Do you have any idea how large our government is? So large that a vast majority of the decisions are made by the vast majority of government workers who do not live or work inside the Beltway.

Thats what I was thinking. Theres no rule against standing in front of a guy who is also not breaking any rules.

Thats what I was thinking. Theres no rule against standing in front of a guy who is also not breaking any rules.

I don't get why people diss on Battleship so much- were you expecting Schindler's List at Sea? If you didn't see it I honestly think you missed out on the best worst movie of the year. It was so stupid but damn it was *fun*.

Not opportunity, I use it as evidence to take away that inherently dangerous item from all the people. An item that no one who possess it can claim serves ANY practical purpose.

I find it fascinating that we are debating just HOW good an AR15 is at killing people- it seems we both agree that it is fantastically suited for the job. Say it scores a 96% where an M16A2 might score 100% And yet your viewpoint is that we should not remove these from circulation?

Interesting that you don't actually SEE people using cars- because guns are much more efficient at killing human beings- with assault weapons it is literally what they were designed for. Why do people insist on changing the conversation to potential weapons that AREN'T being used by mass murderers? Oh yeah, now I…

And yet you are blind to the fact that almost every mass shooting over the past few years has been done with legal weapons- weapons which in and of themselves really shouldn't be legal at all.

That's not what three round burst means at all. Were you ever even in the military?

No, what you were doing was making a ridiculous and erroneous car analogy in an attempt to show that the AR15 isn't really all that bad, and certainly not NEARLY as bad as an M16...when in fact they are the same gun.

Correct, it's not an M16, it's an M16A2- a weapon that the US Military has deemed to be *better* then the M16 at killing lots of humans. Did you suddenly forget how to read after my 3rd sentence or something?

Wow. Before you say things like 'Don't be an idiot' you should REALLY at least try to know what you are talking about.

You are right. They would have 3 round burst taken away and...umm...what else?

You should really, like, know things before you post. The AR15 is the civilian version of the M16. In fact it is literally the M16 with full auto removed. It was deemed safe for civilian use because it was only semi-auto while the M16 WAS full auto. (This is the part that people seem to forget about) Then the…

Wow, that is really, really true.

*sigh* Excellent comment. Totally depressing, but excellent.

Usually I run through a thought experiment where I would try to obtain an illegal weapon if I decided to go batshit crazy and mow down as many people as I could. I, (like the Aurora shooter and presumably the asshole in CT) have no gangland connections or mafia/underworld ties. I have literally no idea where to go…

Is it? I think the more pressing issue is keeping assault weapons out of the hands of people who have never been in or had contact with the mental health system in the US.

Don't they all?