Quote Originally Posted by FrnkPwrs
Complicated subject. Like said before, take guns away form regular citizens, cirminals will be the only ones with it. But is it neccessary for someone to own some of the publically available street sweepers out there? Probally not. I cant think of a reason why someone would want to keep a AR15 under the bed, because the practicallity of it as a line of self defense. WHat self defense situation does the average person person get themself in when they need to grab a PreBan Mac10? When someone breaks into your house? YOu think you are going to get car jacked? Go hunting? Naw, not practical. But the fact that it is manufactured and other people have them in the street is enough for me to say there should be no ban. People are crazy nowadays. When I lived in lilburn with my girl, always had my pistol under the pillow. One in the pot for the fake tree I had next to the door. Another on top of the cabinets in the kitchen. The way ATL Is notorious for home invasions, you never know what is bound to happen, what gun is the only one someone could find to try to rob you, etc. So yea, I think gun laws are rediculous, responsibility is what should be enforced
Very very true.

You have to also remember that some people like guns just because. An AR15 may not be practical for self-defense, but it's fun to shoot at the range. Just like a Desert Eagle .50 AE. For the price it costs for ammo, it better be good for something. It's not practical either 99% of the time.

I think the whole gun ban bandwagon is more about politics and PERCEIVED safety than crime rates. It's been shown directly how allowing civilized people to carry firearms actually reduces crime rate, yet you only hear about the small child that hurts themself or the criminals killing people on the news.

Guns don't kill people. People kill people. If gun bans go into effect, that will only leave criminals with them. Hell, it will even turn normal people into criminals, cause they aint getting mine.

The ironic thing is that the whole gun movement was started by Mrs. Brady after her husband was shot back in the 80's during the Reagan assasination attempt. The irony is that the gun used in that attack was a simple REVOLVER. It had NOTHING to do with assault weapons or rocket launchers or anything else. It has morphed into that now, but it started from a simple "saturday night special".

Criminals have said a bizillion times in jails from all over the world that the #1 thing they fear when committing crimes is getting shot. Yet politicians want to take away the #1 deterrent out there? Makes total sense to me......