13 October 2004

Ending weapons ban illogical, dangerous - Daily Trojan - Opinions


Anyone who now wants to, can obtain military style automatic assault rifles both legally and confidentially.

But this is where the problem lies. Why would anyone want automatic AK47s and Uzis to freely roam our streets and our communities? More importantly, who would need such weapons outside of a battlefield?

USC has turned out some really smart people.

This tool is not one of them. Automatic weapons? I wish.

1 comment:

catfish said...

well, hmm, let's see where to begin on this....

1. just think, these are the future dan rather's of the world.

2. ummm, fully automatic weapons have been under the control of the federal government for some time. anyone with a clean record can buy one anyway, just pay your tax on the weapon, fill out the requisite paperwork, and move on.

3. there has been a grand whopping total of 1 killing using a legally controlled automatic weapon since like 1934 - and the shooter was an out of control cop.

4. the AKs and uzis have been available, much to your surprise I'm sure dear reader, but with very minor cosmetic changes since the ban. Maybe you should do your research? Oh, but wait, Dan Rather is your idol, what was I thinking?

5. I want an AK or AR largely because the stopping power of handguns is notoriously poor while that of a nice .223 round or 7.62x39 round is pretty good. But that's just me.