At the same time, I think that there are a lot of idiots walking our streets that shouldn't even be allowed a pea shooter.
What do YOU think?
This blog will focus on political images I have found all around the Internet, though I will intersperse some commentary and quotes that I find interesting.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Second Amendment - What Do You Think?
I am so completely torn over gun rights in this country that I don't quite know what my own position is. I think that the 2nd Amendment gives individuals the right to own guns - but I don't think it gives them the right to own nuclear weapons or assault weapons.
At the same time, I think that there are a lot of idiots walking our streets that shouldn't even be allowed a pea shooter.
What do YOU think?
At the same time, I think that there are a lot of idiots walking our streets that shouldn't even be allowed a pea shooter.
What do YOU think?
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What exactly do you consider a "Assault Weapon"?
Nuclear weapons are not arms, they are ordinance, and are regulated by a whole different set of rules.
Assault weapons? I'm not a weapons expert, but lets say machine guns, shoulder fired missles, anti-tank guns, etc.
The term "Assault Weapon" which is a pejorative that the anti gun crowd came up with to describe scary looking semi-automatic (one round per pull of the trigger) rifles that look like their military cousins. "Assault Rifle" on the other hand is an actual military term that I'll refer you to wikipedia on.
Most of the other things that you list, missiles, anti-tank guns. etc. also fall in the category of ordinance.
Machine guns are generally not available to the public. However, if you live in a state that doesn't specifically forbid them, you can buy them if:
1) You undergo a background check by the FBI that takes on average 3-6 months.
2) Pay a federal tax stamp of $200 per item that you wish to purchase.
3) find a class III dealer with a pre 1986 weapon that you can afford.
Since the strangely named Firearms Owners' Protection Act of 1986, ownership of newly manufactured machine guns has been prohibited to civilians. Machine guns which were manufactured prior to the Act's passage can be purchased.
I hope this helps, and keep in mind that the reason gun owners get so bent out of shape about the issue is because people don't take the time to learn the difference. They don't have to be experts, just informed.
I'm curious as to your sources delineating a difference between arms and ordinance. I did a not-very extensive search on the Google for "arms" and "bear arms" and virtually all of the sites I ran across used "arms" and "weapons" synonymously.
Are the differences you site clearly identified anywhere legally?
(I am aware of the difference between semi-automatic and automatic weapons - I used to hunt regularly, have since given it up, but still have a semi-automatic hunting rifle.)
What it boils down to as to the definition between arms and ordnance, if it go's "BOOM" it's ordnance. Sorry, I've been spelling it wrong the whole time. You are quite correct that in common usage, the two are often used synonymously . However if you poke around the ATF website, or have ever dealt with the ATF on the matter, you'll discover that the laws covering the two are quite well defined.
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