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Originally Posted by mineistaken
If government wanted to take guns away they would do it little by little, step by step. So I understand their worries that this might be one of the steps. Or don't you agree and you think that if government wanted to take them away, they would do it in one huge step?
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I think if the government wanted to take guns away they would do it in one big step or a few big steps. The reason I say that is the ever changing face of our political system may not allow a "long game" in this. If liberals controlled the government and started to do things that were leading towards the removal guns there is no guarantee that they aren't going to be voted out and those who replace them simply reverse what they have done. I think, in order to get it done, they will have to act fast.
To me they would do it in a few big moves. The first would be an assault weapons ban like we used to have. Along with that would be a ban on guns (including handguns) that hold more than a set amount of rounds. Once that was in place and they felt they had most of them out of circulation they would then ban handguns arguing that most gun crimes are committed with handguns therefore they have to go. Last to go would be hunting and sport rifles.
To me they would do this over a 2-4 year period and make certain they had it all done and on the books as laws before a major election so if they then lost power in the next election the new administration would have to jump through some hurdles to overturn the laws.