I could get into the fact that our life literally could not exist in the same form without computers and internet access. Or that, aside from a few sport hunters and hobbyists, the vast majority of people could go right on their merry way if guns didn't exist. But those facts are neither here nor there.You want to talk about "simplistic"? That's liberalism. Posing this question is every bit as stupid and outrageous as someone posing the question "What the hell does a normal American need a computer and internet access for....spreading propaganda?"Debating with right wingers on this issue is like debating tolerance and human rights with ISIS......
We are talking about (as the title clearly states) military assault weapons' bans......and the dimwitted right wingers revert to the moronic "....they're trying to yake our guns away and I know my 2nd amendment rights...."
Too simplistic a view of right wingers.....so. let them play with all the guns they want to either ease their inordinate FEARS, or embellish their weak egos..
The technology you use to piss and moan like a child about the 2nd Amendment is far more advanced and far more dangerous than any fully automatic weapon, junior. The fact that this simple reality never even crossed your very small mind is why you are completely unqualified to be having a discussion about the 2nd Amednement.
Here's the reason why these discussions are so difficult: Gun control advocates are trying to address an issue and Pro-gun advocates are trying to ignore it. We keep on hearing that "the only thing that will stop a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun". It's then completely ignored that bad guys with guns are the problem, and some measure needs to be taken to address that. You can't police thought or violent tendencies, but you can police possessions. If the equation for a shooting is bad guy + gun = violence, you want to prevent the violence, and you can't regulate away a person's ability to be a violent sociopath, what does that leave?
I'll go ahead and say that I am not in favor of mass gun confiscations or other more hardcore gun control methods. But a warning to those who want to actually keep their guns: The Second Amendment is not an impenetrable defense. There needs to be a serious effort made to address violence within our country. As well, the rights granted by the Second Amendment need to be defended in ways that are actually logical, rather than treating them as if the are self-evident. What I'm tired of seeing is people who resist gun control by hiding behind the Second Amendment and who refuse to acknowledge the real issues or offer alternatives. If all you've got is "We're exercising our Second Amendment rights!", then, well... eventually people will start looking at exercising their 21st Amendment rights. I don't think I really need to say this but...
Majority of Americans Want Stricter Gun Control For First Time In Years
Poll: Gun control support spikes after shooting - CNNPolitics.com
None of these numbers are going to get much more favorable for Pro-gun advocates without significant change in our country.