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I don't need an assault rifle as much as I need the term "Assault rifle" to be re-examined.
And in terms of weapons as a defense against tyranny being an obsolete argument: Where the fuck have you been for the past four years? Furthermore, where the fuck will we be in the next four years? I really can't cite black history worth a damn, nor do I know the accuracy of civil rights movies, but I messed the front of my pants when I saw a flick that had a black panther with a shotgun standing tall to a white cop who tried to step out of line. How will you respond in 20 or 25 years if the government decides to take away your right to vote, your right to speech, your right to basic citizenship when you strip yourself of your right to bare arms?
Also, just a comment on crime: Fully automatic weapons are illegal, that's been addressed. This does not mean that they've disappeared. The bank robbery in LA, executed by two individuals with fully automatic AK-47's and modified body armor (full suit, essentially) were damn near unstoppable, moreso when the police had to seek out a gun shop for more powerful weapons. My point is not that legalizing automatics is going to help the law (which I don't think it will), just that criminalizing what's already legal is only going to help criminals.
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