Firearms. Who or what is dangerous?

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The vast majority of the guns in the database were confiscated because of illegal-possession charges.

"Assault weapons were rarely used in gun crimes even before the ban," he said in the report.

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The vast majority of those who wish to obliterate our gun rights either have never owned one, never knew how to use one, or never had to employ one for their self defense.

I can plead guilty on all accounts. I have owned, been trained, and had to employ.

And Obama, who threatens our rights by Presidential decree, has many of the weapons which he threatens to deprive the public of, deployed on every edge of HIS safety window whenever in public. What the F do you think the secret service has under their coats. Not six shot pistols, I guarontee......
He's OK as long as HIS safety is assured.
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Interesting.......
The vast majority of those who wish to obliterate our gun rights either have never owned one, never knew how to use one, or never had to employ one for their self defense.

I can plead guilty on all accounts. I have owned, been trained, and had to employ.

And Obama, who threatens our rights by Presidential decree, has many of the weapons which he threatens to deprive the public of, deployed on every edge of HIS safety window whenever in public. What the F do you think the secret service has under their coats. Not six shot pistols, I guarontee......
He's OK as long as HIS safety is assured.

Interesting.......
The vast majority of those who wish to obliterate our gun rights either have never owned one, never knew how to use one, or never had to employ one for their self defense.

I can plead guilty on all accounts. I have owned, been trained, and had to employ.

And Obama, who threatens our rights by Presidential decree, has many of the weapons which he threatens to deprive the public of, deployed on every edge of HIS safety window whenever in public. What the F do you think the secret service has under their coats. Not six shot pistols, I guarontee......
He's OK as long as HIS safety is assured.

But we end up with situations like this. Not the first nor will it be the last unless some sensible regulations are enforced.

Interesting ...

The vast majority of the guns in the database were confiscated because of illegal-possession charges.

The vast majority guns were taken from otherwise law abiding citizens who were stopped for a traffic ticket and didn't have an unavailable concealed carry permit.

"Assault weapons were rarely used in gun crimes even before the ban," he said in the report.

No s*** Sherlock. They cost too damn much for the average street hoodlum to buy.

Now I just wonder if someone will run the numbers to see if the ban drew attention to the weapons, making them more likely to be used in the ban than before because of the publicity concerning their effectiveness. Wouldn't that be sweet. :)

I think you misread the story. The story only seems to point out that weapons with High Capacity magazines were more commonly confiscated after the ban was lifted. God bless Capitalism. It seems the ban was doing its job. preventing the illegal use of high capacity magazines by criminals and citizens alike

It seems to me that there are at least four separate types of problems with firearm control.
First and probably the most common are legal firearms killing people in accidents.
Second is street crime.
Third is the mentally unbalanced, this one produces the most horrific results.
The fourth is organized crime. This can be anything from drug cartels to political organizations wanting to overthrow the government.
If we want to reduce the killings a broad approach will not work, these discrete problems require discrete solutions.

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Number three is simple. Ban the crazy. If there are no crazies on the street then there are no crazies shooting up schools. -- Sounds about the same as banning guns to accomplish the same thing. The thing to remember is a crazy can go off with a knife or a bomb as well as a gun. Control the crazy and get better results.

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Number three is simple. Ban the crazy. If there are no crazies on the street then there are no crazies shooting up schools. -- Sounds about the same as banning guns to accomplish the same thing. The thing to remember is a crazy can go off with a knife or a bomb as well as a gun. Control the crazy and get better results.

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Ban the crazy? So crazy people are less than human and should be afforded no rights, no liberty? Should we go back to the Victorian era and lock them all away in asylums so no one has to look at them?

Or better yet, shall we go the way of Hitler and get rid of the mentally infirm using a more permanent method?

Mentally ill people are still people. Please try to remember that.

Mental Disorders in America

Mental disorders are common in the United States and internationally. An estimated 26.2 percent of Americans ages 18 and older — about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year

Or better yet, shall we go the way of Hitler and get rid of the mentally infirm using a more permanent method?