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Re:Has the US become the type of nation from which you have ... by Dylan16807 on Monday June 10, 2013 @05:54PM (#5857488)
Can you explain to me why it makes sense to ban machine guns? If I take a rifle that can shoot as rapidly as I can pull the trigger, and modify it to waste bullets as fast as possible, is it in any significant way more dangerous? Why is the second banned solely based on firing mechanism?
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Re:Has the US become the type of nation from which you have ... by jlgreco on Monday June 10, 2013 @06:23PM (#5857856)
> Can you explain to me why it makes sense to ban machine guns?

No.

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