Unfortunately for the U.S. - this is how the left
always comes to the table. Unprepared. Uninformed. Uneducated. And extremely emotional.
Failing to understand the distinction between a semi-automatic and automatic weapon tells us you’re dishonest, unserious, or unprepared for the debate.
It’s a prime illustration of why left-wing policy is so detrimental to society.
In a debate imbued with emotion, gun control advocates rely on ignorance
We wouldn’t allow a 1st grader to walk into a test ignorant and emotional. And yet we tolerate progressives creating policy this way and attempting to strip constitutional rights that way.
If You're Trying to Ban Guns, the Least You Could Do Is Learn the Basics
Oh go **** yourself.
We had an assault weapon ban. Maybe you should pull your head our of your ignorant ask & see what they banned. The term "assault" rifle was defined in that bill & it talked about semi-automatic rifles.
Jesus ****, you people are dumbasses.
You forgot to mention "It accomplished nothing, which is why it was allowed to lapse."
Besides, anyone who thinks that the left is sticking to one clearly-defined meaning for "assault weapons" is kidding himself.
"
The definition varies among regulating jurisdictions, but usually includes
semi-automatic rifles with a detachable
magazine and a
pistol grip, and sometimes other features such as a
vertical forward grip,
flash suppressor or
barrel shroud."
"Some jurisdictions define revolving cylinder shotguns as assault weapons."
"A key defining law was the now-defunct
Federal Assault Weapons Ban of 1994.
[13] At that time, the
United States Department of Justice said, "In general, assault weapons are semiautomatic firearms with a large magazine of ammunition that were designed and configured for rapid fire and combat use.""
"Common attributes used in legislative definitions of assault weapons include:
Even Wikipedia knows you're full of shit, so maybe you ought to take a big whiff and figure it out.