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Originally Posted by PR_Tom
Regulation is what the government does. There's no need for a citizen to own an assault weapon or large magazines of ammunition and they're going to be banned again. Just get used to it. Some people don't know what is good for them.
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That's the biggest issue I have with anti-gun lobbyist. They think an "assault rifle" is a fully automatic weapon. It's not. There are extremely strict laws against fully automatic weapons. You have to have the proper license to even buy parts for an automatic weapon. Regardless if it's a 10 round clip or a 30 round clip, does it really matter in the grand scheme of things? If it's a semi-automatic rifle, the only difference is about 3-4 seconds where it takes the shooter to change clips. 1-2 seconds if the shooter is proficient.
I'm not saying you're in that school of thought, PR_Tom, but a lot of people I talk to who are for gun bans think that you can walk into any gun store and buy a M-60 with a 1,000 round belt ammo box with no problem at all. If anything, I would rather see stricter laws on handguns than I would assault rifles. It's not that easy hiding an AK or AR under your shirt than it is a pistol. You can hide 7-8 handguns in your waistband under your shirt, each one with a 10 round clip. That's 80 rounds compared to someone trying to lug in an AK with 30 round clips.
