AndreusMaximus
Master
So, this issue came up in another thread, but it got me thinking, and I didn't want to thread-jack the OP's discussion, so I thought I'd start my own thread and see where it goes.
First off, I do NOT want to see full auto weapons banned or regulated, and fully support abolishing the NFA. My main reasoning is because it will always be extremely easy to convert semi-auto weapons to full auto, making any such ban effectively meaningless.
HOWEVER, I can kind of understand why, hypothetically, someone would want to ban full auto weapons, if there were an effective and reasonable means of doing so. Full auto, in my view, seems to give a disproportionate advantage so those who have no regard for innocent lives (or are deliberating trying to take as many innocent lives as possible) why providing a comparatively small advantage to self-defenders. Same thing seems to apply to weapons such as grenades.
So I guess I'm half playing devil's advocate here, and half looking for a more productive way to discuss with those who do want to continue the ban/regulation of full auto weapons, and also perhaps looking for a little education myself.
Okay. Roast me.
First off, I do NOT want to see full auto weapons banned or regulated, and fully support abolishing the NFA. My main reasoning is because it will always be extremely easy to convert semi-auto weapons to full auto, making any such ban effectively meaningless.
HOWEVER, I can kind of understand why, hypothetically, someone would want to ban full auto weapons, if there were an effective and reasonable means of doing so. Full auto, in my view, seems to give a disproportionate advantage so those who have no regard for innocent lives (or are deliberating trying to take as many innocent lives as possible) why providing a comparatively small advantage to self-defenders. Same thing seems to apply to weapons such as grenades.
So I guess I'm half playing devil's advocate here, and half looking for a more productive way to discuss with those who do want to continue the ban/regulation of full auto weapons, and also perhaps looking for a little education myself.
Okay. Roast me.