Nightline on Obama, gun control

[unixronin]

Nightline broadcast a good and pretty balanced segment last night, discussing Barak Obama's gun control position and the massive gun buying rush that's going on across the US now by people concerned that if they don't buy them now, they won't be able to.

Particular points to note:

• The customer who keeps repeating to the reporter, "Never mind Obama's words, look at his actions."¹
• The gunshop owner reporting Obama supporters coming into his store wearing their Obama buttons, who just voted for him but are still afraid he'll ban guns.

[1]  You might have seen me say this once or twice.  Assuming you've been paying attention.

Comments

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

most of the things that make "evil black rifles" all kinds of scary, are simple modern innovations. some of the so called "assault rifles" are hardly "military grade", or "sniper rifles", or "omg evil".

semi-auto is just ... convenient. it's useful. it's reliable. it's probably in my mind, safer.

the alternative are gun designs that are fairly old, and for the most part, not made anymore, afaik. sure, you can get some, but a lot of the things made today are semi-automatic.

it's like trying to buy a vehicle that doesn't have an automatic transmission in it - you have to go out of your way, and MOST people WANT the convenience/etc.

putting a SCOPE on a BB gun, pretty much makes it an assault weapon, by some definitions. petty silly. most of the tactics the ban-gun folx go for is FUD based on exploiting what people think they know. a glock pistol, modern polymer framed device, is basically banned in MA (afaik) because it's evil. go figure - they're very simple, cheap, and good pistols - they're not assault items. yet...

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[fruitylips.livejournal.com]

I have a bolt action deer rifle with a nice scope on it. It was, according to the plate in the stock, given to my grandfather by a business men's club in Austin in recognition for something or other back in the 50s.

I'm constantly surprised that no one's thought to designate it as a sniper rifle.

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

it's definitely a sniper rifle ;)

which last i checked, aren't necessarily illegal :)

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[unixronin.livejournal.com]

Yet......

[perspicuity.livejournal.com]

which is why everyone should buy a couple.

at the VERY least, the value should go UP. it'll then be a pre-ban weapon, and in 8 years, be worth a lot more ;)

it's better than gold! seriously!

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[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I'd love to, if I had the cash to spare.