Seems the majority of those wanting to ban them have no actual real life experience with them and safely using them. Fumble one around while being shot at my a## ya right lmao. I think instinct kicks in after let's see ...at least 26 years if I subtract the 6yrs old starting time from 32 years old sounds right.
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We've had this convo before but I don't think you were around back then.
I got my first .22 revolver when I was like 6 years old. Sure, my dad kept it in a safe during my childhood and adolescence but we would go shoot it all the time. Got a .243 deer rifle when I was in middle school. Same deal. Safed up but used it for target practice and hunting. Got a mini-14 in high school, you know the drill. Although by the time I was in high school, I was allowed to keep a loaded 12 ga Mossberg pump under my bed to protect against intruders since my bedroom window was right next to the front door. Was rated an NRA sanctioned sharpshooter in Boy Scouts when I was like 14 years old. I've successfully hunted all kinds of deer and varmints. I probably have more experience with firearms than many of the most vocal "but muh guns!" nutjobs on this forum.
You know what? I also have a brain between my ears and know the stats show that mass shootings in the US increased exponentially after the 1994 assault weapon ban expired. My entire life I've watched my batshit dad literally fantasize about getting the chance to be the hero at the gas station that
@MuertaMan talked about. He was LEO before I was born and didn't get the chance to shoot anyone then so instead spent his whole adult life with a major hard on prepping for his day of glory when he could take down the proverbial
other guy. We haven't spoken a word to each other in like 3 years but I'm sure he hasn't changed a bit.
Yes, I think an assault weapon ban of new sales should be brought back. I believe the age to purchase a firearm should be raised to at least 21. I believe universal background checks should be required for private sales. I believe a mandatory waiting period should be required for all sales. I do not believe open carry should be allowed for any swinging dick with no training to be able to walk around like fucking Jesse James, scaring the shit out of regular folks who just want to get their fast food burrito and move on. I think more red flag laws are a great idea. These are called common sense gun laws and not a single one involves kicking down anyone's door and confiscating anything from law abiding gun owners.
NOTHING in the Bill of Rights or Constitution is God-given. Hell, God is not mentioned one single time outside of the context of "Year of our Lord" when talking about certain dates. The Founding Fathers were deists who believed Christianity, and any other state sponsored religion, was a terrible idea. Still, even the Founding Fathers were not without fault. After all, many of them owned other humans and neither did they feel women should have the right to vote, among other archaic ideas. Therefore the whole Constitution originality argument goes out the window. They don't call them "amendments" for nothing. It's high time for a major upgrade IMHO.
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