tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post6546356844253323077..comments2023-11-03T05:09:47.246-07:00Comments on Ramblings ~: Think we have a gun problem?Franhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-40818187455590492522012-07-25T10:33:27.316-07:002012-07-25T10:33:27.316-07:00People, especially gun nuts, seem to forget that t...People, especially gun nuts, seem to forget that the Second Amendment starts with the work:<br /><br />.<br />"A well regulated militia"<br /><br />The key word being "REGULATED".<br /><br />You can't have a regulated militia without regulated fire power.Jerry Critterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01870618647449723147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-18948208942543282342012-07-25T07:13:27.223-07:002012-07-25T07:13:27.223-07:00Years ago, there was an attempt to ban assault rif...Years ago, there was an attempt to ban assault rifle sales to the general public. AK 47's had a ban on them. So the gun lovers simply changed the name. James Holmes used an AR- 15. <br />Same military style gun that fires 10 shots at a time. Same lethal result. <br /><br />They are not for hunting, and they are literally "overkill" for civilian applications. <br />All the editorials I quoted admit there is no way we can absolutely guarantee that no deranged person could snap & go off on a gun killing spree. There is black market for guns-- but let's not make it easy for just about anyone to access rapid fire assault weapons, and see this kind of <br />senseless tragedy repeat itself in schools, college campuses, and now movie theaters. <br /><br />We should not be asking "what next", and should be asking- 'how do we stop this?"Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14198689517878201943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3882537619389851611.post-32658650452955852262012-07-25T04:05:32.753-07:002012-07-25T04:05:32.753-07:00If you live in a remote, rural area and having a g...If you live in a remote, rural area and having a gun lets you feel more safe, then I have no issue with it.<br /><br />But no one needs an arsenal of assault weapons and no one needs magazines able to fire off 6,000 rounds of bullets.<br /><br />I remember years ago in the San Fernando Valley, a Bank of America branch on Laurel Canyon Blvd. was held up in North Hollywood. The suspects were better armed than the LA sheriffs who responded. They ran to sporting goods stores pleading for rifles to arm their responders.<br /><br />When the "bad guys" have a more powerful arsenal than the bank robbers and killers then society is upside down. The NRA knows this and so do the politicians with the possible exception of the loons and like Rep. Michelle Bachmann.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15788931352232874850noreply@blogger.com