On Sun, 3 Mar 2013 09:47:25 -0800 (PST), wrote:

Just curious, do you really believe banning a particular style of weapon is

going to fix the urban/social problem?



No.


Well I was just trying to figure out if you were a real "whacky" or if there
was some thought running around up there.

Yeah, I syppathize with your frustration.

I'll tell ya, it's interesting as hell to walk into a gun store and see
weapons I bought over two decades ago going for 400% of what I paid for them.

Well, the Browning Superposed my aunt bought for my uncle in 1952 (at
Abercrombie & Fitch in NYC -- another story) cost her $64. I had the
receipt. g


All this hype was needlessly generated by politicians.

There's crap on both sides of this debate.

Sure. But the crap on the two sides of the AR debate is this: From the
left, "why does anyone need an assault rifle to shoot deer?", which
causes a gag reflex when I hear it, and from the right, "what if
you're attacked by a hoard of gang-bangers?", which causes another gag
reflex.

--
Ed Huntress