I personally am of two minds on this issue... On the one hand I see this new round of laws the jumping off point for a never ending list of repressive gun laws... On the other hand I really don't see the need of owning guns having magazines and clips that hold endless amounts of ammunition... I like the idea of being able to own a gun or two however I really never considered owning high capacity automatic weapons...
Sorry you don't support our freedoms and think its ok to dismiss our Constitution that guarantees the rights of Americans to own guns to defend themselves. I cannot even begin to respond to you, but I am shocked by your response, especially being a moderator on a Kahanist forum. Sorry, it sounds to me like you support the gun control people. Go ask my murdered Jewish ancestors why people need weapons that can rival those of the military. My Jewish ancestors were massacred and were disarmed. Hitler said the same thing, "What reason do people need these weapons of war?" Heinrich Himmler, stated: "Only the military should have such weapons. Join the SS or Army if you want to have a rifle." We as citizens have the right to own any firearm that the military has available, including fully automatic weapons.
What do people see themselves doing with guns like this anyway?
To defend themselves and their families. These guns serve many purposes and can be used to defend against criminals who have easy access to these same weapons, as well as defense in an invasion or a tyrannical government regime, which is looking more and more likely, each day. Our 2nd Amendment says, "THE RIGHT TO KEEP AND BEAR ARMS SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED." These guns are to be accessible to all law-abiding citizens. And, semi automatic rifles also make extremely effective hunting weapons. Many people live in rural areas, including New York, where hunting with an semi auto rifle is a very effective means of acquiring inexpensive and healthy meat. Why should people own any gun?
In most parts of New York the properties are so small guns like that are totally useless.. If people are unable to hold off a home intrusion with a few shots the party most likely is over anyway...
Bullsh--! They are not useless in New York State! You are wrong. These guns are useful anywhere in the world, including New York State. New York state has a lot of mountains , trees, thick vegetation, as well as areas that are heavily populated. The AR-15 makes perfect close range and home defense weapon, especially with frangible ammo that fragments with its light weight bullet and high velocities , making it an effective defense round, yet without the risks of over-penetration which shotguns and handgun rounds are notorious to do. A bolt gun is not an effective defense weapon at close range and would likely be a more of a liability than a semi-automatic weapon. Useless, absolutely Not!
I hate to see law abiding people loose any rights but sadly I think some ground is going to be lost here... Liberal lawmakers on the state level and not Washington will have a better chance of pushing a good amount of this sort of regulation through... The problem is aside from the overall gun rights issue there really is not much of a reasonable argument for having the sort of guns they are after at this time.
You are absolutely wrong!!! There are plenty of arguments to prove why we have needs to own these types of guns! The American people will stand together and resist the lies and tyranny promoted by anti-RKBA people (as you sound, yourself). It is people with your mentality is the reason why the Jews in Europe were rounded up and left helpless to die. They were told they didn't have any reason to own these guns as they were marched off, disarmed, to their death camps. Think about what you are saying?
You sound like you live sheltered and think the police will come save you when you are in dire need of help.
When Seconds Count, The Police Are Only Minutes Away!
Gun Control Only Punishes Law-Abiding Citizens, And Empowers Criminals!
Why should law-abiding citizens have less access to rifles than criminals?
Please take some time to read the American Constitution and not through the brainwashed commentary of the Huffington Post and liberal nazi fascists, but through the eyes of a person who understands the depths of the meaning. Our Founding Fathers made it very clear that we need to protect ourselves from a tyrannical government and give ourselves an equal footing. When we start letting the government take away our semi auto rifles, we are letting them take away our 1st Amendment rights too. The first thing Hitler went after was the guns.. Our freedom of religion and speech was the next to go.
Look at New York, through a very clever and disguised policy of saving children, they have now made a majority of gun owners in the state into criminals and have banned almost every type of semi automatic firearm, including handguns and most semi auto rifles, with this new magazine legislation.
Having said that, unfortunately New York can pass whatever law it wants to regarding sale and possession of firearms. It has no provision in its state constitution equal to the 2nd amendment protection of the right to bear arms. So, if they wanted to ban all firearms, they could.
New York State law cannot trump Federal Law. What they are doing is Unconstitutional and if Obama Hussein's AWB fails and any person is arrested for possessing a 10rd mag and goes to court, the state of New York will lose, be sued and forced to revoke the law, just as the states of Illinois and District of Columbia were forced to do after Supreme Court rulings. Why do you think states cannot implement laws to legalize slavery or ban synagogues? These laws attempt to trump Federal laws prohibiting such laws from being enacted.