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Originally Posted by bronco67
I don't think the answer is to keep people from having guns, but there could definitely be a lot less of them. They should be a rare, tough thing to get a hold of and olnly be attainable by the most scrutinized, screened people. It should be fucking difficult to get a gun, and they should be in any Wal-Marts.
Just a question, but weren't illegal guns at one time legal? Where does an "illegal" gun come from anyway?
By the way, I grew up with guns and I've at one time or another owned every firearm that the Aurora shooter used.
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Guns were never illegal in the US. You can, in all reality, own just about every gun possible. There is a post-1986 ban on full-auto weapons, which states that any gun manufactured after 1986 that has the capability of being fully automatic will not be obtainable by the general public (civilians). However, you can apply for a class III license along with a dealer's permit. You also have a yearly tax on the weapon(s)... so basically, any full auto owned by an american just means they have a shit-ton of extra money. I looked into owning the Chicago Typewriter -- and ran into a brick wall. The gun itself is 20k for "good" condition while the yearly tax is ~2k. The 45acp is $20/50 box... 100 round drum mag... ~20 seconds on full auto... do the math. Might as well go buy a new car.
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I always find it funny when people say guns should be more difficult to purchase from a store. All you are successfully accomplishing is preventing the HONEST people from owning a firearm. The dishonest people get them through other means.... theft, black market, etc.
"Gun bans disarm victims, putting them at the mercy of murderers or terrorists who think nothing of breaking the gun laws." - Michael Badnarik