tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post4710809850364137430..comments2023-10-28T03:07:12.758-07:00Comments on Mirror On America: Supreme Court Loves the 2nd amendmentBrian http://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-38769467762844501092008-06-27T14:59:00.000-07:002008-06-27T14:59:00.000-07:00I agree, there needs to be some middle ground. I'm...I agree, there needs to be some middle ground. I'm in favor of reasonable restrictions for the purpose of public safety, such as background checks (including mental health records), waiting periods, quantity limits, etc. <BR/><BR/>Although, as a pro-gun person, i'm not crazy about a ban on "assault weapons"...although there should be a ban on fully auto weapons and restrictions on magazine capacity. The issue here is that local and State governments can use this to ban whatever rifles they want...simply by calling it an "assault rifle". <BR/><BR/>These local bans are ridiculous and have done little to protect citizens. I don't have an issue with gun control... the issue is having the right kind of gun control. Gun control didn't stop the Virginia Tech killer from obtaining his weapons...not having <B>the right kind of gun control</B> did.<BR/> <BR/>Local governments want a monopoly on weapons...wanting the citizens to be fully dependent on the police for help. But you cannot rely on State and local governments to protect you...your home or family. There are just too many situations where local police cannot help you.<BR/><BR/>I also support CCW laws. Most States allow CCW as long as you go through some sort of training. only a few States prohibit CCW. In the States that have allowed CCW... the sky has not fallen. It is simply a tool for citizens that can allow them to have a fighting chance if they find themselves in the midst of a Virginia tech, or Luby's Cafateria situation, or a carjacking, etc.Brian https://www.blogger.com/profile/07872444863142531165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-6764724672541478052008-06-27T04:11:00.000-07:002008-06-27T04:11:00.000-07:00I'm not going to send any statistics, but I feel t...I'm not going to send any statistics, but I feel that you are misinformed on a few key points here.<BR/><BR/>1) "Assault weapons" is a term of art, generally a made-up category, typically describing certain semi-automatic rifles, pistols, and sometimes shotguns that have few features in common, and are usually functionally indistinguishable from non-"assault weapons". Their only common thread is that they often look like full-automatic military weapons.<BR/>2) Machine guns are already strictly controlled by the federal government. They are all registered. It takes months to pass the background checks to get one and a $200 tax stamp. You can be randomly inspected by the feds if you own one. You can't take it across state lines without permission.<BR/>3) "Armor-piercing bullets", at least from handguns, are already illegal, and generally not manufactured for civilian sale in any case. Rifle-caliber bullets, including most types used for hunting, often are able to pierce many types of body armor, but that is because most body armor is not designed to stop these types of bullets, not because of anything different about the bullets themselves (most of which were designed before body armor was invented).<BR/>4) The concerns about registration mostly have emerged over concerns about potential future bans or harassment of owners, whose names and inventories would be known to anti-gun authorities. With this ruling, we may be playing in an entirely new ball court. We'll see.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, if you want to amend the Constitution, we can have that debate, and if you convince 2/3 of the Congress and 3/4 of the states, then there you are. At the very least, it's established that the Constitution means what it says, so no one can play the old games anymore about trying to just ignore or forget about one of the Bill of Rights, which was a pretty scary and dumb thing to try to do in the first place.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21083673.post-40770301756977289272008-06-26T21:27:00.000-07:002008-06-26T21:27:00.000-07:00two words jury nullification , if you dont like a ...two words jury nullification , if you dont like a law, or don't believe in the case you are sitting thru jury duty on, vote not guilty, this is your greatest power and you do not have to explain yourself to no one for the way you voteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com