A pre-K teacher on the trouble with lockdown drills

Re:A pre-K teacher on the trouble with lockdown drills by johnny99 on Friday November 07, 2014 @02:40AM (#8571544)

I sort of agree with you but I think you're overdoing it. There are reasonable restrictionists, and reasonable restrictions. Like even most gun fans agree fully automatic weapons and RPGs shouldn't be privately owned. High-capacity magazines are more debatable and there's no clear line--but 50 or 100-round magazines, I think there's a reasonable argument for banning them.

Focusing on cosmetics is silly, and some advocates of restrictions would just as soon see all guns gone, but I think most people just want to see common sense applied.

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Re:A pre-K teacher on the trouble with lockdown drills by Crito on Friday November 07, 2014 @03:19AM (#8571648)

> "Like even most gun fans agree fully automatic weapons and RPGs shouldn't be privately owned."

I think you have not talked to many gun fans. Exceptionally few crimes have been committed with legally and privately owned fully automatic weapons, so I see absolutely no reason why those laws should be revised. Your issue is with the illegally owned guns, and I think that few gun fans would object to enforcement of those laws.

I cannot think of any crimes committed with a legally owned RPG. Clearly the regulation for RPGs that is already in place is sufficient.

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