Quote Originally Posted by psychocat
If you believe that then you are very naive , your goverment does not fear you in the least and if there was an uprising you can bet your bottom dollar that they would stamp on it just like them there Yankees did when the south decided they wanted freedom from the north.

If guns weren't so freely available then perhaps the US would see less school massacres and accidental deaths.

More guns means it's easier for the retards to get hold of them.
Thank you, you just proved my point. The US government doesn't fear the people because they have done a damn good job at taking away our only means of defense against unconstitutional actions. Freedom is not given to us by our government, freedom is natural and the constitution's purpose is not to state what freedoms we are allowed to have, but to restrict the government from taking away the freedoms we are entitled to as human beings.

The 2nd amendment was not put there because people needed them for hunting, they needed, and wanted, them to keep the government in check. The 2nd amendment is key to keeping this government as a republic, and not a fascist state.

Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
I'm really surprised by what a vast majority supports allowing assault weapons. Would anybody like to enlighten me as to why you feel they're necessary? Assault weapons are generally automatic right?
I just don't understand it. Having Ak's available, you could mow down 30 people with ease and take on a whole group of cops. I would think handguns, shotguns, and rifles are more than sufficient for defense.
That's an understandable question, and my simple answer is this:
If the cops can have them, so should the citizens.
Most people that own assault weapons do not use them on innocent people, most are probably ex-military members that find a great joy in unloading a clip in a matter of seconds miles away, or shooting a goat with a 50 cal in the Nevada deserts, (I think 50 cals are legal there).

To put it simply, it is recreation for most, but the idea of a country where citizens can arm themselves as well as any police officer keeps a balance to the powers. I firmly believe many of our crimes are the result of our poor justice system, not the absence of gun restriction! If we really want to reduce crime we need to actually punish those that commit crimes, and not slapping them on the wrist with a fine and letting them out early. That is why we have so much crime, it's not because of our guns. Those that abuse their constitutional right should pay, at the very least anybody that kills another should serve a mandatory life sentence, no parole, no getting out early for "good behavior", the sentence should be final and it should stick. If we made criminals pay for their crimes, we would have far less crime, but as it is we have morons sympathizing with criminals blaming the guns, poor education, race, anything but the actual individual who committed the crime. I think everyone can agree we are way too soft on criminals!