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killerzX on 09 January 2013
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brendude13 said:
killerzX said:
brendude13 said:

That's a bad example, yet I see it all the time.

Ban cars, society will collapse.
Ban fully automatic and hi-cap weapons, hunters will have to reload slightly more often.

fully automatic weapons are banned.

Also, there are heavy restrictions with the use of cars. Speed limits, having to have lessons and a test before you get a licence etc. Why can't restrictions be imposed on how people use guns?

there are over 20,000 laws and regulations on firearms, you dont think thats enough? firearms are at least as regulated as cars are. furthermore owning cars is a constitutionally protected right, owning firearms is.



Did some research on it. They're not banned, but they're difficult and expensive to get hold of, so I'll give you that.

It doesn't matter if there are 20,000 laws and regulations if they're not any good. They're obviously not as regulated as cars if you need a licence to drive a car but don't need one to own a gun.

youre kinda right. they were banned in 1986. meaning the registry closed. any full-auto not registered with the ATF by then was made illegal, it was also illegal to own, import, or make a full-auto weapon made after that date. so all legal full autos in civilian hands are from before 1986. which they then had to be registered with the ATF, the owner had to submit to a full back ground check, finger prints included, have their name and photo on file, be subject to random inspections, and pay a $200 tax stamp to the ATF for the gun. and if you are looking to buy one after all of that stuff, it will cost you over $10,0000 minimum.

as for cars, like i said before owning guns is a right, driving a car is not. furthermore. you dont need a license or anything to own a car. i can go right now to a car dealership, and buy a car no questions asked. what you need a license for is to drive on state roads. and i think requiring a license to drive on a state road is a state level law, not a federal one (dont hold me to that claim, i might be wrong) states dont have require a lisence, but all of them have. Now for firearm, all but 3 states require you to take a class, and get a permit to carry a gun in public. even further than that, several states require you to have a license even to own a gun (just look at connecticut). firearms are one of the most regulated things there are in the US.