Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (245524)	8/9/2005 4:47:46 PM
From: g_w_north	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1574093

<But come on, what do we really need the automatic assault rifles for? For hunting those really aggressive deer?> Did you ever catch that segment on " 60 Minutes " on the 50 calibre rifles? I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Talk about being in denial when somebody says they need to have access to a gun like that. A flamethrower would be less damaging! At least you could cook that deer at the same time.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (245524)	8/9/2005 4:50:11 PM
From: d[-_-]b	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574093

Tenchusatsu, re:But come on, what do we really need the automatic assault rifles for? For fun - rights are not about need. No one needs a corvette when the speed limits 65. re:For hunting those really aggressive deer? No one hunts deer with an automatic, do you know the difference between semi-automatic and automatic? Besides the AR-15/M-16 uses the .223 bullet which is not legal for deer hunting in many states as it's to small a caliber. re:No elegance to it like the sword or the bow Elegant perhaps - but it takes no skill to kill someone with one. There are skilled marksman and swordsman, but to kill takes little skill.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (245524)	8/9/2005 5:25:36 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1574093

Let me toss in my two cents into this whole gun control debate. As someone who is fond of martial arts, I once wondered why there are permits allowing people to carry firearms in public, but no permits allowing people to carry martial arts weapons like nunchuks and swords. And then it hit me. It's all about the gun culture here in America. And that's primarily what the NRA is defending, not the 2nd amendment, but the gun culture. Now I'm all for erring on the side of more freedom, including the 2nd Amendment. But come on, what do we really need the automatic assault rifles for? For hunting those really aggressive deer? I once fired a pistol at a firing range. It was really easy, just point-n-pull for more than enough stopping power against any attacker. No elegance to it like the sword or the bow, just a convenient tool that indiscriminately serves either the responsible citizen or the crook. So no, guns don't kill, but they can surely help, for better or for worse. Give everyone any gun that they want, and we'll definitely become a more violent society. Take away said guns, and then only the crooks will be left with them. Where should we compromise? Well said. I agree. ted