's a proven fact. Gun control regulates law abiding citizens. Does someone need a fully auto M16, probably not. Should the government have the right to tell me that I can't own one I don't really think so either.
They should spend more time keeping guns out of the hands of criminals. Is that easy, hell no it's not. That's why they go after the law abiding citizens and say they are trying.
That's like banning cars to reduce drunk driving. They'd never do that though, because it would affect them too. They want people to rely on them to serve and protect them and keep them safe. That way they have all of the power.
Just like they are wanting the Social Security Administrations take control of 401Ks and IRAs for GRAs. They can't even get Social Security right. Why the fuck would I want them controlling my 401K or IRA money as well. Are you kidding me?
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Well keeping anything out of the hands of a criminal is pretty much impossible. If it exists, no matter how illegal, there will always be someone to sell it to you. If you need proof, look no further than the weirder aspects of the porn industry. The thing of it is that I honestly believe that rational people can look at a gun and tell whether or not the general public should be able to own it. A shotgun works well for personal/home defense...do you need an AK or a MP5 to do the same job? Likely no. I would imagine that, statistically at least, most illegal firearms are used for illegal activities. While most people wouldn't go hunting with an AK or SKS (wouldn't be much left after a few 7.62mm rounds hit it anyway...suck on that 5.56mm!), they sure as shit like to use them in drive-bys so it's sort of a guilt-by-association. If you can honestly tell me that there is a legitimate use for an M246 outside of combat, I'd sure like to hear it. I don't like being told what I can and can't own, but it makes me feel a tad bit better some nutcase can't (legally) own them either.
As for 401Ks...mine was with Wachovia. I don't even wanna know what happened there. Fuck...can't the FDIC insure those like they do regular bank deposits? If I'm going to help float the tab on this bailout bullshit, I want to make damn sure ALL my money is safe...not just the funds they feel like protecting.