Why I Own An Assault Weapon

Doglips · 02-16-2005, 08:24 AM

I did NOT write this...but found it on a non firearm web site (strange cosmose . com) in any case I like what this guy(s) wrote.....

WHY I OWN AN ASSAULT WEAPON

Submitted by J, L, CR & TJ MORRISON

Magnum Minute By Ward Parker

Why I own an assault weapon...

Every now and again someone asks me why I own a so-called assault weapon.

My reply: Because I can. I'm a freeman, haven't hurt anyone. I enjoy the look, feel and bang of my AR-15.

That reply never suffices. I can tell by the look on their faces that they want more justification, fiber to my reply.

I then tell them that I like books as well, and that I'm against banning books. Thoughts, I tell them, can be quite dangerous in the wrong brains. Nevertheless, I state that anyone who supports banning books (thoughts) must have a different view of the first amendment than me.

That still doesn't quench his or her first why someone would want a gun that is so seemingly menacing and deadly.

I then ask them to tell me what an assault weapon is. I do this to gauge their level of knowledge regarding these guns. They typically cannot put a sentence together that accurately describes these guns. Quite often, these individuals use the words "machine gun" when describing assault weapons.

I then ask them if they know that their local Wal Mart sells more deadly and accurate guns than the guns President Clinton banned. That shocks them. Many do not believe me. I then offer to take them to Wal Mart and give them a basic lesson in firearms. None have ever taken me up on my offer.

I also ask them if they know the difference between a machine gun and a semi-automatic gun. Most do not. I explain the difference and that so-called assault weapons are semi-automatic. Some actually get angry with me because of their fundamental lack of firearm knowledge. I let them get angry. I have learned that some people experience great pain when exposed to facts and common sense.

I then tell them tongue in cheek that there are any number of things that we could ban that would make America much safer than banning so-called assault weapons, which, I tell them are rarely used in crime. I invite them to call their local police department and ask how many crimes were committed with so-called assault weapons over the past year. I doubt they ever make that call. Ignorance is comfortable and easy.

Let's start with cars. Why should America make any car that will travel over 75 mph? I tell them there have been any number of studies that indicate faster speeds equate to more accidents, injuries and death.

Throw booze in on top of fast cars and now you've really got a deadly combination. I ask them if they know how many people are mangled, injured and killed because of cars and booze. They never know this, so I tell them. I then ask them if they support banning fast cars and booze.

I also tell them that cigarettes and fattening food are the number one killers in America. Knowing that, I ask them if they believe we should regulate or out-right ban McDonalds, Burger King, etc. They typically stammer around and mumble something along the lines of ".of course not. That's a personal choice."

"Exactly," I reply. "Welcome to America."

Shaun · 02-16-2005, 08:25 AM

to bad the ar15 is not an assualt weapon

Rave · 02-16-2005, 10:48 AM

That sounds like an excellent attempt to get through to those bone heads,but it is still just an attempt,thanks for sharing!I liked it! :nod:

Big Dog · 02-16-2005, 11:22 AM

Some few folks can be enlightened, but most of the Sheep, once brainwashed by the DemLib anti-gun agents, will not allow facts to sway them. Leave them in the fields to graze in self-imposed stupidity.
Let's instead take the young ones, and begin teaching them early. teach them to think for themselves, and just maybe they'll resist the brainwashing in the colleges later. Let's make our kids into sheepdogs!

Mandy · 02-16-2005, 03:01 PM

:assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult:
I own this weapons 'cause I paid top dollars for them, I comply with every law regarding posesion of firearms, I got a clean record and last but not least, the 2nd amendment provides me with the right to own them.
As long I don't break the law and don't behave in a criminal manner, I choose to buy this guns, I don't tell anybody what to do as long as my rights are not violated.

:uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi:

BattleRifleG3 · 02-16-2005, 03:52 PM

Sounds very much like what I say.

Big Dog · 02-16-2005, 04:31 PM

Yep, I like my "assault weapons" - and I'll assault the heck out of some !!!!!! breaking into my home intending harm.

