I understand the fascination with firearms in the states. I understand where the whole thing came from and why it started. I even understand the zeolots that feel that they should be allowed to carry a gun anywhere they want.
Having said that...
I know I am not much of an outdoorsman. I have never been hunting, and actually.. Never been out camping in the bush. So could someone explain something to me?
Are there Deer out there in the wilderness that are so dangerous that you need an Assault Rifle to bring them down? Has someone outfitted these animals with kevlar vests and flak jackets that you need that kind of firepower to hunt them?
Or worse yet!!! Has some environmental group armed these animals so you need an Assault Rifle to defend yourself against them???
I think you know where this is going right?
Assault Rifles are NOT needed by the average citizen. Unless of course you are a postal worker having a really bad day, or as we have seen lately, a high school student that is a bit of a misfit.
You can have all the other weapons you want and although I disagree with your supposed RIGHT to have them, I am ok with them. But when you feel the need for an UZI or an AK47, well... You have crossed the line between having a valid argument and insanity!
It's unfortunate that the assault weapon ban ended in an election year and the person in power in that year is kind of gun crazy himself.
I read in the papers that law enforcement agency are bracing for a wicked rash of crimes to be pulled with the now legal assault weapons. I just think back to that bank robbery in LA where the crooks had enough firepower to stop the police dead in their tracks and only got caught because of equipment failure. And if the weapons hadn't jammed... The death toll that day would have been astronomical, and the gun lobby would still have said that they still have the right to own those weapons.
It is a scary thought, and an even scarier world. As the Duck says:
