Nosmo King
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I'm not questioning the right. I'm questioning the necessity.And anyone hiding behind semantics is too cowardly to comment.I absolutely need an assault rifle because_________.
Lay aside what you perceive as a constitutional right. Lay aside any obfuscation over the verbal semantics (don't try to define 'assault rifle').
Simply justify your need of an assault rifle.
Perhaps if we fully understand your need for one or two or thirty of them, we could understand why assault weapons are, indeed, a necessity. Show us the virtue of the assault rifle. Why are they good?
Some folks have good experiences with guns. Some folks are the sinue and bone of America's gun culture. Some folks are true sportsmen and women and enjoy the outdoors and their love of the hunt. Some folks are dedicated target shooters keen on hitting their mark be it paper or a clay pigeon. I fully support these wholesome and healthy activities.
But some folks have had tragic experiences with guns. Some are the survivors of gun violence. Some are the victims of gun violence. Some folks have sadly lost loved ones to gun violence. And some live in neighborhoods which tragically experience gun violence on an all too regular basis. Please have empathy for them. They have suffered too long under the threat of the havoc guns bring into their lives.
We have had far too many mass shootings in this nation. No other nation suffers this level of gun violence. We are not beset with a greater number cases of mental illness than other nations. There is something foul about the numbers of shooting victims here compared with other natione in the developed world.
What do you suppose is our unique American problem?
So please, as sincerely as possible, answer this simple question: 'I absolutely need an assault rifle because_____'.
Let us all understand.
Anyone who calls a commonplace semiautomatic rifle that has been available to civilians for over 100 years an "assault rifle" is too fucking stupid to ask any questions worth answering
Like it or not, 'assault rifle' has become a generic term in popular and common parlance.
That does not mean it is an accurate term does it?
And as I posted not only is it a stupid question but one of the defining characteristics of a right and especially of a natural right that cannot be given because it exists regardless of the government is that none of these rights have to be justified to anyone else at any time
If a concealed weapon is deemed adequate to protect a classroom, why then is it not adequate to defend a home? Therefore, why is an assault weapon necessary to defend a home?
Are the conditions inside a home so different than the conditions inside a school? They are both relatively small interior spaces presumably with potential innocents. If a shooter does not know who may counter attack with a weapon, does an assault rifle make more sense than a weapon used by a teacher or a resident?