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In reply to the discussion: I'm all for a total ban on semi-automatic guns [View all]bvar22
(39,909 posts)...at a target moving over 20MPH...in under 6 seconds...with a bolt action rifle completely undercuts the OP argument that banning semi-autos will magically make us safer.
In most hands, a bolt action is not that much slower than a semi
when the time it takes to aim is taken into consideration.
Lee Harvey Oswald PROVED that.
Lee Harvey Oswald would not have been able to fire more than 3 aimed rounds in under 6 seconds even if he had been using a semi-automatic rifle.
In case I was unclear in my post,
the point is
[font size=3]We currently have a window to impose some effective regulation and accountability[/font].
Wasting time and momentum on the minutia between semi autos and bolts is only going to sap the momentum and waste the opportunity we NOW have.
There ARE things that we all agree upon,
and we SHOULD be co-ordinated and unified in our voices to demand these changes:
*Close the Gun Show Loophole
*Ban Large Capacity clips
*Better Background Checks
[font size=3]*Allow liability Law Suits against Gun Manufacturers[/font]
*enlist the aid of responsible gun owners by NOT demanding ill conceived, impossible to implement, and not-a-chance-of-passing-Feel-Good regulations.
If you want to waste this opportunity by going off half cocked without aiming your shots....well I guess that is your right.
I strongly advise that we take care to aim our shots, and check downrange,
to ensure we don't wind up with collateral damage....
like a Republican SWEEP in 2016.