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Originally Posted by dmax99
Here's two things to remember,There is not going to be a mass round-up of some 300 hundred million guns,and there will not be any meaningful gun control legislation happening.So I think people need to concentrate on the nuts that are using these weapon to slaughter innocents.I would like to see the purchase of long guns put on the same level of handguns,eliminate gun show purchases that occur the same day.Make background checks more meaningful,by weeding out as many Psyche cases as possible.The political will just does not exist for change.Btw I have a sizeable collection on military styled semi-auto rifles,autoloading handguns with hi-cap magazines.Like they say 80% of guns are owned by 20% of gun owners.These are not where the problems arise from.At gun shows and online it's possible to buy WWII machane gun parts kits that can be fairly easily returned to service by people with some welding&mechanical skills.These kits have been around for years.How many of these have you heard of being used in either crimes or mass shootings,I myself have heard of none.My politics are left leaning,& I've never given a dime to the NRA.Some people enjoy collecting guns some enjoy collecting stereo gear.Or both
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I get what you are saying, I had to read it twice before popping off (pun intended) Canada seems to have done a pretty good job of it and didn't go around melting down Winchester '73 45-70s.
BTW, see here
http://www.politicalchat.org/showthread.php?t=4738. Even some of us California pot smokin' hippies have an appreciation for history!
