Hello all,
Been slightly under the weather lately, but after seeing so much of 'this' and 'that' , I feel it is my duty, er civic responsibility to let you know how it is....or should be.
If the shooter in Newtown Conn hadn't killed his mother, I would have held her criminally liable, since all the fire arms he used, belonged to her.
Many years ago, when I entered Federal Service in the ARMY, I had the opportunity to fire the M16A1. That was the gun that last saw service in Vietnam and could fire full auto ( and empty a 30 round magazine in little more than a second ). Also, I should note, that even a person with weapons knowledge would barely be able to hold a weapon like that on target while firing. It pulled up and to the right for me, and up and to the left on others.
Do I feel that 'law abiding' citizens should be able to own an M16, AK47 or another type of machine gun that fires full auto? No.
Do I feel that 'Military and Veterans' should be able to own an M16, AK47 or another type of machine gun that fires full auto? No.
It only takes one instant to go from peaceful to complete mayhem.
Who decides? The gun owner, the seller. The all-too-common " It's a collectors item ".
According to news stories, my 1863 ( replica ) Zouave Muzzle Loader is an "Assault Weapon" due to the fact it has a bayonet attachment. My Taurus Millennium 9, with a 15 round clip and 'pistol grip' would actually be more of an 'assault weapon".
I am not saying, nor is the government currently saying, " We are going to stomp all over your 2nd Amendment ", but, some weapons certainly don't belong in the hands of even an un-average Joe.
I believe that we need better Mental Health Care, we need Better Registration Etiquette and we need better Accountability.
I hope everyone has a peaceful weekend. I will have some cold medicine and rest up for the week ahead! Cheers!
Trevor M Dodge
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