In standard civilian life there should be absolutely no need ever to own assault rifles, automatic war weaponry, etc. — Agustino
It is a total disrespect actually of the military and of law enforcement to think that you need the kind of weaponry the military uses in order to defend yourself. — Agustino
Anyone who thinks otherwise has fallen prey to propaganda & conspiracy theories — Agustino
in standard civilian life there should be absolutely no need ever to own assault rifles.., — Agustino
They can't. It's illegal to own such weapons. — Thorongil
...automatic war weaponry, etc — Agustino
They are not falsehoods. If you're going to play with how weapons are classified, and what counts as assault rifles, etc. I'm not interested in that game. The fact is that there are guns that the public owns that the public has no business in owning.Are you sure you haven't, in light of the two falsehoods you peddled above? — Thorongil
If America really is in such a terrible state that your citizens need war weaponry to defend themselves, then you really need to do something about your law enforcement and the military. — Agustino
Oh yeaaaaah, the hamster mafia is after me, I certainly need a bazooka to defend myself, I'm sure they'll be coming with tanks too :snicker: I'm prepared:non-violent people will not have a means of defense. — Lone Wolf
Yes, I am against the freedom of an individual to own atomic weapons, regardless of whether he is Bill Gates and could afford to buy a few.All in all, if one is for a generalized gun- control, s/he is against freedom for an individual to make his/her own choices. — Lone Wolf
The police and the military are structures through which the government acts. The government cannot get "out of the military and police work", since the military and the police are created by the government to ensure that laws get followed.What needs to happen is to get the nose of the government out of the civilians personal lives, and get the politicians out of military and police work. — Lone Wolf
there is absolutely NO REASON that your average person would ever need to have access to such a weapon — Agustino
they should apply and seek to buy regular handguns. — Agustino
Regular people do not need assault rifles to defend themselves for fear of being attacked on the street. — Agustino
Stop replying to me. You've amply demonstrated your inability to address what I've actually said, so your nasty little insinuations do not affect my argument or position. You might heed Einstein's definition of insanity. — Thorongil
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1223193/Culture-violence-Gun-crime-goes-89-decade.html
The statistics seem to be showing that there is a problem with those laws application as well. — Sir2u
Regular people do not need assault rifles to defend themselves for fear of being attacked on the street. A regular handgun suffices for that (if even that). — Agustino
Yes, I am against the freedom of an individual to own atomic weapons, regardless of whether he is Bill Gates and could afford to buy a few. — Agustino
Politicians can get out of the business, as in most cases, they have no experience in actual police work. They should leave it to people who know proper responses. And as I said before, it is impossible for an officer to be in a place instantly, so the police force cannot protect everyone at all times.The police and the military are structures through which the government acts. The government cannot get "out of the military and police work", since the military and the police are created by the government to ensure that laws get followed. — Agustino
How do you know? This sort of assumption is at the heart of the anti-gun rhetoric, it seems to me, and it's never demonstrated. There are lots of defensive gun uses every year, with people using guns of the kind you find so terrible to protect themselves, their families, and property. — Thorongil
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