[Sooth2222]

"I don't understand why anyone needs to own military-style assault weapons, and I think they should be more difficult, if not nearly impossible, to obtain."

Second amendment aside, I don't understand why anyone would want to ban military-style assault weapons, since they are almost never used in crimes.

(Or, actually I do understand -- liberal politicians must have recurrent nightmares that include scenes from the Storming of the Bastille.)

[ForYourChildren]

"Second amendment aside, I don't understand why anyone would want to ban military-style assault weapons, since they are almost never used in crimes."

Good point..

This is a typical FBI chart showing the types of guns used.

As you point out, assault weapons are almost non-existent.

Gun control freaks, if honest, would be going after handguns. But then, that would require honesty. Something that leftists liberal progressives seem to be short on.

[William Tell]

Sooth2222 said: " ... liberal politicians must have recurrent nightmares that include scenes from the Storming of the Bastille."

I think, rather, they fear the guillotine as used to rid the nation of its deposed ruling class PERMANENTLY.

We here in the U.S. have been surprisingly lenient in our treatment of counter-Revolutionaries.

[Finny]

(Or, actually I do understand -- liberal politicians must have recurrent nightmares that include scenes from the Storming of the Bastille.)

*ding ding ding ding ding ding*

A winner.