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| quote: | Originally posted by WM2
You shouldn't have even posted this non-sense. The law makers are allowing the ban to pass since there were so many loopholes in it in the first place. The ban allowed for gun makers to redesign/rename weapons that were on the list, and still sell them.
The Colt Ar-15 is a perfect example. It is a copy of the M-16. It uses the same ammo and has the same rate of fire as the M-16 and was completly legal to own under the ban. |
You make some good points, but the ban was even a bigger piece of bullshit than that. You know what it banned? Jack shit! That's right. Jack shit! It shocks me that people here can't take two seconds to actually read what the AWB actually did. Sorry for not arriving sooner to stem the tide of poorly-researched rhetoric.
Quick - raise your hand if you think this means that you can get automatic weapons now. WRONG! You haven't been able to own an automatic weapon in the USA since 1932 without some serious cash and background checks. That hasn't changed. If you want a full-auto weapon, it can take as long as three years, multiple background checks, and between $200 and $500 in government fees, not to mention that the ATF checks up on you from time to time in person. I would say at least half of the editorials that I read today think this means you can buy a full-auto weapon. So much for journalists doing their research.
Now, I've heard a lot of talk about AK-47's today. You could by a 30-round clip and a semi-auto AK-47 before the ban. You could buy one with a 30-round clip after the ban. I should know - I have one that I bought 3 years ago with 6 30-round clips. The only thing that the AWB did was prevent new production or importation of those parts. So in essence, all the AWB did was make my gun more unsafe, because I couldn't get current imported replacement parts for it.
You know what the AWB banned on my AK-47? A freaking bayonet lug! That's right! I couldn't put a bayonet lug on my AK because of the ban. Apparently, the legislators who wrote the bill were interested in stopping the increasing rate of drive-by bayonettings.
So, in summary. The AWB has NOTHING to do with a fully automatic weapon. And it has almost nothing to do with any piece of hardware that can cause harm to someone. The AWB was window dressing to make some people feel good about themselves. You can still only own a gun that fires one shot per one pull of the trigger. All the ban did was hinder law-abiding gun owners from getting new pieces of hardware for their firearms.
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FLUSHED THE JOHNS!
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