Welcome to DU!
    The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
    Join the community:
    Create a free account
    Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
    Become a Star Member
    Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
    All Forums
        Issue Forums
        Culture Forums
        Alliance Forums
        Region Forums
        Support Forums
        Help & Search
    
Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Banning guns versus banning alcohol. [View all]Press Virginia
(2,329 posts)5. There is no ban on automatic weapons
        you can obtain one if you obtain a FFL (not hard to do) and can afford to pay for the weapon
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
  Recommendations
0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):
						
							55 replies
							
								 = new reply since forum marked as read
							
						
      
      
					
						Highlight:
						NoneDon't highlight anything
						5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
						RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
 = new reply since forum marked as read
							
						
      
      
					
						Highlight:
						NoneDon't highlight anything
						5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
						RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
					
                    
					
                     = new reply since forum marked as read
							
						
      
      
					
						Highlight:
						NoneDon't highlight anything
						5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
						RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
 = new reply since forum marked as read
							
						
      
      
					
						Highlight:
						NoneDon't highlight anything
						5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
						RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
					
                    
					
        
        heck, you can be a full blown alcoholic and buy alcohol while high on drugs
        Press Virginia
        Jun 2016
        #4
      
        
        how do you know he didn't drink a fifth of vodka before he walked into that club
        Press Virginia
        Jun 2016
        #19
      
        
        "you can obtain one if you obtain a FFL (not hard to do) and can afford to pay for the weapon"... or
        Ghost in the Machine
        Jun 2016
        #45
      
        
        It amazes me that Roberts, Scalia et al. didn't try to roll that one back too. NT
        Jerry442
        Jun 2016
        #6
      
        
        I'm quite clear on the difference between auto and semi-auto. I also know that...
        Jerry442
        Jun 2016
        #12
      
        
        I encourage all reading this to research this issue on their own and form their own conclusions.
        Jerry442
        Jun 2016
        #16
      
        
        Your reply to your interlocutor has a whopping strawman argument at the center of it
        friendly_iconoclast
        Jun 2016
        #27
      
        
        outside of the movies and the ones stolen from cops and national guard armories
        gejohnston
        Jun 2016
        #11
      
        
        Because full autos were never common in civilian hands, and semiautos work well for civilian use.
        benEzra
        Jun 2016
        #55
      
        
        The gun prohibitionists have taken a gradualist approach, hence the calls for...
        friendly_iconoclast
        Jun 2016
        #28
      
        
        "Next time" someone kills over a hundred with fertilizer and fuel oil.  I've been told.
        Eleanors38
        Jun 2016
        #51
      
        
        you know how silly it is to assume coke and heroin dealers go to the local gun store?
        gejohnston
        Jun 2016
        #41