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Just so we are all on the right page... the AR-15 and the high capacity mags that fit in them, were not made for hunting deer. Neither was the 2nd Amendment. The NRA's basic argument has nothing to do with want you want or what you hunt, but rather the preservation of the citizen's only basic right to defend themselves from an oppressive government. Based on these facts, then YES, we should have the right to posses the same weapons that the the governement would use on it's citizens if neccesary.
After a tragedy like the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Newtown, Conn., the injection of anything short of seriousness into the subsequent public discourse about guns is touchy. But last week, the National Rifle Association blasted numerous rounds into that particular barrier with NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre's mouth.
The organization's hysteric solution to gun violence in America is to put designated sitting ducks -- er, "armed police officers" -- in every American school. Apparently the secret is now out that such places are "gun-free," and LaPierre says that "(gun-free school zones) tell every insane killer in America...
Exactly right. But don't hold your breath waiting for a liberal to figure this out.