AzrealMaximillion said:
Friendly Lich said:
First I want to recommend a book "Deer hunting with Jesus" that I had to read in college. The author grew up in a very conservative home and is a "cultural defector" if you will. This book will give you an insight into the U.S gun culture, its also very funny.
With all the talk of guns and shootings recently I've read allot of posts from users oversees that suggest we simply make guns illegal in the U.S. The problem is it just wont work, guns have become an enormous part of america's culture and are apart of the nation's heritage/identity. I don't identify with the subculture that is obsessed with guns but I know people who are and if guns were made illegal there would be very large, very dangerous, armed riots all over the country.
Secondly there are huge, powerful lobbying groups that spend billions to maintain influence in Washington and they will not see the day when guns become illegal.
Gun laws and control might work but making guns completely illegal is not an option anymore.
Since the Assault Rifle ban in the US expired in 2004, the amount of mass shootings in the US has doubled. Fact. You guys need to reinstate that ban. Seriously most recent mass shootings are done with legally acquired assault rifles/automatic guns. Just look.
Sandy Hook-Assault Rifle used.
Virginia Tech- Assault Rifle
Colorado Batman shooting- Assault rifle
Columbine- Assault rifle
Arizona shooting (where a politician was shot)- Assault rifle
I'm sorry but those Assault Rifles need to go in the US. Especially when a lot of gun shops in your country don't check mental health issues (which would have stopped Jared Lee Loughtner from purchasing the guns used to massacre those in Arizona). Making guns illegal isn't an option in the US, but banning assault rifles is. And fuck, no one should be able to buy 6,000 rounds over the internet without anyone looking twice. Ever. When me and Bill O'Reilly of all people agree on that, shit needs to change.
I'm sorry but I had to make an account instead of just stalking the forums as usual to set a few facts strait.
First of all an Assault Rifle is a weapon firing either a rifle or "sub" rifle caliber round that has a select fire capability. Now select fire means that with one pull of the trigger the weapon will fire more then one round at a time.
What I have owned in the past was a semiautomatic CAR-15 or an M4. It was not an "Assault Rifle". Please learn your weapons if you wish to debate them.
Now as for the weapons used in some of these other tragic event Ill list them for you and tell you exactly what they are and the caliber fired from each.
First Virgina Tech- A Glock 17
Caliber: 9x19mm (9mm luger)
Magazine Capacity: 15 rounds
weapon 2- A Walther P22
Caliber: .22 Long Rifle (.22LR)
Magazine Capacity: 10 rounds
Colorado Mass Shooting- A Reminton 870
Caliber: 12 Gauge
Magazine Capacity: 7
Weapon 2- A Smith and Wesson M&P15
Caliber: .223/5.56
Magazine Capacity: depending on magazine seize as they go 5 to 200 rounds worth but in this insensate the psychopath had a 100 round drum magazine.
Weapon 3/4- A Glaock 22
Caliber: .40 S&M
Magazine Capacity: 17
Columbine- A Hi-Point model 995
Caliber: 9mm
Magazine Capacity: 10
Weapon 2- A Sawed-off pump-action Savage-Springfield 67H shotgun
Caliber: 12 gauge
Magazine Capacity:6
Weapon 3- A TEC-DC9 9-mm semi-automatic handgun
Caliber: 9mm
Caliber: 32 from the pictures of the weapon used.
Weapon 3- A Double-barrel Savage 311-D sawed-off shotgun
Caliber: 12 gauge
Magazine Capacity: 2
Arizona Shooting of U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords
Weapon: Glock 19
Caliber: 9mm
Magazine Capacity: with the weapon used 32 round magazine.
Sandy Hook
Weapon 1- Bushmaster .223 rifle
Caliber: .223/5.56
Magazine Capacity: As to the different sizes stated before this psychopath used 30 round mags.
Weapon 2- A Sig Sauer P226(?)
Caliber: 9mm
Magazine Capacity: 15
Weapon 3- a Glock 19 or 26
Caliber: 9mm
Magazine Capacity: 15 or 10 unknown to which series of glock used picture state 26 but are from the media.
Now as to your assumption of them all being the evil "Assault Rifle" only 2 can be said to be your bringer of doom "Assault Rifle". I used to own what you call an "Assault Rifle". Unfortunately had to sell her to a Veteran of the US Armed Forces so not a horrible loss.
But if you take anything from this do your home work on these Evil "Assault Rifles" and Automatic Guns you call them.