Dem rep wants to ban all semi-auto firearms but doesn’t know what that means

[Gym-Rat]

Fully automatic guns are not sold (legally). An AR is a Semi-Auto, pistols are semi-auto. Most firearms in the MILITARY are automatics. But in answer to your question, no they shouldn’t.

We’re sending billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine for not just the military to have but civilians as well all the while our own government is fighting to take away our firearms from law abiding citizens and to do away with our Second Amendment

This ^^

nuff sed...

[joswift]

My impression is that most people feel it's not a completely black or white issue. There are problems with the ideas in the constitution, as you mention how AR-15s are wholly inadequate against government tyranny today. Some even frame it as a human rights issue but they actually support certain restrictions on guns. They just want some type of status quo.

I think the virus issue is a parallel. Some frame it as a human rights issue, the constitution does not allow government to dictate all these restrictions. But if there was a virus with a 50% lethality most people would support government stepping in hard, rights be damned. So it's not black or white, at some points rules don't matter.

most people supported the government when a virus had less than 1% mortality rate

[Skeletor]

Fully automatic guns are not sold (legally). An AR is a Semi-Auto, pistols are semi-auto. Most firearms in the MILITARY are automatics. But in answer to your question, no they shouldn’t.

We’re sending billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine for not just the military to have but civilians as well all the while our own government is fighting to take away our firearms from law abiding citizens and to do away with our Second Amendment

When Ukraine was the "current thing".

[Van_Bilderass]

Fully automatic guns are not sold (legally). An AR is a Semi-Auto, pistols are semi-auto. Most firearms in the MILITARY are automatics. But in answer to your question, no they shouldn’t.

We’re sending billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine for not just the military to have but civilians as well all the while our own government is fighting to take away our firearms from law abiding citizens and to do away with our Second Amendment

I understand what you're saying. But at the same time most people, no matter how conservative, support some restrictions on your rights. Imagine if the government actually equipped everyone with AR-15s to better protect the constitution. That would be taking it too far, too many guns, too many crazies.

Many say the mentally ill shouldn't have opportunity to buy guns but doesn't the NRA fight against extended background checks? Theoretically all people could be classified as mentally ill at some point. But many consider the whole field of psychiatry to be a pseudoscience at best, so where to draw the lines on mental health?

[Van_Bilderass]

most people supported the government when a virus had less than 1% mortality rate

I know. Just saying most everyone supports government "overreach" at some point. So people fight over where that line is.

[Coach is Back!]

I understand what you're saying. But at the same time most people, no matter how conservative, support some restrictions on your rights. Imagine if the government actually equipped everyone with AR-15s to better protect the constitution. That would be taking it too far, too many guns, too many crazies.

Many say the mentally ill shouldn't have opportunity to buy guns but doesn't the NRA fight against extended background checks? Theoretically all people could be classified as mentally ill at some point. But many consider the whole field of psychiatry to be a pseudoscience at best, so where to draw the lines on mental health?

I believe this is what you’re referring too…but even with this said, and as I’ve mentioned before. In all school shootings from Columbine to Robb Elementary all of the shooters were known to authorities and had mental problems l. Also, if I’m not mistaken quite a were on psychiatric drugs with side effects of possible homicidal tendencies (or something like that). That being said, my question is why at that time were they not reported to the DOJ and placed on a no sell list?

https://www.nraila.org/get-the-facts/background-checks-nics/

[Moontrane]

I believe this is what you’re referring too…but even with this said, and as I’ve mentioned before. In all school shootings from Columbine to Robb Elementary all of the shooters were known to authorities and had mental problems l. Also, if I’m not mistaken quite a were on psychiatric drugs with side effects of possible homicidal tendencies (or something like that). That being said, my question is why at that time were they not reported to the DOJ and placed on a no sell list?

https://www.nraila.org/get-the-facts/background-checks-nics/

Columbine phukkers were minors who paid others to get their guns.  It's almost impossible to stop the determined and deranged.