Let me start by saying Im definately bi-partisan, but being a union worker, I always tend to lean democrat. That being said, I really dont see the Democratic party trying to ban all guns or anything close to that speculation.. thats bs. Im all for outlawing automatic guns for the public. Tell me one good reason why people need them. They get in the hands of the wrong people and innocent people die because of it. No one hunts with them, so there shouldnt be an issue with hunters. One might argue they're good for protection, but if they were outlawed to own, your chances of coming face to face with one in times of crime would be much slimmer. Im pro firearms and a gun owner myself, but I draw the line at automatics and understand what our administration is trying to do.
Well Mike, all you need to do is look at any anti-gun legislation throughout recent history and you will see 95%- 100% democrat sponsorship and support of such bills.
My daddy was a union man too and had to grit his teeth every time he had to vote democrat for his job.
The fact that you think no one should have an automatic weapon because no one hunts with them is slightly off base.
First, as others have already posted, full automatics are not legal now except for very tightly controlled permitting under exceptional circumstances.
Semi automatic weapons are far more common and get thrown in under all of the assault weapons bans.
Colt Ar-15's, Ruger mini-14's and Bushmasters are all lumped in with assault wepaons because of how they look more than for how they operate.
Out west these are very common hunting weapons as they are strong, simple and durable and of the appropriate calibers (.223) for hunting.
I am a board member of a 650 memeber sportsman club that was incorporated in 1938.
A lot of our members are WWII, Korean and Vietnam war veterans that proudly served their country.
These men enjoy shooting military weapons and they participte in matches and shooting organizations that are centered around the M1-Garand. Our rifle chairman is 83 yeras old and he shoots M-1's three times a week.
That is a semi auto military style weapon that was targeted in the assualt weapon bans of yesteryear.
I don't own one and never will but if someone wants to legally purchase one and shoot it they sholud forever have that right.
The day that person screws up there should not be a liberal (democrat) judge sitting there trying to figure out what society did to the poor perpetrator to make him commit a crime and sheepishly hand out a 6 month sentence.
There are so many gun laws in place right now that it would make your head spin.
The problem lies in applying the full penalties and incarceration as spelled out in those laws.
If I were President you would not see the return of the electric chair, you would see electric bleachers.
Until a death sentence means death there isn't a lot to dissuade someone from taking a life.
Scott
