Posted by MikeT23 on 1/19/2013 8:17:00 AM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 1/18/2013 6:37:00 PM (view original):
Posted by MikeT23 on 1/18/2013 6:37:00 PM (view original):
Posted by bad_luck on 1/18/2013 6:35:00 PM (view original):
No, it's not. The gun is now illegal. Keep it at your own risk.
And that's where we differ. Don't give me a right, because no one has any rights, and then take it away.
What?
Prohibition. Alcohol is legal. Alcohol is not. The govt said "You can drink. No, wait a minute, you cannot."
How'd that work out anyway?
Prohibition was a massive failure.
However, the repeal of prohibition came along with a whole bunch of regulations and oversight over the manufacture, sales, distribution, etc of alcohol which resulted in less availability and consumption of alcohol than there was in the pre-prohibition days.
That's what should happen here. Ban the assault weapons that Joe Citizen doesn't need, and make ownership illegal. Let him still have access to non-assault weapons for hunting, personal protection, etc.