Dude, go ahead and out everyone in my neighor hood with an AR15 or other detachable box magazine fed automatic rifle. You know what will happen? Not a damn thing - we all have these things here.
I personally have had well over 6000 rds of ammo at some point. You know what? It didnt go bad, nor did it magically get shot at innocent people. I either buy in bulk, or reload in bulk because its cheaper. WAY cheaper. When you shoot 150+ rounds of ammo a week shooting competition, you can not do otherwise.
As far as arsenels being defensible? WTF does that even mean. I can have an arsenal if I want to. I'm not hurting anyone with it, so what business of it is yours?
That would be fun. A list for criminals of 'houses not to rip off'. Also: list of houses to rip off with impunity.
Would you be willing to share a wall with someone who had 6k rounds of ammunition?
6,000 rounds is not lot - a few guys can burn that many off in a weekend.
Sure, why not? What matters is intent.
Also: a prudent gun owner is not going to use a rifle in an apartment building or duplex.
That's what shotguns are for.
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Also almost 50% of the people in this country own a fire arm. So I am not sure it would have the same "stigmatizing effect" as it isn't illegal or generally thought of as being a terrible act in and of itself.
Please keep in mind most people who shoot buy large amounts of ammo as it is cheaper to do it that way. Shooting 6k rounds a year down a pistol or small caliber rifle is very easy to do and isn't a sign of someone stock piling for Armageddon. So yes I would gladly share a wall with someone who has 6k rounds of ammo.
That being said, the argument(s) for mandatory background checks, tracking whose buying what, and assault weapons restrictions are pretty compelling, and while they are supply side solutions, they can hardly be called ineffective and pointless. There are very few instances in which one individual (or a small group) assembling/developing an arsenal of military grade (and/or military quantity) can be considered defensible.
Imagine this: the same way there is a massive public outcry for sexual predators to be outed in their neighborhoods - what if people with assault weapons were also outed in their neighborhoods? Would you be willing to share a wall with someone who had 6k rounds of ammunition?