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The Need for Semi-Automatic "Assault" Weapons

Steelpony Wrote: Jan 10, 2013 8:41 AM

What the problem is having someone or anyone for that matter, suggesting, advising, or mandating what we need or don't need. Imposing your idea on anyone is a oneway street, and a lot of those streets have a deadend When it comes to mandating limited ownership of arms due to looks or function or how many rounds of ammunition it will shoot is a deadend street. The ballot box is suspect at this point, the ammo box is under attach and the soap box will be taken away Plantation anyone

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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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