[Popman]

"They are instruments of destruction with the sole purpose of hunting down and killing people."

To be fair, he is talking about assault weapons.

Politically, I can understand why a politician would take that position, but anything beyond that is a big red flag for me.

On gun control, I am not a single issue voter, but as long as he keep his hands off the 2nd amendment, I can pull the lever for him.

[Wilhelm Tell]

To be fair, he is talking about assault weapons.

The term "assault weapon" could be defined to mean just about any modern rifle and they want to ban them all as a "first step." Once you accept the premise there is no logical place to stop.

[WildBill2275]

assault weapons

The ultimate oxymoron!

"Lizzie Borden took and Axe And gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done She gave her father forty-one."

So she assaulted her parents with an ax.
Doesn't that qualify an ax as an assault weapon?

[Northern Alliance]

To be fair, he is talking about assault weapons.

What's an assault weapon?

[Smokin' Joe]

To be fair, he is talking about assault weapons.

The 'military' appearing semi-automatic rifles are the generally less tactically equipped versions of the very state-of-the-art military weapons the Second Amendment was written to guarantee the individual could keep and bear.

To target this particular group of arms and their more capable cousins, is to demonstrate a distinct antagonism toward Constitutional principle, individual liberty, and the citizenry in general.

thankyouverrymuch! Next, please.

[Myrddin]

On gun control, I am not a single issue voter, but as long as he keep his hands off the 2nd amendment, I can pull the lever for him.

Would you bring a cold, lifeless rattlesnake into your home to thaw out? Character is something that doesn't change. This is campaign posturing, not a genuine support of the 2nd amendment.