tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438271575855307173.post7944628324182955549..comments2024-02-15T16:14:30.360-08:00Comments on The Damn True Experiment: Blast! Foiled By Facts Again!Truehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10230038396571759241noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438271575855307173.post-33162358874943389012013-07-03T00:45:37.670-07:002013-07-03T00:45:37.670-07:00Quote: "None of the current or proposed legis...Quote: "None of the current or proposed legislation effects them because they look like traditional hunting rifles."<br /><br />I don't know what state you're in, but in California, SB347 would ban all semiauto rifles with removable magazines. That would sweep in the BAR and Remington 750.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438271575855307173.post-38866235641110488352013-07-02T12:04:42.648-07:002013-07-02T12:04:42.648-07:00Quote: we have NRA members arguing that "assa...Quote: we have NRA members arguing that "assault rifles" are not really different from hunting rifles"<br /><br />I am sorry, but you are mistaken. An AR 15 is functionally no different than any other semi auto rifle with a detachable magazine, such as the Remington 750 or 7400, or the Browning BAR (the current production hunting BAR, not the military M1918 used in WW2 and Korea). None of the current or proposed legislation effects them because they look like traditional hunting rifles. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438271575855307173.post-26542769332434876622013-06-30T09:13:38.770-07:002013-06-30T09:13:38.770-07:00Whether there is "room for disagreement among...Whether there is "room for disagreement among people with mutual goals and values" depends entirely on what those goals and values are. This article offers evidence that laws which sacrifice liberties in the name of security come up empty on both counts. Our "goals and values" are not at all mutual if you want to keep on infringing liberty for a false sense of security.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4438271575855307173.post-55528388341616592632013-06-28T19:10:15.637-07:002013-06-28T19:10:15.637-07:00I appreciate your thoroughness in your references,...I appreciate your thoroughness in your references, but I imagine that we will never see eye-to-eye on guns, violence or the NRA. I have long been involved (but exhausted long ago) with efforts to bring about common sense controls that could reduce (that's all we can hope for) deaths, especially of bystanders and children. One desire is to see gun owners required to take more responsibility. For example, my brother-in-law leaves his Glock in his console, unlocked, in his truck where it could be grabbed by either a grandchild or thief in just a second. Then, we have NRA members arguing that "assault rifles" are not really different from hunting rifles, which is an incredible lie, especially with the invention of "bump stocks" where one can fire 100 rounds in seven seconds. Then, the NRA has fought the association of police chiefs tooth and nail to stop any factory records of ballistics to trace bullets used in crimes. You see, some of us who want reasonable compromises are shooters, even snipers and members of army teams, and even in my own case a former NRA instructor. This is not a situation where conservatives and "real Americans" have any monopoly on knowledge or a grasp of reality. What conservatives do have is a firm grasp on stubbornness, indifference to much of the pain, rationalization that comes about because of self interests, and way too much paranoia about the government and what people like me are up to. I own a really nice collection of firearms, and I am not one bit worried about confiscation or having to fight "the hordes," so the next time you are at a range, that man next you, the range master may not agree with you on these issues nearly as much as you might assume. There is room for disagreement among people with some mutual goals and values. The Second Amendment, nor any part of the Constitution, was ever assumed to be the ultimate manual that would answer all questions as we moved little by little to a population density that is totally different from 200 years ago. We have to work with different and modern situations or we will eventually lose more than we can imagine. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com