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Showing Original Post only (View all)White House Petition: Ban the AR-15 from Civilian Ownership [View all]
https://petitions.whitehouse.gov//petition/ban-ar-15-civilian-ownershipGuns in America is a complicated issue for many reasons. However, the AR-15 is the weapon of choice for Domestic Terrorists and others who wish to kill and harm people quickly and efficiently. It serves no other purpose other than to accomplish this. Banning this gun will show that we can act on this issue. It will have symbolic weight while also making one small step forward on dealing with this epidemic.
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What happens when you ban a specific model of weapon, the case of the TEK-9...
PoliticAverse
Jun 2016
#1
Credit where it's due. It would have at least as much impact as the petition to build a Death Star.
Just reading posts
Jun 2016
#9
The Assault Weapons Ban wasn't found to be unconstitutional and it banned specific weapon models.
PoliticAverse
Jun 2016
#5
Assume a Democrat is elected and appoints a liberal replacement for Scalia. Do you think the newly
PoliticAverse
Jun 2016
#13
Indeed. As Heller was a 5-4 decision a liberal justice replacing Scalia could swing the court
PoliticAverse
Jun 2016
#14
Just signed. Even if this may be pointless, it sends a message to some in congress and the senate.
Laser102
Jun 2016
#23
At this point it would be like trying to ban human slaves from civilian ownership
IronLionZion
Jun 2016
#26
I must have misunderstood your post, I thought you were answering for yourself...
Marengo
Jun 2016
#72
No, just people who buy devices DESIGNED to kill a lot of humans relatively efficiently
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#75
I'm sure many confederates owned several slaves without mistreating any of them
IronLionZion
Jun 2016
#42
You have the ability to kill a lot of people efficiently relatively speaking though
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#70
Strawman, I said devices I could care less what they are if its designed to kill a lot of humans...
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#78
I have faith in people just not wackos, that's the difference between us... I want a high filter
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#80
I disagree with the NRA and punk ass'd legislators on that account, it''s not long or difficult ...
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#82
Strawman, didn't say they did... I said regulations... I'm correct and right on that account
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#86
Well, when everyone I know who does competition says it's crap, I'm going with that.
HuckleB
Jun 2016
#98
Bullshit amateur psychoanalysis aside, that's the elephant in the room for confiscation advocates.
Lizzie Poppet
Jun 2016
#58
Now if only we cound get someone on board for the mental help programs being proposed right now...
Matt_R
Jun 2016
#115
Yeah, there will be violent resistance ... some harsh language... obscene gestures and pictures...
uponit7771
Jun 2016
#71
What we need is a new constitutional amendment to repeal the 2A and ban all guns.
LonePirate
Jun 2016
#31
Exactly! The real problem is that people have guns. That's why gun violence rates are so high in
hughee99
Jun 2016
#96
A vague law is a bad law; it's unenforceable. Our laws rely on precision of language. But when
Brickbat
Jun 2016
#36
I see opinion and no resolve to have anything other than having an opinion. eom
Festivito
Jun 2016
#111