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The Need for Semi-Automatic "Assault" Weapons

Sooner Wrote: Jan 10, 2013 1:47 PM
I turn my back for a few minutes and suddenly the thread is under assault by Capt. Spamtastic (i.e. Repnextdoor). Must be lunchtime in some Middle School somewhere.
Sooner Wrote: Jan 10, 2013 1:53 PM
Correction: I wish to apologize to Middle School students everywhere. I did not mean to imply, nor should you infer, that you are, in the main, on the same mental level as Capt. Spamtastic. That would be insulting to students of D-level achievement and above.
Elizabeth420 Wrote: Jan 10, 2013 2:01 PM
Elizabeth420 Wrote: Jan 10, 2013 1:52 PM
Sooner: I think someone's mommy didn't properly secure the family laptop &/or ReptileNextDoor
is operating without adult supervision, again.

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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