Thanks for addessing the question I posed in post #73, Jeer.  We probably would draw a line in a different place on the, "What is reasonable or unreasonable types of weaponry suitable to be sold and distributed among the citizenry of the USA," but at least you answered the question.

The only thing I question is when the "law-abiding citizen" comes up in a discussion. I hear that alot.

Thing is, there's plenty of 'law-abiding citizens' that run amok.  Nothing we can do about that, but when they do, I rather not have them have access to weaponry I feel is too dangerous and lethal to be disseminated throughout the population.  That brings us back to my initial paragraph. 

For example, my neighbor down the street is what we might call a bit of a nutjob or whacko.  He's always yelling at his kids or fussing with his wife or another neighbor.  To my knowledge, however, he's a 'law-abiding citizen'.  But, that's exactly the 'law-abiding citizen' I wouldn't want to be stock-piling a pile of weapons and ammo in his basement.  If he was packing a flintlock rifle over his fireplace or in his bedroom closet, most of us in the neighborhood would breathe easier.  (I know the flintlock thing is an extreme example, but you get the picture)

 

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Just Fred wrote:

Thanks for addessing the question I posed in post #73, Jeer.  We probably would draw a line in a different place on the, "What is reasonable or unreasonable types of weaponry suitable to be sold and distributed among the citizenry of the USA," but at least you answered the question.

The only thing I question is when the "law-abiding citizen" comes up in a discussion. I hear that alot.

Thing is, there's plenty of 'law-abiding citizens' that run amok.  Nothing we can do about that, but when they do, I rather not have them have access to weaponry I feel is too dangerous and lethal to be disseminated throughout the population.  That brings us back to my initial paragraph. 

For example, my neighbor down the street is what we might call a bit of a nutjob or whacko.  He's always yelling at his kids or fussing with his wife or another neighbor.  To my knowledge, however, he's a 'law-abiding citizen'.  But, that's exactly the 'law-abiding citizen' I wouldn't want to be stock-piling a pile of weapons and ammo in his basement.  If he was packing a flintlock rifle over his fireplace or in his bedroom closet, most of us in the neighborhood would breathe easier.  (I know the flintlock thing is an extreme example, but you get the picture)

 

 
http://youtu.be/AcEe0LbP2wY

From today, and this sorta illustrates what I mean about 'law-abiding citizens' with rather powerful weaponry:

Police in suburban San Diego were in a standoff with a gunman Thursday after he killed a neighbor and retreated to his apartment, where his wife and two children were inside, authorities said.

Police began evacuating the 39-unit apartment complex in Chula Vista about four hours after the morning shooting, which Capt. Lon Turner said arose from a dispute among neighbors."We don't want there to be any further bloodshed," Turner said.

Callers initially reported seeing a man with an AK-47 retreat into the apartment, but shell casings at the scene indicated another type of gun, Turner said. Callers reported hearing four to 10 shots.

The victim's family members were among the people evacuated from the sprawling complex of low-slung, lime-green apartments.Humberto Carranza's wife, 8-year-old son and 2-year-old daughter were among the evacuees. Carranza, who was at work as a door installer when he heard about the standoff, spoke with his wife on the phone throughout the ordeal as SWAT officers stood in their backyard with sniper rifles. His family was in his son's bedroom, which was farthest away from the gunman's apartment.

Carranza, 33, said he knows the man involved in the standoff, and their sons are classmates who play together."I don't know what went wrong," he said. "He seemed to be all right. I just saw him yesterday and he said hi."

 

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