Reply #17: Didn't Malvo Have A .50 Cal? [View All]

[KharmaTrain]

I agree with some, not all, of the alarmist nature of someone attempting to shoot down a jetliner with a gun that's, from my knowledge, is not designed for that purpose.

I live not far from a major airport...jets pass over heavily populated areas where someone with a heat-seeking missile (ala Stinger) or some other improvised device with a more powerful payload and more accurate firing system could be used.

Having seen a .50 cal for myself, I can't see how it's accurately operated without lots of training and that if a person has that much knowledge on weaponry, they'd choose something more accurate and lethal.

That said, there is the issue of these large guns being used to create domestic terror ala a Malvo or someone who could slip into neighborhoods or atop a large building and hold a city in fear for days or weeks on end. I find this a far more reason for concern and that the sale of this gun and automatic weapons have to be restricted and monitored.

As the pro-gun types state, it's not the gun, it's the criminal, but when the criminal can have easy access to the gun and the ammo, there's a problem that isn't a second ammendment one, but of just common sense.

Cheers