To: Beelzebubba
"And yes, those who own automatic weapons should register them."
Never mind that these are precisely the type of arms (those carried by the current well-equipped foot-soldier) that the founders wanted to make sure that the citzens had in quantities that vastly outnumberd any standing army, whether USMC or NYPD SWAT.
And in 1986, the tyrants in Congress (and a duped President and NRA) enacted a law that stopped FOREVER the production of these militarily-essential arms for civilian, so that there is one per 1000 citizens, and that number is actually much smaller accounting for the many concentrated in a few private collectors hands (many obsolete) and the fact that population will grow, while the guns will wear out.
In 100 years, the citizens will have at best 100-year-obsolete weapons to fight tyranny. In 500 years (if this tyranny lasts), we will be limited to 500-year obsolete arms.
Miller says I have the right to a machine gun, and that has since been misinterpreted and distorted.
To: Beelzebubba
Blaming the NRA for gun control is like blaming the crew of the USS Arizona for the Pearl Harbor attack.
To: Beelzebubba
I don't share your fear of gradual obsolescence. The scoped deer rifle capable of 500 yard hits will still be the ultimate "tyrant eliminator", even if it's a "mere" bolt action.
Ultimately even a pistol may be used to pick up the latest weapon from a tyrant's soldier who has no more need of it.
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