Reply #42: Someone else that needs to learn before speaking [View All]

[Stilgar]

"They are the weapon of choice of drug cartels, gangs and even terrorists, and for the good of our nation they must be eliminated from the streets. "

No, those would be
cartels = fullauto rifles and handguns
gangs = handguns
terrorists = bombs, knifes, guns, and anything they can get there hands on.

"The ultimate irony in all of this is that in Washington, members of Congress and their staffs were recently terrorized by the unknown and unseen D.C. sniper, who was calmly killing and maiming innocent men, women and children. If the horrific memory of those days does not make a decision clear on renewing the ban on assault weapons, then sadly nothing will. "

The weapon used in the sniper attacks was not banned, renewing it would not have changed the outcome. But thanks for trying to use a horrible event to further your goals.