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dksuddeth · 05-14-2006, 03:03 PM

in 86, the FOPA (firearm owners protection act) was signed in to law and part of that law was the prohibition of posession, manufacture, or importation of machine guns manufactured after May 1986.
The argument of 'what sane person needs an automatic weapon' CAN be a valid one, but I propose the following...

shadowy street gangs (like MS-13) who come from countries where automatic weapons are easily available bring them across the border in to our country. Now, don't tell me that these would be stopped because we all know how dedicated our federal government is in stopping border crossings.

So, how many illegal automatic weapons are in this country? Couple that with all of the 'reconquistas' who are the militant variety who COULD get an automatic weapon illegally.

With over 20 million illegals, there is no telling how many could suddenly rise up and start 'taking back their country' or some such crap. How many civilians would be killed, by illegal automatics, IF this happens? In sizable numbers, law enforcement would be sorely outmatched and we've all seen how rapidly the feds are to dispatch military units with the L.A. riots and Katrina.

Civilian ownership of automatic weapons would be the ONLY thing to save people and hold off a massacre of unprecedented scale.

Now, some might say that the police will handle it, or the national guard and military are supposed to deal with issues like this, but did that work for the LA riots of 92?

someone tell me the good reason why gun control, which truly only affects those that will abide by the law, is a good idea?

05-14-2006, 03:03 PM	#164 (permalink)
dksuddeth Junkie Location: bedford, tx	in 86, the FOPA (firearm owners protection act) was signed in to law and part of that law was the prohibition of posession, manufacture, or importation of machine guns manufactured after May 1986. The argument of 'what sane person needs an automatic weapon' CAN be a valid one, but I propose the following... shadowy street gangs (like MS-13) who come from countries where automatic weapons are easily available bring them across the border in to our country. Now, don't tell me that these would be stopped because we all know how dedicated our federal government is in stopping border crossings. So, how many illegal automatic weapons are in this country? Couple that with all of the 'reconquistas' who are the militant variety who COULD get an automatic weapon illegally. With over 20 million illegals, there is no telling how many could suddenly rise up and start 'taking back their country' or some such crap. How many civilians would be killed, by illegal automatics, IF this happens? In sizable numbers, law enforcement would be sorely outmatched and we've all seen how rapidly the feds are to dispatch military units with the L.A. riots and Katrina. Civilian ownership of automatic weapons would be the ONLY thing to save people and hold off a massacre of unprecedented scale. Now, some might say that the police will handle it, or the national guard and military are supposed to deal with issues like this, but did that work for the LA riots of 92? someone tell me the good reason why gun control, which truly only affects those that will abide by the law, is a good idea? __________________ "no amount of force can control a free man, a man whose mind is free. No, not the rack, not fission bombs, not anything. You cannot conquer a free man; the most you can do is kill him."