Why? What is irrational about consideration of how much firepower

Enormous jail penalties for possessing a gun while committing a crime. -- KCHoo 02/27/2018 12:26PM

Unfortunately jailing people has had a miserable sociological impact -- Faz d. Hoo 02/27/2018 2:03PM

Agree, but you would also need penalties for simple possession of banned -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 12:36PM

In a so-called "land of the free" there's something wrong with legislation -- Hokie5150 02/27/2018 1:10PM

That's dumb. The law would say you have an obligation to register your -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 3:32PM

Nah. Just make it illegal to have them out in public and require a special -- Seattle .Hoo 02/27/2018 1:52PM

That's illogical -- Beerman 02/27/2018 1:25PM

You can much future acts criminal, but you can't (or shouldn't be able to) -- Hokie5150 02/27/2018 1:48PM

Happens all the time -- Beerman 02/27/2018 2:06PM

Point. I'll make an exception when it comes to ownership of sentient beings ** -- Hokie5150 02/27/2018 2:27PM

I understand your philosophical point, but ... -- Beerman 02/27/2018 2:53PM

How was it handled when fully automatic weapons were made illegal, or at -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 3:15PM

No idea ** -- Beerman 02/27/2018 3:25PM

How can you compensate someone "fairly" for something they don't -- Hokie5150 02/27/2018 3:12PM

Alas! If only we lived in a perfect world. -- Beerman 02/27/2018 3:20PM

Yep. I could once drive without a seat belt or ride a motorcycle without a -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 1:30PM

Neither of those should be crimes. ** -- Hokie5150 02/27/2018 1:57PM

To add, I think the huge jail penalties should be in place now -- KCHoo 02/27/2018 12:34PM

Slight tangent -- Old Dorms Rule! 02/27/2018 11:13AM

Thanks. As to your tangent, I don't buy that it would have to wait two -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 11:25AM

So if you change "guns" to "drugs"... -- Beerman 02/27/2018 10:50AM

Drugs and alcohol are an entirely different phenomenon though, with -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 11:45AM

Stupidly so...addressing the ludicrous "war on drugs" would do more to -- Hokie5150 02/27/2018 10:57AM

In a nutshell, drugs should be more legal (certainly pot), -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 11:03AM

How much weed can you smoke in a day...how many rounds can you shoot? ** -- Tuckahokie 02/27/2018 11:29AM

As long as they’re done together all day long, win/win ** -- hooyorkcity 02/27/2018 1:09PM

I've heard of people testing boundaries on spring break trips to Jamaica, -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 12:14PM

Umm, is that an argument for or against restrictions on the size of clips? -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 11:36AM

You can't shoot a thousand rounds without buying a thousand rounds ** -- Tuckahokie 02/27/2018 11:38AM

Yeah. But nobody says you can't buy 1000 rounds. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 11:40AM

Where there's a will, there's a way... -- Hokie5150 02/27/2018 2:31PM

Let's compare risks: how much junk food can a person eat at once vs. -- 111Balz 02/27/2018 11:32AM

Welp...it depends...100's of rounds shot in a safe controlled manner is -- Tuckahokie 02/27/2018 11:36AM

Maybe not so safe as you think -- Old Dorms Rule! 02/27/2018 12:04PM

Really? -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 11:38AM

Dangers associated with the theft of Funyons. :-) ** -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 11:47AM

I view both largely the same. Simple ownership and even use should not be -- Hokie5150 02/27/2018 11:14AM

I don't really have any issues with that. Just that the topic of -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 12:36PM

Also true! ** -- Beerman 02/27/2018 10:57AM

There are 320 millions people in this country -- Beerman 02/27/2018 10:46AM

Continue making false assumptions about me, and deluding yourself into -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 11:07AM

My ideal gun ban? ** -- Beerman 02/27/2018 11:19AM

So you could define that as fits, be it assault weapons, all semi-auto, -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 11:30AM

I don't really have one -- Beerman 02/27/2018 11:55AM

Thanks. And I'm in almost full agreement with all of that. To me that would -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 11:59AM

The premise simply does't meet the sanity test. -- Chuck Taylor 02/27/2018 10:43AM

I'm not terribly comfortable with the general thesis. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 10:39AM

There are too many dangerous guns in our society; dangerous people can get -- 111Balz 02/27/2018 10:16AM

