Ronald Reagan -Assault Weapons

Remember when Reagan banned guns in California? It was because blacks showed up at the capital building armed.

Guess we need to have more displays again...

1994 - 2004 assault weapon ban did little to nothing to reduce gun deaths, mass shootings, or gun crimes. Bans do nothing but keep law abiding citizens from owning guns. People that want to harm others will with whatever is available.

All guns need to be REALLLLLLY hard to get and keep.

Federal laws consistent state to state would help curb gun crimes and deaths:

- mandatory training with written and practical testing BEFORE license required for purchase.
- mandatory license (renewable)
- mandatory insurance
- registration (annual renewal)
- thorough background checks
- waiting periods (30 days maybe?)

- perhaps even a “step” process for gun testing and purchase: start with revolver, shotgun/rifle, then semi auto pistol/rifle. You wouldn’t be able to just immediately jump into an AR-15 without safety training and testing for the other guns.

ALL guns start out “legal.” It’s just some states are super lax and others aren’t. Either a maniac can simply get a gun easily, or someone “loses” a gun to the maniac in a back alley. But I’m either case the gun is/was legal. That’s the problem. They are too easily “legal” and put in the wrong hands.

Mind you- I’m a REALLY liberal person and own a few guns and love shooting for sport (target and hunting.)

Have to wonder if you even have a clue as to what an assault rifle is.

since google seems a bit tough for rightwing gun nuts... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Assault_Weapons_Ban

heh heh heh

One designed to kill as many humans as possible.

A shotgun is not an assault rifle, a bold action hunting rifle is not an assault rifle...have to wonder how clueless you are.

Is the mini 14 an assault rifle or a modern sporting rifle?

Pretty sure m16/ar15's aren't designed for "killing as many humans as possible" if so they would've picked a stronger caliber than 223/556 which is most commonly used for coyote hunting. Also I remember reading the military chose that caliber because it specifically caused less casualties...more often maiming enemy combatants rather than killing. Having to provide medical attention/extraction for I cured soldiers ties up much more of the enemies resources than a dead soldier would.

Also I believe the idea of use behind the m16 design revolved around squad tactics rather than outright killing power. Small rounds so soldiers could carry a lot of ammo on them, decent sized magazines so squad members could provide covering fire for other squad members to out maneuver enemy's positions.

I would 10000% rather be shot by an " assault rifle" than a shotgun. Anyone who says different is out their f**king mind