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- Intrepid Mythic Member
This would be a good time to point out that the US Government seriously did consider nuking the moon during the Cold War as a show of force. Project A119.
"A large explosion on the Terminator line would put the sun behind the mushroom cloud, making the explosion visible with the naked eye from Earth."
Then the US decided they'd just send in Neil Armstrong to land on it. Neil Armstrong - the one man on the earth that was considered a suitable replacement for a nuclear missile.
OP, a bolt action rifle is just as deadly as a semi-automatic. I used to be in the military, I hunt, and I target shoot. I have six guns. One handgun, two shotguns, and three rifles. All of my weapons are locked up in a large safe. I was required by the state of IL to take a firearm safety class even though I was in the Army. The military is huge on weapon safety.
Now, you're telling me that because some kid that was -blam!- up in the head got hold of his mother's firearms and shot up a school, that my right to own these weapons should be taken away? By your logic, the government will come and take all but one of my rifles.
The action of a weapon has nothing to do with safety. Sure, a fully automatic rifle can pump out way more rounds than a bolt-action, but either way, if someone wanted to shoot up a school and a bolt-action rifle is all they had, they'd still do it. Firearms are not the problem. All these kids who have no respect for themselves or others, have no moral values, and are often times a -blam!- nutjob, are the problem.