Gun Control Reform Activism
In reply to the discussion: Guns are designed specifically to kill. [View all]LeadByExample
(1 post)Look. I was an Army soldier. I know what the Constitution and 2nd Ammendment say. I swore to protect our country. Our leaders are not doing the same....and most have never served or seen the damage caused by assault rifles.
There must be an assault weapons ban. To protect police and first responders as well as civlians. The early Congress referred to a militia where the arms were single shot muskets and blackpowder weapons. U can keep your Colts, Glocks and Smith & Wessons for personal protection....but no pistol should fire more than 12 shots.
Hunting rifles and shotguns can be owned as they are now....BUT.....every single sale... every sale....commercial, gun show or private party/ family member to family member, etc....should be registered and allowed ONLY to a licensed gun owner that passes the criminal, mental health and training requirements.
Yes, ALL people wanting to possess and use a firearm should have to be licensed. What is more dangerous a car or a loaded gun? Of course cars can be a deadly weapon and require licensing. Why not guns?
Also restricting magazines to 15 shots for rifles is plenty. If u cannot hit a target or kill your hunting prey in less than 15 shots then your skill level SUCKS.
Most owners of AK-47s and AR-15's don't even know the ballistic science of what makes these assault weapons different with bullet spin, tumble, velocity and internal organ damage. When small children are shot at close range....they don't fall to the ground when hit by the tumbling projectile, they get blown apart. I know there are orhers like me who know i am right and who could support these ideas.
Licensing , limiting and banning certain weapons makes sense for a country whose past was forged in blood and violence but which does attempt to strive for peace. We are humans that relish conflct, but we can find a better way to live,protect our families and exist with our Constitutional rights in an America that respects all races, religions and those seeking a dream of peace and tolerance.