These friggen nuts out there are taking out cops these days like it's nobodys business with these rifles!
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A great example is that bank robbery they had in California a number of years ago. I think 4 or more police were killed with semi automatic rifles. The local police were helpless against these freaks! Another was just the other day in Pittsburg,Pa where 3 policemen were killed with a semi automatic rifle.
While the loss of a first responder in the line of duty is tragic, 7 policemen over the course of "a number of years" is hardly taking out cops like its nobodies business.
Reducing gun crime is certainly an important thing to do, but you do not do it by punishing law abiding citizens. Just because some people speed, drink and drive, text and drive, etc., does that mean you should be punished for being a safe driver? Of course not. Neither should gun owners who obey the law.
If you want to reduce gun crime, you do the following:
1. Lock-up criminals for a long time.
2. Put more guns in the hands of law abiding citizens. The more lawful people who are out there that can shoot back, the safer society is as a whole.
I'm sure there will be many who will argue tooth and nail against what I just said, but that's too damned bad!
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Let's try to keep this a friendly discussion.
This is not how one begins a "friendly" discussion.