Yep, its that time again.
I was reading over the last federal AWB, and I can see why it is so controversial. Banning guns based on pistol grips and muzzle sheathes seems pretty ridiculous.
Of course, how easy it is for gun manufacturers to get around the ban is just sad.
I think what really makes me think is how many police officers are killed by assault weapons. One study has "at least 41 of the 211 law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2001, were killed with assault weapons"
http://www.vpc.org/studies/officeone.htm
I was reading over the last federal AWB, and I can see why it is so controversial. Banning guns based on pistol grips and muzzle sheathes seems pretty ridiculous.
Of course, how easy it is for gun manufacturers to get around the ban is just sad.
I think what really makes me think is how many police officers are killed by assault weapons. One study has "at least 41 of the 211 law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty between January 1, 1998, and December 31, 2001, were killed with assault weapons"
http://www.vpc.org/studies/officeone.htm