Quote Originally Posted by bridow
people need to think long term.

You're contradicting yourself. You say we need to think "long term", yet when I talk about what the banning bandwagon wants to do in the FUTURE you say I'm wrong there too. Which way is it?

and saying they wont stop at just assult weapons is absurd too. they make us wear seat belts. rednecks went a bitchin' about this too. im sure they were saying...first seat belts, then we'll have to wear helmets! then little orange flags on our cars. you guys must smoke a lot of weed, man. that shit makes you paranoid
You need to read up on the people you are defending.

The gun ban lobbyist up in Washington right this second have never hidden their agenda one little tiny bit. Things like the Brady bill directly try to ban HANDGUNS, not just assault type weapons, HANDGUNS. Remember Jim Brady was shot by a HANDGUN. A POS revolver I might add.

Point? You for some reason are inferring that they ARE gonna stop at just assault weapons. I'm telling you to read and learn that since day 1 they have been trying to ban ALL weapons to law abiding citizens only. It was never "just" about assault weapons. The actual beginnings of the gun control lobby was around handguns. In the last few years because of the media's free labeling everything as an "assault" weapon, politicians and the gun control people have used it as a trigger point to get their agenda thru. It had a hard time going thru as simply a "handgun only" ban, so since the news sensationalize and misrepresent then they use that popularity to get their foot in the door. Follow that?

True assault weapons have been around as long as any other gun. Since Thompson invented the Tommy gun and prohibition gangsters used them against police, there have been assault weapons on the street. Why suddenly now is it in the limelight and everything is assault this and automatic that? Because it sells. People are blind to the fact that more people die each year from smoking, than from gunfire. People are blind to the fact that more people die in car accidents and drunk driving than from guns. People are blind to the fact that the deadliest round in the world is the .22 rimfire, yet there are no real "assault" weapons that use that round.

Why not propose a ban on selling cigarettes or alcohol? Gee, let's think about that one for a minute.......VOTES. Tobacco companies and Alcohol companies are gigantic compared to gun makers. Look at what happened during Prohibition era. Gov't "banned" booze, so it went underground where only who could benefit and control it???? The MOB, i.e. criminals. It made them rich and powerful, while it just made Joe Bob drinker thirsty. Solution? The Gov't changed it's mind and now benefits in billions of dollars via taxation. Ironic how Alcohol kills more people yearly than do guns, yet they won't try to ban it again......

So, if you use common sense and history you will come full circle to see that what I'm saying is in fact true. History has shown it to be true. Economics have shown it to be true. Common sense says it's true. If you ban guns, only people that abide by LAWS will suffer. Criminals will benefit and Joe Schmo Public will be at higher risk because the criminals know they have one less thing to fear.

Any more questions????