Originally Posted by FishDoc (Post 530479)

Thank you "Wag" & Speck Chaser. Any decent person with some degree of reason and common sense can see that this gun ban needs to be passed and it needs to happen now. As a former Marine, I can see no reason why any civilian should ever be able to walk up to the gun section at Wal-mart/Academy and buy an AR-15 or any assault style rifle. That is just ridiculous. Assault rifles should only be used by military personnel and law enforcement. You do not need an AR-15 to defend your house. I've been in close-quarters combat first hand and the shotgun is actually the 2nd weapon of choice for Marines in CQC (m4 being the 1st choice of course). So I assure you that you can defend your house from a lowly robber trying to steal something from you. Probably not worth killing someone over a robbery in the first place. And if you are still too paranoid, you can still own a pistol. Although I wouldn't recommend having a pistol in the house if you have kids, they're just too easy to be handling and accidentally hurt or kill someone. Lastly, yes I am a strong Conservative and I have been hunting and fishing since I was 5 years old. So please don't come back at me like I am some kind of "hippie/liberal." I am just disgusted at the fact that anyone thinks that they need an assault rifle and that America is going to go to fall apart if we ban the purchase of assault rifles. And let me just answer this question right now before someone asks, yes of course we all realize that this won't take all the assault weapons off the streets (do you think that we are stupid?). But if we stop the new purchase now, maybe a couple hundred years from now there will be very few still left in circulation.

Originally Posted by FishDoc (Post 530479)

Thank you "Wag" & Speck Chaser. Any decent person with some degree of reason and common sense can see that this gun ban needs to be passed and it needs to happen now. As a former Marine, I can see no reason why any civilian should ever be able to walk up to the gun section at Wal-mart/Academy and buy an AR-15 or any assault style rifle. That is just ridiculous. Assault rifles should only be used by military personnel and law enforcement. You do not need an AR-15 to defend your house. I've been in close-quarters combat first hand and the shotgun is actually the 2nd weapon of choice for Marines in CQC (m4 being the 1st choice of course). So I assure you that you can defend your house from a lowly robber trying to steal something from you. Probably not worth killing someone over a robbery in the first place. And if you are still too paranoid, you can still own a pistol. Although I wouldn't recommend having a pistol in the house if you have kids, they're just too easy to be handling and accidentally hurt or kill someone. Lastly, yes I am a strong Conservative and I have been hunting and fishing since I was 5 years old. So please don't come back at me like I am some kind of "hippie/liberal." I am just disgusted at the fact that anyone thinks that they need an assault rifle and that America is going to go to fall apart if we ban the purchase of assault rifles. And let me just answer this question right now before someone asks, yes of course we all realize that this won't take all the assault weapons off the streets (do you think that we are stupid?). But if we stop the new purchase now, maybe a couple hundred years from now there will be very few still left in circulation.

Originally Posted by flounder_smacker (Post 530456)

everytime ive purchased a gun the paperwork i fill out has all my information and the serial number of that gun. not sure what they do with that info i always thought they had to file it with some branch of government.

Originally Posted by flounder_smacker (Post 530497)

Also there is no such thing as a former marine. Once a marine always a marine. Unless you were dishonorably discharged. Which may explain your views on banning guns.

Originally Posted by FishDoc (Post 530479)

Thank you "Wag" & Speck Chaser. Any decent person with some degree of reason and common sense can see that this gun ban needs to be passed and it needs to happen now. As a former Marine, I can see no reason why any civilian should ever be able to walk up to the gun section at Wal-mart/Academy and buy an AR-15 or any assault style rifle. That is just ridiculous. Assault rifles should only be used by military personnel and law enforcement. You do not need an AR-15 to defend your house. I've been in close-quarters combat first hand and the shotgun is actually the 2nd weapon of choice for Marines in CQC (m4 being the 1st choice of course). So I assure you that you can defend your house from a lowly robber trying to steal something from you. Probably not worth killing someone over a robbery in the first place. And if you are still too paranoid, you can still own a pistol. Although I wouldn't recommend having a pistol in the house if you have kids, they're just too easy to be handling and accidentally hurt or kill someone. Lastly, yes I am a strong Conservative and I have been hunting and fishing since I was 5 years old. So please don't come back at me like I am some kind of "hippie/liberal." I am just disgusted at the fact that anyone thinks that they need an assault rifle and that America is going to go to fall apart if we ban the purchase of assault rifles. And let me just answer this question right now before someone asks, yes of course we all realize that this won't take all the assault weapons off the streets (do you think that we are stupid?). But if we stop the new purchase now, maybe a couple hundred years from now there will be very few still left in circulation.

Originally Posted by Goooh (Post 530396)

Guns don't get registered when bought. Did you register your AR's you just ordered?

Originally Posted by bmac (Post 530554)

flounder smacker dont try to explain what being a former Marine means to anyone. You aren't one so all you know is what you hear from real Marines that you may know. Funny how some people on this site are all about "respect" but when someone comes in with a differing opinion they try to drag them down into the dirt.

As a "former Marine" your little attack on Fishdoc has pissed me off. Sorry sob.

Originally Posted by flounder_smacker (Post 530560)

no im not a marine but i have two family members who are and know what it means to them to be one and they would never call themselves a former marine. sorry if you are mad but i really dont give a s hit.

Originally Posted by "W" (Post 530558)

So if my family is in the middle of a riot that would take place in my town and guys were burning down houses

I have two ways to defend my family and house

#1 Shotgun with 3 shots

or AR with 50


What would you pick??

Originally Posted by "W" (Post 530558)

So if my family is in the middle of a riot that would take place in my town and guys were burning down houses

I have two ways to defend my family and house

#1 Shotgun with 3 shots

or AR with 50


What would you pick??

Originally Posted by Wag (Post 530565)

hand grenade, wait, I think those are banned!

Originally Posted by Feesherman (Post 530568)

Drugs are banned are they not? How's that working?

Originally Posted by OhSoEasy (Post 530570)

I cannot stand the fact that people are making all gun owners feel like they are criminals. A bad person will find a way to cause harm, if that is truly what they want to do.