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<blockquote data-quote="soberups" data-source="post: 1072593" data-attributes="member: 14668">Nobody ever said that we should have &quot;any weapon we want.&quot; Fully automatic weapons are already illegal, and the time, place and manner in which weapons are used is strictly controlled. An AR-15 isnt a &quot;WMD&quot;...it is nothing more than a conventional semi-automatic rifle that fires a relatively low-powered cartridge. It functions in the same general way as other semi-automatic rifles that have been around for over 100 years. The fact that it &quot;looks&quot; like a military weapon does not make it any more or less deadly than any other rifle.Adam Lanza didnt need an AR-15 to slaughter children at Sandy Hook. Since he was in a &quot;gun free zone&quot; there was nobody present who had the means to stop him. He was a lunatic with a monopoly of force. The outcome would have been the same if he had been armed with a conventional lever-action hunting rifle and a couple of revolvers. Focusing on the tools he used makes about as much sense as blaming Ford Motor company or Budweiser beer for the fact that some idiot gets drunk and runs someone over in a Taurus. The type of alcohol consumed or the vehicle driven is irrelevant to the outcome of the drunk driver killing someone.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="soberups, post: 1072593, member: 14668"] Nobody ever [I]said[/I] that we should have "any weapon we want." Fully automatic weapons are already illegal, and the time, place and manner in which weapons are used is strictly controlled. An AR-15 isnt a "WMD"...it is nothing more than a conventional semi-automatic rifle that fires a relatively [I][B]low[/B][/I]-powered cartridge. It functions in the same general way as other semi-automatic rifles that have been around for over 100 years. The fact that it "looks" like a military weapon does not make it any more or less deadly than any other rifle. Adam Lanza didnt [I]need[/I] an AR-15 to slaughter children at Sandy Hook. Since he was in a "gun free zone" there was nobody present who had the means to stop him. He was a lunatic with a [I]monopoly of force[/I]. The outcome would have been the [I]same[/I] if he had been armed with a conventional lever-action hunting rifle and a couple of revolvers. Focusing on the [I]tools[/I] he used makes about as much sense as blaming Ford Motor company or Budweiser beer for the fact that some idiot gets drunk and runs someone over in a Taurus. The type of alcohol consumed or the vehicle driven is [I]irrelevant[/I] to the outcome of the drunk driver killing someone. [/QUOTE]

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