View Poll Results: How do you feel about guns?
I believe in free, unrestricted access to all kinds of firearms, with no registration needed.
9.43%
I believe in banning certain weapons (assault rifles, etc) and registering the ones that are still legal.
33.96%
I believe in banning most firearms (everything that is not for target practice or hunting) and registering the few that are still legal.
13.21%
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From: six-five-o
Originally Posted by ISP James
again, a totally different discussion - one i dont care to bring into this thread because it is not the topic at hand - but hunting is a necessary part of animal population control in many areas... upstate/central NY included... ever hit a deer with your car? you'd support hunting a whole lot more if you had.
show me a grocery store that carries meats like venison and duck and you might have a part of an argument...
if you support banning cars, what are you doing on a car forum? you be the first to sell your car, the rest of us will follow.... maybe... actually, probably not...
show me a grocery store that carries meats like venison and duck and you might have a part of an argument...
if you support banning cars, what are you doing on a car forum? you be the first to sell your car, the rest of us will follow.... maybe... actually, probably not...
local azn supermarket carries duck...
im down to get a motorcycle, but my parents arent...
So OG it hurts.
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From: VA
Originally Posted by brtecson
most of the rest of the world is able to survive without cars and cheap gas. should we go ahead and ban those too? cars and cheap gas are costing lives, you know.
yes, you are right. most other countries do not have automobilies
and yes comparing a device made to kill, is a good comparison to a device made to transport people/things.
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From: NoVA
Originally Posted by Bumnah
yes, you are right. most other countries do not have automobilies
and yes comparing a device made to kill, is a good comparison to a device made to transport people/things.
and yes comparing a device made to kill, is a good comparison to a device made to transport people/things.
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From: Bay Area, CA
I voted for the one with certain weapons banned, but the one's you listed... a big huge generalized statement of "Assault Rifles" is not how I would list them.
I'd like to do what the Federal Government does (not what California does) and list just a specific model / type of Firearm that is banned and the reason for it, and it has to pass a vote in Congress.
In any case, that's my opinion.
I'd like to do what the Federal Government does (not what California does) and list just a specific model / type of Firearm that is banned and the reason for it, and it has to pass a vote in Congress.
In any case, that's my opinion.
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From: Bay Area, CA
Originally Posted by spankaveli
honestly, i'd rather not registration but background checks.
and no waiting
and unrestricted access to any firearm as long as your background checks out i.e. us citizen for x years, no felonies etc
and no waiting
and unrestricted access to any firearm as long as your background checks out i.e. us citizen for x years, no felonies etc
So, that's sort of already there...
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From: Virginia (Besieged)
Originally Posted by Nightshade
ban em all much like England has done.
For all the banning, the country folk in the UK still seem pretty well armed.
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Originally Posted by Bumnah
most of the rest of the world is able to survive without guns, don't see why we can't.
my family never has owned a gun, survived this long without one. don't see the need for one.
my family never has owned a gun, survived this long without one. don't see the need for one.
Most people have Fire Detectors and never use them either. Does that mean you want to just turn yours in and hope for the best? No thanks, I'll keep my destiny in my own hands, as much as I possibly can.
Of course, EDUCATION is the key to all of this. Just like with anything else, cars, fire, toys, drugs, sex; they're all potentially dangerous but because of education of varying levels we utilize them relatively safely. It should be no different with Firearms.