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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ban Guns!!!

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Sure!  Why not?  Screw the Constitution!!!![/quote]

The Constitution says a well-organized militia has the right to bear arms. It doesn't say that everyone is entitled to his own 9mm semiautomatic. These weapons didn't even exist then, and if they did, I am certain the founding fathers would not have enshrined ownership of such as an inalienable right above all others in the Constitution. I'd be for banning all handguns, and allowing private citizens to possess only shotguns. Professionals understand that shotguns are better than handguns for home protection anyway. And you'd have the ability to hunt your dinner. Done. No further discussion required. [/quote]

There are 400,000,000+ guns and several hundred [i]billion[/i] rounds of ammunition in this country, owned by 90,000,000 people. Good luck taking them away. Even if only 10% of those owners resisted, that’s still twice as many people as the entire military and federal, state and local law enforcement establishments combined.

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I don't want anyone to take guns away from lawful owners.   But I *do* want MANDATORY background checks and gun registration and a central database tracking *EVERY* gun transfer and periodic verification that the guns registered are still in their owners possession, so that we can at least start to find out where the guns are coming from.  A federal bureau of prisons study found that 80% of guns were obtained through friends, through family, through gun shows, et cetera.  I think if someone is buying 20 guns a year that should be scrutinized.  That person had damn well better still have every single gun they ever bought or otherwise be able to account for every single one because frankly there is an entire cottage industry of illicit guns out there.  Contrary to what the NRA says "well they are criminals so the guns they use are stolen," only 20% of guns used by criminals were stolen - and in many cases gun owners were specifically targeted for theft because the criminals wanted their guns.  I myself am a gun owner and would happily do this if it helps stop the flow of guns to criminals.  I think ballistics, serial numbers, et cetera should be 100% traceable with very serious consequences for anyone trying to skirt the laws.  We are nowhere near where we need to be where it comes to keeping guns out of the hands of criminals.[/quote]

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