im a hard core active democrate i own 5 guns noone will ever take my guns. now i dnt see any reason for anyone to own an assault riffle and i belive there should be restrictions in highly populated area's in the cities but i love my guns and noone is evan trying to take em away. guns gays and baby killers thats all they got on dems, i like my guns so do millions of other dems, i dnt care about gays gettn married dnt bother me shouldnt bother you, i dnt kill babies i am pro choice. good day
First off --- thank you for reassuring me that there actually ARE Dem gun owners out there (I've personally never met one!!).
You don't see any reason for anyone to own an "assault rifle"???
OK, first -- there is NO such thing as an assault rifle. That is a term cooked up by the Mainstream media and has NO basis in reality.
Second -- I use an AR-15 for competition shooting EVERY week!! I also use one for many forms of hunting (they are now made commercially by virtually every major firearms manufacturer out there because it is a very versatile platform).
Third -- I can do MUCH more damage with a bolt-action major-caliber hunting rifle than can be done with a .223 or 7.62x39 caliber so-called "assault rifle".
What exactly IS an assault rifle? Any gun that LOOKS like a military arm?? That seems to be the current definition used by the MSM??
Besides, the 2nd amend doesn't say you have the right to bear arms provided that they don't have telescoping stocks, pistol grips, or high-capacity magazines (which ARE required for the competition I use them for --- which incidentally will be an Olympic event begining with the 2014 Summer Olympics) and provided that they don't LOOK threatening to the mindless assholes/sheeple who make up the bulk of the current U.S. population. THAT is my issue with the whole "assault weapons" arguement --- it is based purely on APPEARANCE, not functional capability!!!
Sheeple are scared of a semi-auto AR or AK, yet they aren't bothered by a Remington 700/Ruger M77/ Winchester M70, etc, purely because of how they LOOK. Yet the later guns are capable of causing much more destruction in the hands of a well-trained operator. And don't even get me started on shotguns!!!!!
I also have to ask: Why do you favor more restrictions in heavily populated areas? That is where you are most likely to NEED a sidearm!!! The only time I'm NOT wearing a loaded Glock 19 or 21 on my hip is when I'm at work. Otherwise there is ALWAYS a gun within my reach. If I need it, there isn't time to unlock a safe or lock and load it (of course my kids are grown and gone, so little ones are not a consideration for me, but even if they were it would not change my life-long habits where my guns are concerned!!)
As a side note, It's funny to read your post because I am a hard-core active repub/libertarian, yet we seem to effectively have the same views. I don't give a fuck if two people of the same sex want to do whatever, and I'm very pro-choice. I'm at core a Libertarian, as are most people if they really study their own views.
My basic philosophy is: I think each and every one of us should be free to go after life, liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness by any means we choose, under one condition: We should be free to do ANYTHING we want as long as it does not infringe on the rights, property, or property value of others. Otherwise, unless your actions endanger society as a whole, you should be free to do your own thing, whatever that may be!!!!
