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Why would civilians need guns? In today's society I can't really see why you would need them, living here. If you've got a functioning brain.

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Personally, if it weren't for things like Americans attacking other Americans, I'd be all for the ownership of assault weapons (it's kind of a given). The idea that every US city is populated with people who own military-grade hardware would be a major deterrent for other countries should they find it plausible to attack us.

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This will also make the drug/gun smuggling trade between Canada/Mexico and USA even more powerdul and bigger.

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Anyone could get an assult rifle at any time during the ban. Without it it makes practically no differance. I can see of course how Kerry will spin this into how Bush wants terrorists to go to the local gunshop and buy assult rifles to kill americans (which they could have easily done during the ban, so that arguement is inane). But I don't want to turn this political... I guess.

You put a ban on anything and you create a blackmarket.

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Posted by: Stickman Army
Why would civilians need guns? In today's society I can't really see why you would need them, living here. If you've got a functioning brain.


Yeah, I guess no one except soldiers NEEDs guns, just like no one (at all) NEEDs video games. It is a pastime and sport that people like me happen to enjoy, called hunting and target shooting.

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Posted by: Fallen Seraph
This will also make the drug/gun smuggling trade between Canada/Mexico and USA even more powerdul and bigger.


Yeah...erm...how?

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Posted by: MasterChief420
Posted by: Stickman Army
Why would civilians need guns? In today's society I can't really see why you would need them, living here. If you've got a functioning brain.


Yeah, I guess no one except soldiers NEEDs guns, just like no one (at all) NEEDs video games. It is a pastime and sport that people like me happen to enjoy, called hunting and target shooting.


As a civilian I believe it is necessary to have a defense against the government should it become totalitarian. Civilians need the ability to defend ourselves from the government.

It sounds weird and far-fetched, but I think the founding fathers would agree.

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With assault rifles now on the market it will be cheaper for the smugglers and the underworld to seel guns for drugs and vice versa. Also there will be now a much larger demand in Canada for asault rifles by gangs, etc. since they are still illega here, but there is more drugs here so it will then boost the trade and make it more profitable for them.

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Posted by: ObbiQuiet
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Posted by: Stickman Army
Why would civilians need guns? In today's society I can't really see why you would need them, living here. If you've got a functioning brain.


Yeah, I guess no one except soldiers NEEDs guns, just like no one (at all) NEEDs video games. It is a pastime and sport that people like me happen to enjoy, called hunting and target shooting.


As a civilian I believe it is necessary to have a defense against the government should it become totalitarian. Civilians need the ability to defend ourselves from the government.

It sounds weird and far-fetched, but I think the founding fathers would agree.


I suppose, I can see your point. Against the government, I can kind of see why. However, if another country were to attack us, I think it would be with nukes and biological warfare, if they want to accomplish anything. I guess China could, though....

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True, a lot of it would be nukes and biological warfare - but assume that the country doesn't want our total descruction. I'd say the more likely case is that the country wishes to take control of America and gain a profit in the long-run.

That means infantry.

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Who do you think would win in a gun fight? a group of 10 civillians or a group of 5 trained soliders (like a marine) sure anyone can shoot a gun and kill something but theres more too a gunfight then just pulling a trigger. If a country like say china sent in soliders and all america had was a bunch of civillians with automatic rifles then chances are china would whoop ass do to all the combat survival and stuff.

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Posted by: stupidhead
Who do you think would win in a gun fight? a group of 10 civillians or a group of 5 trained soliders (like a marine) sure anyone can shoot a gun and kill something but theres more too a gunfight then just pulling a trigger. If a country like say china sent in soliders and all america had was a bunch of civillians with automatic rifles then chances are china would whoop ass do to all the combat survival and stuff.


We have an estimated 290,000,000 people living in the united states. If most these people had assault weapons we would easily outnumber any invading army by far.

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*sigh* Civilians...

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