Any Petitions out there PREVENTING "Assault" Rifle bans?

[The True Adonis]

If you guys come across any, please post.  I want to sign every single one of them.

[Skip8282]

well, if anybody was unsure about what side you're on...

[The True Adonis]

I used to own an SKS Assault Rifle with a bayonet and don`t see what the big deal is at all.

[Roger Bacon]

Refreshing to see this thread! 

I'm in

[Shockwave]

I used to own an SKS Assault Rifle with a bayonet and don`t see what the big deal is at all.

Nothing wrong with it. Those were very popular rifles.

[Radical Plato]

I heard their was a petition called "FREEDOM TO KILL MASSES OF OTHER PEOPLES CHILDREN".  You would have to be a seriously deranged gun nut to want to sign it though!

[tbombz]

I do not wish to leave all weapons legal and unregulated so therefore I think I draw the line at weapons which give their user the ability to kill several people at one time

[tonymctones]

I heard their was a petition called "FREEDOM TO KILL MASSES OF OTHER PEOPLES CHILDREN".  You would have to be a seriously deranged gun nut to want to sign it though!

was it in regards to alcohol use?

b/c that kills many more innocent ppl than guns do every year, why isnt your liberal bleeding heart crying about banning that?

[240 is Back]

a 10 to 15 round magazine is really not a big deal.

the PROBLEM is unsecure locations, these 'soft targets' like schools.  

They should have a cop at every school - not only because of crazy 20 year olds, but also because of al-quida terr'ists, because of parents who steal their own kids, etc.  

they SHOULD have cops at every mall - because stores get robbed, people start fights, etc.

Every store owner SHOULD have a weapon if they want, to protect their premises.

it's not exactly rocket science, many of these places spend millions of $ and don't bother with a $40k salaried cop.

[whork]

a 10 to 15 round magazine is really not a big deal.

the PROBLEM is unsecure locations, these 'soft targets' like schools.  

They should have a cop at every school - not only because of crazy 20 year olds, but also because of al-quida terr'ists, because of parents who steal their own kids, etc.  

they SHOULD have cops at every mall - because stores get robbed, people start fights, etc.

Every store owner SHOULD have a weapon if they want, to protect their premises.

it's not exactly rocket science, many of these places spend millions of $ and don't bother with a $40k salaried cop.

You mean more government employees and spending?

[240 is Back]

You mean more government employees and spending?

not "more".
 

Use the existing dollars in a WISER fashion.  You have no idea how many $40,000 'smart boards' are in classrooms - PCs connected to interactive overhead projector systems. 

to me, the old fashioned "transparency overhead" sheets we used as kids are just fine, you don't need a $40k projecter in every classroom - and they have them.  That's just one of many things that could be eliminated in order to pay the $40k salary for a police officer working schoool hours 8 to 230 or whatever.

Cut the waste, and put a damn cop at every school.  it's common sense.  car accidents, custody disputes, soft target for foreign and domestic terror - why would you ever leave 800 soft targets at risk, with nothing more than a $9 per hour secretary being the only one to challenge any bad guy?

[Shockwave]

not "more".
 

Use the existing dollars in a WISER fashion.  You have no idea how many $40,000 'smart boards' are in classrooms - PCs connected to interactive overhead projector systems. 

to me, the old fashioned "transparency overhead" sheets we used as kids are just fine, you don't need a $40k projecter in every classroom - and they have them.  That's just one of many things that could be eliminated in order to pay the $40k salary for a police officer working schoool hours 8 to 230 or whatever.

Cut the waste, and put a damn cop at every school.  it's common sense.  car accidents, custody disputes, soft target for foreign and domestic terror - why would you ever leave 800 soft targets at risk, with nothing more than a $9 per hour secretary being the only one to challenge any bad guy?

I think most people would be more ok with the governments expenditures if there wasn't such a godawful amount of flagrant waste and corruption.

[The True Adonis]

I do not wish to leave all weapons legal and unregulated so therefore I think I draw the line at weapons which give their user the ability to kill several people at one time

[240 is Back]

I think most people would be more ok with the governments expenditures if there wasn't such a godawful amount of flagrant waste and corruption.

schools spend at LEAST $5,000 per child per year.   Many estimates are doubled, it varies from districts.

