Should Machine guns (fully automatic weapons) be legal for average citizens to own?

[Mustang]

People talk about the 2nd Amendment as if it's somehow sacrosanct. But as anyone can tell you, not all weapons are legal for average Americans to own. I would say that's for good reason. Or as George H. W. Bush (or Dana Carvey) might have said, it wouldn't be prudent.

Just in case you need a reminder, think back to those days of Prohibition when criminals routinely used machine guns in the furtherance of their crimes.

What it proves, of course, is the 2nd Amendment can coexist with limited gun restrictions in the interest of public safety. However, maybe some 2nd Amendment absolutists have a different view and believe that average Americans should be allowed to own fully automatic weapons without the sever restrictions placed on them today.

What say you?

 

[Rexx Taylor]

yes....especially if u live near any town that is a mirror reflection of Chicago/Oakland/Ferguson/Baltimore,,,,etc.

 

[DarkFury]

Yes. And you should be free to open carry them.

 

[2aguy]

People talk about the 2nd Amendment as if it's somehow sacrosanct. But as anyone can tell you, not all weapons are legal for average Americans to own. I would say that's for good reason. Or as George H. W. Bush (or Dana Carvey) might have said, it wouldn't be prudent.

Just in case you need a reminder, think back to those days of Prohibition when criminals routinely used machine guns in the furtherance of their crimes.

What it proves, of course, is the 2nd Amendment can coexist with limited gun restrictions in the interest of public safety. However, maybe some 2nd Amendment absolutists have a different view and believe that average Americans should be allowed to own fully automatic weapons without the sever restrictions placed on them today.

What say you?

American citizens need to be able to own all small arms of the American military and police.....so if you don't want the civilians to own fully auto weapons...take them from the small arms inventory of the military......they have actual machine guns so their rifles can simply be semi auto...it is more accurate anyway.....

We are the bosses of the military and the police...they are not our masters.....so if they have a weapon it is only because we paid for it...and if they get it, so do we. That is how you make sure the govenrment has less of an advantage over us....

 

[Rexx Taylor]

But Hillary, just the dogs that protect her 24/7. the rest of us....we are on our own with our "Gun Pop-Tarts", Squirt Guns, and cans of tuna.

 

[Obiwan]

Just keep the "semi-auto" setting on the safety... It takes a little bit of practice to single-pop a 60...

 

[Political Junky]

People talk about the 2nd Amendment as if it's somehow sacrosanct. But as anyone can tell you, not all weapons are legal for average Americans to own. I would say that's for good reason. Or as George H. W. Bush (or Dana Carvey) might have said, it wouldn't be prudent.

Just in case you need a reminder, think back to those days of Prohibition when criminals routinely used machine guns in the furtherance of their crimes.

What it proves, of course, is the 2nd Amendment can coexist with limited gun restrictions in the interest of public safety. However, maybe some 2nd Amendment absolutists have a different view and believe that average Americans should be allowed to own fully automatic weapons without the sever restrictions placed on them today.

What say you?

Hell no.

 

[2aguy]

Just keep the "semi-auto" setting on the safety... It takes a little bit of practice to single-pop a 60...

Single fire a 60...that's no fun....

 

[Political Junky]

 

[Obiwan]

Just keep the "semi-auto" setting on the safety... It takes a little bit of practice to single-pop a 60...

Single fire a 60...that's no fun....

Takes good trigger control, but you get better accuracy...

That's how we fired them in competition at Camp Perry.

 

[Iron Head]

If one of the purposes of the Second Amendment is to have the ability to protect ourselves against a tyrannical federal government, then of course we ought to be able to own full autos.

If one of the purposes of the Second Amendment is to repel a foreign invasion, then yes we ought to have full autos.

As it now stands we can only own a full auto that was manufactured prior to 1986 (or1987, or somewhere there in the neighborhood). Thus, there is a finite supply. The result is that it is cost-prohibitive to own a full auto for most folks, notwithstanding all of the administrative and legal red tape you have to endure to procure one.

But if the purpose if the Second Amendment is protection AND the forces we would be opposing has automatic weapons, then obviously average citizens should have access to automatic weapons.

At the very least, state militias ought to have ownership of an Arsenal of full auto weapons to deploy to militia members as they see fit. Otherwise the Second Amendment has no meaning.

 

[The Rabbi]

I own an automatic weapon. I really dont see the issue with people having them. Closing the registry was just stupid. Since 1934 there was exactly one illegal use of a registered full auto. By a cop.

 

[Iron Head]

Yes. And you should be free to open carry them.

Dark Furry is a total whacked out prick. But goddamnit, I seem to agree with everything he says!

 

[TheOldSchool]

We should legalize rocket launchers and grenades too. Hell, there's no reason why I can't have a few ICBM's in,my backyard. For my protection of course. And if you disagree you're a gun grabbing socialist.

 

[DarkFury]

Yes. And you should be free to open carry them.

Dark Furry is a total whacked out prick. But goddamnit, I seem to agree with everything he says!

We had a slight misunderstanding. Let the liberals make issue with it.

 

[Sallow]

Given a choice, a god fearing Christian theocrat would have a missile silo in the back yard.

And use it.

 

[DarkFury]

Given a choice, a god fearing Christian theocrat would have a missile silo in the back yard.

And use it.

Right AFTER I paint the words F#ck Islam on it.

 

[Jarlaxle]

Just keep the "semi-auto" setting on the safety... It takes a little bit of practice to single-pop a 60...

Can do it with a BAR, too. I'd like to learn to, actually.

*checks wallet* OK, maybe not...no BAR in the budget.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Japan's invented a way to keep their gun nuts satisfied and happy:

 

[CrusaderFrank]