What are we doing about dangerous People? ** -- ConnHoo 02/27/2018 10:43AM

Some want to arm Miss Landers ** -- 111Balz 02/27/2018 10:58AM

Cutting money for mental health treatment. ** -- NJHoo 02/27/2018 10:52AM

But we have free birth control! -- ConnHoo 02/27/2018 11:21AM

Is that how you stayed out of the loony bin? ** -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 11:30AM

Going cheap and hoping amateur marksman can handle school security ** -- Beerman 02/27/2018 10:55AM

Are you talking about complete ban or just semi-auto ban that some of us -- JohnHoo2 02/27/2018 09:40AM

Yes, just for brevity. Assume for discussion that an "assault weapons" ban -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 09:51AM

Well, your entire premise is false so there isn't much sense reading past -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 09:29AM

Haven’t seen similar moves from Dems beyond a ban? That’s how I -- THECZAR 02/27/2018 09:18AM

The active proposals from the NRA are -- NJHoo 02/27/2018 10:57AM

See RQ's post for exhibit A. Dismisses immediately, claims no one is talkin -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 10:13AM

With that assumption, there is no solution. Period. Nada. Nichts! ** -- NJHoo 02/27/2018 11:56AM

Doesn't that just support my point about the intransigent left on this? -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 12:06PM

Because you are full of shit. Plenty “Dems” and others have said over -- THECZAR 02/27/2018 10:29AM

You honestly think this country can repeal the 2A? We can't even get -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 10:56AM

I’m under no auspices it will happen soon. It will take time and -- THECZAR 02/27/2018 11:09AM

Well technically, we just need the USSC to chnage its mind from the heller -- 111Balz 02/27/2018 11:04AM

Are you really this dense? No one is talking about a total gun ban. No -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 10:26AM

Says the guy hoo can't follow along. If your "no-brainer" assault weapons -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 10:48AM

The entire board seems to be struggling to “follow” whatever it is you -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 11:11AM

You still struggled with that question? I'm not sure I can make it simpler. ** -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 11:13AM

Then your self awareness rivals your writing skills. Look at the thread, -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 11:29AM

Crickets -- knew if I put your feet to the fire on substance you wouldn't -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 12:58PM

You expected a response because you doubled down on the same stupid chit? -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 1:23PM

If that's your question it (a) still doesn't make much sense, and (b) has -- WahooRQ 02/27/2018 3:13PM

People have definitely been calling for more than that -- hoothat 02/27/2018 10:46AM

Honestly you keep moving the goal. Changing your point. You talk about -- 111Balz 02/27/2018 10:19AM

What I'm trying to establish is what you guys would do if your desired ban -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 10:39AM

My point is that calling for a ban on "assault weapons", weapons capable of -- 111Balz 02/27/2018 11:00AM

It's not a compromise -- hoothat 02/27/2018 11:28AM

Why? What is irrational about consideration of how much firepower -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 2:22PM

Still many things can be done. -- WahooMatt05 02/27/2018 09:13AM

Thanks. Mostly agree with all of that. I would also add strengthening the -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 09:48AM

Have either of you ever purchased a gun? Online or in a gun store? -- Lupos 02/27/2018 10:19AM

I have not. But I'm aware enough about the process to know that the "gun -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 10:34AM

Should Colorado allow any private citizen with pot to sell it privately? -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 11:30AM

Not sure I follow. I don't really have a problem with private sale of weed, -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 11:46AM

I don't think it's foolish to propose that a private citizen... -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 12:10PM

I think you're assuming dealers would be willing and able to buy all -- Hoodafan 02/27/2018 12:26PM

Ok, thanks. I pretty much agree. ** -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 12:41PM

Well said ** -- WahooMatt05 02/27/2018 11:03AM

1st things 1st. We need a judicial ruling on the 2A. What's its purpose? ** -- hokeyhokie 02/27/2018 09:07AM

We've had that. Many people don't like it, but that doesn't -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 10:18AM

Alright. Next step is for voters to elect officials who are going to change -- hokeyhokie 02/27/2018 10:48AM

You can't just elect officials. You have to amend the Constitution. -- hoolstoptheheels 02/27/2018 10:58AM

Why? What is irrational about consideration of how much firepower

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