So I'm asking for $60k a year... that's a $40k salary for a cop, plus $20k to cover his benefits, etc.

That's the cost of TWELVE KIDS - and he protects EIGHT HUNDRED of them.   Such a small investment, such a small % of overall cost.  

Anyone who bitches about the cost of a $60k cop is ignorant of how much $ gets wasted in the school system on an annual basis.

[Shockwave]

Yeah I paused in confusion at that one as well.

[Soul Crusher]

schools spend at LEAST $5,000 per child per year.   Many estimates are doubled, it varies from districts.

So I'm asking for $60k a year... that's a $40k salary for a cop, plus $20k to cover his benefits, etc.

That's the cost of TWELVE KIDS - and he protects EIGHT HUNDRED of them.   Such a small investment, such a small % of overall cost.  

Anyone who bitches about the cost of a $60k cop is ignorant of how much $ gets wasted in the school system on an annual basis.

I'll strap myself up w my AR, glocks, and Remi 870 for a month in Tac Gear for volunteer work at the local school to keep the children safe.  

[The True Adonis]

I do not wish to leave all weapons legal and unregulated so therefore I think I draw the line at weapons which give their user the ability to kill several people at one time

So you want all guns to have one bullet maximum capacity?  What happens if the bullet hits one person and goes through another?

So if 5 armed men were to come in my house, I should have the ability to only kill one of them with one bullet?

Help me understand your nonsense here?  The object of any firearm is to hit your target as many times as you can/need to.

[Soul Crusher]

So you want all guns to have one bullet maximum capacity?  What happens if the bullet hits one person and goes through another?

So if 5 armed men were to come in my house, I should have the ability to only kill one of them with one bullet?

Help me understand your nonsense here?  The object of any firearm is to hit your target as many times as you can/need to.

Forgive him - have you seen a pic lately? 

[240 is Back]

I'll strap myself up w my AR, glocks, and Remi 870 for a month in Tac Gear for volunteer work at the local school to keep the children safe.  

id' be happy to join you.  we could post on getbig from our phones and listen to Glen Beck as we stood guard, terrifying soccer moms with our bald heads and scary rifles.

[Roger Bacon]

Help me understand your nonsense here?

This mixed up lad obviously didn't have a grandpa like yours.

[Shockwave]

So you want all guns to have one bullet maximum capacity?  What happens if the bullet hits one person and goes through another?

So if 5 armed men were to come in my house, I should have the ability to only kill one of them with one bullet?

Help me understand your nonsense here?  The object of any firearm is to hit your target as many times as you can/need to.

I'm going to go ahead and assume he's talking about fully automatic weapons.

[The True Adonis]

I'm going to go ahead and assume he's talking about fully automatic weapons.

Oh yeah those.  The ones that nobody really has and that have never been used in any "mass shooting" whatever "mass shooting" means anyways.

[Soul Crusher]

id' be happy to join you.  we could post on getbig from our phones and listen to Glen Beck as we stood guard, terrifying soccer moms with our bald heads and scary rifles.

Sounds awesome!   I'll bring the Vodka - you bring the gatorade! 

[Shockwave]

Oh yeah those.  The ones that nobody really has and that have never been used in any "mass shooting" whatever "mass shooting" means anyways.

Exactly, another reason why I scratched my head at tbombz comments. The only people that really have them are the people responsible enough to jump through hoops and wealthy enough to afford all the bullshit that it entails (mostly former-military turned defense contractor types and collectors/enthusiasts.)

People don't go through all the bullshit to get a fully automatic weapon to go shoot up a school or a theater.

[tbombz]

So you want all guns to have one bullet maximum capacity?  What happens if the bullet hits one person and goes through another?

So if 5 armed men were to come in my house, I should have the ability to only kill one of them with one bullet?

Help me understand your nonsense here?  The object of any firearm is to hit your target as many times as you can/need to.

no i didnt propose any such rule.

 i said i would draw the line at weapons which give the user the ability to kill several people at one time. and that is worded specifically vague for "legal" reasons 

see, the idea behind the statement was a general guiding principle that a judge could use to decide cases. let the congress make whatever laws they do, but if the people feel the government oversteps their bounds by putting to tight controls on weapons then they can take the law to court and the judge will decide the case based on that statement "ability to kill several people at one time".

you see in my scenario, i am the judge.