Reply #2: Because technically they are not assault weapons [View All]

[nadinbrzezinski]

the distinction, not that it makes much difference to me, is that an assault weapon can fire full auto, while these cannot.

And the NRA has become a radical organization. There are people who absolutely should never, ever have access to a kitchen knife, let alone a gun... but when you try to have those reasonable expectations... they go... excuse the pun... ballistic.

This list includes convicted criminals, the mentally ill and of course people under 18... (who at times get access from their adult family members)

And if you take your son hunting with a .22, that is fine, as long as he has a full adult supervision. A .22 is powerful enough for a young man to handle... and it used to be the standard. But engineering has come to the point that some "bigger guns" have less recoil... so there you have it.

I am all for RESPONSIBLE ownership... but the NRA jumped the shark on that one a while ago.

Hubby was talking to a very right winger on this at work. Nobody has a problem with keeping them out of the hands of certain classes... but the NRA is out at it again.