11-07-2012, 07:21 PM
I wont argue that munitions can refer to multiple things. I should have stated that I was clarifying what I meant it as.
And I agree with you about the definition of militias. The problem that I have with how things are worded, is that it has led to a rise of these fringe "militias". I'm all in favor of your right to defend that which is yours, and I'm all for personal protection, but I'm not really on board with the right to automatic weapons.
I think at some point, you have to draw a line. My line is automatic weapons. I've had the experience of shooting them. It is a real rush, and shooting my handgun at the range isn't quite the same as lining up with an automatic AR15 and throwing a storm of lead down a range. I think that I could personally be responsible for, and with a weapon like that. But somewhere in life, I realized that you have to account for the Lowest Common Denominator in things like this, and I decided that Automatic Weapons are not the type of thing that I think need to be obtainable by Joe Schmoe.
I'm not going to go out of my way to campaign for it. I think there are far bigger things to worry about that gun reform, but if it became an issue, then yes. I would be in favor of further restrictions on access to weapons like that.
And I agree with you about the definition of militias. The problem that I have with how things are worded, is that it has led to a rise of these fringe "militias". I'm all in favor of your right to defend that which is yours, and I'm all for personal protection, but I'm not really on board with the right to automatic weapons.
I think at some point, you have to draw a line. My line is automatic weapons. I've had the experience of shooting them. It is a real rush, and shooting my handgun at the range isn't quite the same as lining up with an automatic AR15 and throwing a storm of lead down a range. I think that I could personally be responsible for, and with a weapon like that. But somewhere in life, I realized that you have to account for the Lowest Common Denominator in things like this, and I decided that Automatic Weapons are not the type of thing that I think need to be obtainable by Joe Schmoe.
I'm not going to go out of my way to campaign for it. I think there are far bigger things to worry about that gun reform, but if it became an issue, then yes. I would be in favor of further restrictions on access to weapons like that.
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