(05-29-2022, 12:21 AM)americus 2.0 Wrote: I'm going to have whatever gun I need to protect myself. At home it's my shotgun. Away from home it's my sidearm. I don't personally see the point of having an automatic rifle other than to go to the range and let off steam. I have no need for one but I'm not going to tell someone else they can't have one if they have never demonstrated ill intent.

I agree something needs to be done to prevent crazy [BLEEP] like this event and the shootings in Buffalo and California but it's not telling the general population they're not allowed to own XYZ type gun, it's holding the long list of people and agencies responsible for allowing the people who commit these crimes to fall through the cracks of the system currently in place when it comes to how weapons are purchased.

I fully understand your gun ownership needs.  Makes perfect sense, and is reasonable in today's US.  I'm all for tightening things to prevent these crazy bleeps.  Felons can't, but maybe this needs to be extended to misdemeanors too.  Once you have proven to be no longer law abiding, then you lose access to certain types of guns.  Have a clean sheet, you can have whatever you want.

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