Follow up thoughts and prayers with action to ban assault rifles

Criminals don't give a shit about your right to be safe. Don't be an idiot.

My right to be safe from nasty words overrides your right to make memes.

ok... Define 'Assault Rifle'

wikipedia has an entry that gives the definition according to the US Army

I didn't ask to be sent to another web site to look up a Definition. I 'asked' YOU to define the term..

But since you tried to pass the buck

- It must be capable of selective fire.
* this does NOT apply to the AR 15
- It must have an intermediate-power cartridge: more power than a pistol but less than a standard rifle or battle rifle, such as the 7.92×33mm Kurz, the 7.62x39mm and the 5.56x45mm NATO.
* This would over cover almost Every 'sporting Rifle' from a .22 to a 30 06
- It must have an effective range of at least 300 metres (330 yards).
* what does 'range' matter Both of these (and many other are close quarters
- Its ammunition must be supplied from a detachable box magazine.
* This is the one feature that would prevent 'over reach' as it is a very specific feature of a specific type of gun... But when time comes to write the law do you seriously expect them Not to tailor the definition to be as broad as possible, including but not limited to 'either/or' any one of teh 4)
** go to wiki's 'Assault Weapons' page there's nearly a Dozen variants of a Definition on that page and half a dozen differently worded state laws

@Tijuana_Slim - okay, I thought you were one of those, "there is no such thing as an assault rifle" people, so I only wanted to point out that there is a definition, without going into the details. Also you are correct that the AR-15 does not have selective fire, so it technically does NOT fall under the definition of an assault rifle, which must explain why the media is reporting that it is an assault-like rifle. I don't know where that leaves us, on what people should have access to or not. Most people in the politics section of imgflip seem to be against any kind of controls. I am for some reasonable gun control, but the details are difficult.

I'd have no problem with 'Common Sense Gun Laws' if the Proposed Laws actually Made Sense...

ie. the new thing (or new old thing) is "Raise the Age to 21 to Buy a Gun"...
Barring a select Few, most of of these omnicidal asshats have been over 21... the Vegas whackjob was 50? (he also had a Pilot's License and Owned two planes, IIRC, find a way to take his guns, and he'd have just as easily gone kamikaze)
- the 'Bump-stock ban' borne of that same moose knuckle did more to advertise the existence of the Bump stock in the first place than it did to take them away from 'bad actors'
- the Idea about 'mental health Screenings' sounds great until you remember HIPAA and that involving a Medical Diagnosis in a Purchase, means exposing one's Medical Records to non-medical Personnel, that's the definition of Slippery Slope

take all of that and Write a Law Banning a Specific Weapon, That only Applies to 'That' Weapon without allowing for 'over reach' and abuse, and can't be, mis-applied to other weapons on a whim

FFS the bulk of (Non Strawman) arguments about 2nd Amendment come down to the Semantics of 'Regulated", "Militia" and even the Value of the Comma between 'state' and 'the right...'
- You don't think the wording of an 'Assault Weapons Ban' won't be twisted to be as broad as illogically possible?

Where in the constitution does it say you have the right to safety?

We do have a constitutional right to life. Which can be protected by owning a firearm..

This is true. You the right to persue safety. It is not a guarantee nor is safety a constitutional right.

Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness are in the Declaration of Independence are are considered inalienable - they are natural and legal rights.

Assault rifle require a special license and I know of no mass shooting that actually used one.

You're probably thinking of assault weapon, which means a scary looking gun.

I know most of the people in this stream disagree with me, but I have no problem with the Police having these weapons, but not the general public.