I understand people’s need for shotguns for self defense and rifles for hunting. Those are legitimate needs.
But why anyone really needs an assault rifle that can mow down 50 or more people in a matter of minutes, is beyond my logical comprehension.
I understand that people may want them. But I’m talking about genuine need. Who, other than active military, really needs assault rifles.
I would have no problem with a law which starts from that premise. And, yes, I realize the difficulty in precisely defining assault rifle in the past, but good grief, is there no room at all for common sense to figure out a way to keep military weapons out of the hands of every random nut job who wants to rack up a high body count before offing himself? There must be.
But the NRA will continue to block any efforts in that direction because it abridges somebody’s rights to own as much firepower as they want.
What about a six year olds right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness beyond age 7?