Comment on Harris, Walz Push AR-15 Ban in First Joint Campaign Appearance
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 3 months agoIt’s going to be used more for many reasons beyond simply being “popular”:
cbsnews.com/…/ar-15-mass-shootings-60-minutes-202…
It’s literally designed to kill people. Not hunt, not for sport. For killing.
It’s one thing to defend yourself with a gun, I’m not advocating for getting rid of all guns or stopping people from owning a gun. I am however, for a ban on guns designed to kill large amounts of people in a short amount of time, especially when it has been the tool for every mass shooting that has bigger death counts than any others prior to AWB.
Kaboom@reddthat.com 3 months ago
Even if that was true, so fucking what?
I deny your fundamental assumptions here, that something should be banned because it can be used to cause a lot of damage.
Murder is illegal, it shouldn’t matter the tool used.
BobaFuttbucker@reddthat.com 3 months ago
Your lack of empathy is showing.
zeppo@lemmy.world 3 months ago
The line is drawn somewhere. Civilians can’t purchase automatic weapons or say, hand grenades. Do you think we should be able to?
wintermute_oregon@lemm.ee 3 months ago
They can actually. US Law allows the purchase of both.
Both require a background check and a tax stamp.
realcaseyrollins@noauthority.social 3 months ago
@wintermute_oregon @zeppo The common line of argumentation I hear from the left on this is actually regarding tanks and RPGs. I get what he's trying to ask here.
Kaboom@reddthat.com 3 months ago
Yes we can actually. You just have to jump through a few hoops.