(08-29-2018, 06:19 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:

(08-29-2018, 05:58 PM)JagNGeorgia Wrote: Just read a study from YouGov that said 82% of self-identified democrats favor banning semiautomatic weapons (almost all of them), and 

Pelosi, Feinstein, Biden, Cuomo, Clinton, Schumer, etc. etc. have all expressed interest in an outright ban or a ban on semiautomatic rifles. This doesn't include politicians that have shown unfettered support for the gun control protests that often ask for full confiscations. This isn't an isolated issue among certain democrats. This is a widely held view, and people like Clinton openly admit that she has a public view and a private view.

"expressed interest in" versus knowing damn well what they admittedly can't accomplish with actual legislation is the distinction I've already pointed out.  

Clinton (who I did not support BTW) even frankly stated in a 60 minutes interview of all places "I'm not coming for the guns of law abiding American citizens." 

I find it strange that statements like that, of which there have been many, cannot be taken at face value but must be painted as subterfuge.

I'm sure there are independent and liberal-leaning politicians out there that take harder lines than others on their approach to assault weapons and semi-auto rifles and wish to blur the line between the two. 
However  - I trust the constitution and the system of checks and balances in place to sort it out. I guess I'm patriotic that way.  I've witnessed no egregious infringement on the rights of gun owners in my lifetime and seriously doubt I ever will. 

Folks that live in fear of gun confiscation seem oddly fearful to me. I just don't see the reason to fear that, and believe me I've heard all about it from more than a dozen friends and family members.

"Expressed interest in" is to mean they have openly stated they want to ban those guns. They can know they'd be unsuccessful, but several have also said that they would ban them if they knew they could get the votes. You can't simply dismiss that because they're saying they first need legislation because they're saying they would if they could get that legislation. 

Clinton said what would moderate her to more people. She's also the one that said she has a public and private view on gun control. Clinton, by the way, said by email that she would close the gun show "loophole" by executive order. So, it isn't quite implausible to believe that they would supersede legislation through executive orders given the chance.

I wouldn't say I live in fear. I just believe that it isn't unreasonable to believe democrats want to take your guns. There have been enough of them to openly state this opinion. I also don't think it'd be outright confiscation.

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