Politics

[Broin]

I believe there is a difference between deaths and murders. There's even a difference between murder and accidental homicide. Just sayin - not really a fair comparison.

Life's not fair... I say we ban murders

[Lithium]

Well, the second person to get pushed onto the tracks in front of an oncoming subway train this month...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/nyregion/man-is-pushed-to-his-death-under-train-in-queens.html

I think it's time to have a national discussion about 'trains'.

[Longboard]

Well, the second person to get pushed onto the tracks in front of an oncoming subway train this month...

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/28/nyregion/man-is-pushed-to-his-death-under-train-in-queens.html

I think it's time to have a national discussion about 'trains'.

Lithium....I have to say I love you....just saying!

[Tecknik]

So that "assault rifle" that Adam Lanza used to unload "hundreds of bullets" at the Sandy Hook tragedy?  Yeah, it never left the car.

http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/50208495#50208495

"Four handguns, and only handguns" were recovered inside the school.

Go ahead.  Cue up your "Oh, he went back to the car and left it there" stories.

[Anamodiel]

I believe there is a difference between deaths and murders. There's even a difference between murder and accidental homicide. Just sayin - not really a fair comparison.

Life's not fair... I say we ban murders

You'd be out of a job.

[likwidtek]

Lost my shit at 'Assault Toyota'.

Anywho, I'll bite: no likwid, I do not believe that is an 'assault rifle', but I as I know little enough about guns (brands, models, maintenance, etc.) then I could be wrong.

You're correct, it is not.

as·sault ri·fle  
Noun
A rapid-fire, magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry use.

People confuse anything that looks "tactical" or "military" as an "assault rifle".  The fact is, it is illegal to have fully automatic weapons.  Every weapon that you can go to a gun shop and buy it one round per trigger pull, Also known as SEMI automatic.  Which only means that when round leaves the barrel, it automatically ejects the spent casing, and loads another round.  However to fire another round, you must pull the trigger again.  So that's what SEMI automatic means.  

Assault rifles are fully automatic.  Period.  This should be the end of the conversation right?

Nope... now this bill is being pushed through.  http://www.feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/assault-weapons


Notice the wording... "military-style assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition feeding devices"

Also, get this:

Bans the sale, transfer, importation, or manufacturing of:

* 120 specifically-named firearms;
* Certain other semiautomatic rifles, handguns, shotguns that can accept a detachable magazine and have one or more military characteristics; and
* Semiautomatic rifles and handguns with a fixed magazine that can accept more than 10 rounds.

Fucking.  Bullshit.

[Da6onet]

It's ok, we can go back to six shooters, shotguns and one shot rifles like in the wild west. I heard things were much quieter then....

[Sared]

Oh, well, if it's at a state level, then I honestly don't care. If that was a federal measure then I'd be concerned. Yay Federalism!

[likwidtek]

Oh, well, if it's at a state level, then I honestly don't care. If that was a federal measure then I'd be concerned. Yay Federalism!

Correct me if I'm wrong but this is being proposed on a Federal level.  Not State.

Also, according to this bill all of the firearms I own will be banned.  My pistol and my hunting rifle included.

[Sared]

Ahh, I read 'California State Senator' and thought it was a state thing, so I guess you're right.

[Anamodiel]

[Sared]

The 90's sucked.

[Subb]

So, uh, ban guns? You can't argue with a mother fucking graph.

[Broin]

Might want to look up the violent crimes stats for the UK.   You might be surprised when comparing it with ours

[Heironymus]

my problem with the crap legislation they are trying to pass right now would ban "assault rifles" like AR-15's and the like... which is whatever.. my problem is if you already own one and are "grandfathered in" they REQUIRE you to come in and register said gun with the local Constabulary.. ya know.. so in case they wanna take if from you they know where to get it.. and if you dont register it you are breaking the law.