Reply #31: I understand that it might seem arbitrary or unclear [View All]

[jpgray]

But what I meant essentially was that some firearms are significantly more efficient at killing than others. That makes a purposed misuse of the weapon potentially much more catastrophic than a knife, a sword, or a shotgun.

I'm again not arguing for a ban. I'm just saying that these weapons being so relatively easy to obtain serves no useful purpose. It's true that people will find a way to inflict harm anyway, but that's like saying cars are going to crash anyway--may as well remove the brakes. There ought to be a way to at least limit the relative ease in which people can get these weapons, without sacrificing too much of the rights of responsible gun owners. The current system doesn't work to my satisfaction--others are bound to disagree.