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The Need for Semi-Automatic "Assault" Weapons

rwilco Wrote: Jan 10, 2013 7:14 AM

Great article Katie. The black savages who rioted in L.A. and New Orleans (and Philadelphia, and Baltimore et al) are still out there and will take advantage of any situation to riot, loot, and plunder if not worse. Then as you pointed out along come the thug cops who are more a danger than the standard rioters for they are militarized. Yes, we civilians need our assault weapons. We're not protected by armed professionals like old fat ugly feinstein and her ilk.

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The Need for Semi-Automatic "Assault" Weapons

By now, we’ve heard the argument about semi-automatic "assault" rifles: nobody needs one. We’ve heard the only reason why someone would obtain this kind of weapon is so they can kill people, which is far from the truth. We’ve also heard the argument from both the Left and the Right that a pistol is how someone protects their home.

"I really don’t know why people need assault weapons. I’m not a hunter but I understand people who want to hunt," Republican Rep. Peter King said on Morning Joe earlier this week. "I understand people who live in rough neighborhoods...

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