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In reply to the discussion: 80-year-old woman shoots and kills young intruder after he stabs her husband [View all]vkkv
(3,384 posts)11. This news situation rarely happens. So, "what if possession saves ONE precious life"?
How about saving nearly THIRTY-THOUSAND LIVES each year with some reasonable gun laws?
And yes, I do own a few firearms - no handguns - IMO handguns should be completely banned along with semi-automatic assault rifles.
We don't allow citizens to own rocket launchers and handgrenades for a good reason. Why allow other mass killing weapons?
On top of banning all handguns, I would like a law that is a mandatory 5 year prison sentence for owning any unregistered firearm and 10 years for brandishing a firearm - loaded or not.
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80-year-old woman shoots and kills young intruder after he stabs her husband [View all]
TeddyR
Apr 2016
OP
"And I'll just bet you and I are nowhere near alone in that." You certainly aren't!
friendly_iconoclast
Apr 2016
#30
All 80 yo women are expected to have the stamina and strength to defeat a knife armed 25 yo...
Marengo
Apr 2016
#27
This news situation rarely happens. So, "what if possession saves ONE precious life"?
vkkv
Apr 2016
#11
Wow, that come back has GOT to be the most childish thing anyone could come up with.
vkkv
Apr 2016
#34
Semi-auto refers to the loading of the next round AUTOMATICALLY by blow-back method.
vkkv
Apr 2016
#38
I wonder if that one would be okay with legislating women's reproductive rights...
Marengo
May 2016
#56