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Originally Posted by pornlaw
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Okay, I read the article? And? A nineteen year old kid got a AK-47 and killed eight people. The ONLY reason he was able to do this is because it's so easy to get an assault rifle.
The article didn't say where he got the assault rifle from. If he didn't buy it himself, he bought it from a friend, or perhaps stole it from a friend or a friend's parents but... If we stopped selling assault rifles and banned them, he wouldn't have been able to buy one, borrow one from his friend, or steal one from someone he knew. Instead, his only option would have been to drive or fly half way across the country, somehow get in contact with someone who smuggles assault rifles, give him and the money and hope he doesn't get ripped off, and then drive back to do his mass shooting....
Do you see the difference? Currently it's very easy for a nineteen year old kid to get an assault rifle, but if you remove assault rifles from society it would be very difficult for him to get.
The reality is we allow ANYONE to buy assault rifles with very little restrictions. Nearly anyone can get their hands on them.