Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: familyofman
CNN lied about three separate issues:

1. They passed off a completely unrelated firearm (a full auto or machine gun) as one of the "evil guns" banned by the "AW"B when it is not even banned - it is regulated by the National Firearms Act of 1934.

2. The no 'count sheriff cheated on the "comparison" - not satisfied with putting in a ringer machine gun that has nothing to do with the AWB - by completely missing the concrete block with the semi-auto rifle.

3. The "assault weapons" ban is a fraud in and of itself. This is the Big Lie. There is no functional difference between the banned firearms and legal firearms. They operate in the same way (either gas or mechanical recoil operated semi-auto), the technology has been around since 1898, and the same technology is used in many popular sporting rifles. In fact, the AK/SKS family of rifles uses a smaller, less powerful cartridge and with its shorter barrel develops less velocity than most ordinary deer rifles. They were banned because they look "ugly" and "threatening" to soccer moms and the ignorant.

Props to Wayne and the NRA for calling 'em on it. The liberals' goal is to remove the ordinary citizen's means of self defense, so that Nanny Government (run of course by the liberals aided by CNN) can consolidate its power. "Ugly guns" was just a convenient place to start.

54 posted on 05/20/2003 12:59:09 PM PDT by AnAmericanMother (. . . there is nothing new under the sun.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 47 | View Replies ]


To: AnAmericanMother
You left out a lie. They also showed an AK defeating body armor. Any rifle will defeat the body armor they used! Rifles that weren't banned will defeat body armor as readily as any of the banned guns. Body armor is designed to protect against handguns; not rifles.
59 posted on 05/20/2003 1:15:42 PM PDT by Redcloak (All work and no FReep makes Jack a dull boy. All work and no FReep make s Jack a dul boy. Allwork an)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 54 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson