On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 13:28:24 -0800, Tim Wescott wrote:
Gunner wrote:

Typical bull**** feel-goodism. A criminal pays no attention to the
law, and it only effects those that have no intention of using one
unlawfully in the first place.

they found a .50 caliber BAR on a tripod aimed out his living room
window, ready to mow down everyone on the street.

Did he have a class-3 license, or was this an illegally-owned
machine gun? Or, was it something that looks like a machine gun?

Not that they should be banned, IMHO.

Sad thing is, the press tends to not bother to make or report
on these distinctions.