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Originally posted by DelayedReaction
I disagree. Fully automatic weapons are orders of magnitude more dangerous than semi-automatic or manual firearms, and as such deserve extra controls. Not banned from civilian ownership, but restricted. As it stands now it takes considerable effort to own a fully automatic weapon, and as a result you rarely see one used in crimes.
It's the same reason why people can't own explosives or rocket launchers without a license and a significant amount of paperwork.
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You disagree with what I said, then endorse what I said.
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There is no need for the government to prevent law abiding citizens from owning (fully) automatic weapons.
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I did not disagree with the controls that are currently in place. Also I qualified the statement with
law abiding, this does not include every Tom, Dick, and Leroy that goes out selling dope on the corner or doing drive by shootings.
If the bad guys can easily get their hands on full autos and shoot my house up, I should be able to fairly easily get them to defend myself. (Although I'd probably use a semi-auto for better shot placement)