Apollyon67 · 02-16-2005, 08:43 PM

Doglips, thanks for the great read. Well, What exactly is an Assault Weapon anyway? I mean, I can assault someone with words as well as a firearm. Am I now an Assault Weapon to be regulated? Why blame to tool for the sins of the user? Egads, where has common sense gone.

PAPA G · 02-16-2005, 09:04 PM

i own them because i can, simple as that.

Troy · 02-17-2005, 12:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAPA G

i own them because i can, simple as that.

that would be the condensed version.

toolman · 02-17-2005, 02:42 AM

Personally, if I or my family are in danger, anything that I can lay my hands on is an "assault weapon". If I succeed in stopping the assault then it is considered a "life-saver". FWIW, there have been many more deaths attributed to the automobile than has ever been saved by it! We all know, it isn't the cars' fault that people are stupid! I recently saw a car buried halfway under the rear bumper of a reefer trailer in Il., It was very evident that the car slammed into the trailer from the rear at a high rate of speed yet Il. just re-instated its' split speed-limit! This is a glaring example of politicians playing on peoples' fears while ignoring obvious dangers. My SKS stays loaded with Federal Hi-Shok soft-points beside our bed and my wife knows fully well how to use it if I'm not home. I pray that it never happens, but, that same SKS was a very effective deterrent when a nut-job showed up at our door a couple of months ago!

Rave · 02-17-2005, 10:05 AM

Amen to that! :nod:

Mandy · 02-17-2005, 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PAPA G

i own them because i can, simple as that.

:uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi:
A Garand isn't an assault weapon (no pistol grip), or did you bought a mattel gun, maybe you got an AK with straight sights!!!!
:nod: :nod: :nod: :nod: :nod:

tommy · 02-17-2005, 08:28 PM

i own guns i do not own assualt weapons. it is not an assualt weapon until you assualt someone with it!!!!! :uzi: :uzi:

7mmag6 · 02-17-2005, 11:33 PM

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02-18-2005, 05:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Doglips

Let's start with cars. Why should America make any car that will travel over 75 mph? I tell them there have been any number of studies that indicate faster speeds equate to more accidents, injuries and death.

Throw booze in on top of fast cars and now you've really got a deadly combination. I ask them if they know how many people are mangled, injured and killed because of cars and booze. They never know this, so I tell them. I then ask them if they support banning fast cars and booze.

I also tell them that cigarettes and fattening food are the number one killers in America.

people kill themselves with booze, fatty foods and cigarettes..and just about anything else they can get a hold of..they also kill each other in crashes..inanimate objects are not in and of themselves "Killers"

02-18-2005, 06:04 AM

btw DL Thanks ! :right:

tommy · 02-18-2005, 11:27 AM

so what was the 48 or 49 assault weapons that bush number one banned . i was reading about it and read that bush number one banned something like 48or 49 and then clinton came into office and banned a few more raisining it too 51 or 52 i think????????

tommy · 02-18-2005, 12:29 PM

Q: What action had been taken on assault weapons prior to 1994?

A: Prior to passage of the federal assault weapons ban, the importation of certain types of assault weapons from overseas had been banned during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations. Such bans were ordered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) under the 1968 Gun Control Act, which grants the ATF the power to prevent the importation of guns which are not "particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes."

Under the Reagan Administration, the ATF blocked the importation of certain models of shotguns that were not suitable for sporting purposes. In 1989, during the George H.W. Bush Administration, the ATF expanded this list to permanently ban the importation of 43 types of semi-automatic assault rifles that were also determined not to have a sporting purpose.

Later, in 1998, President Clinton banned the importation of 58 additional foreign-made "copycat" assault weapons in order to close a loophole in the prior import ban.

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Q: Does law enforcement support the ban on assault weapons?

A: Every major national law enforcement organization in the country supported the federal assault weapons ban and worked for its passage. Among the many law

02-16-2005, 08:24 AM	#1
Doglips Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Cocoa Florida Posts: 9,089	Why I Own An Assault Weapon I did NOT write this...but found it on a non firearm web site (strange cosmose . com) in any case I like what this guy(s) wrote..... WHY I OWN AN ASSAULT WEAPON Submitted by J, L, CR & TJ MORRISON Magnum Minute By Ward Parker Why I own an assault weapon... Every now and again someone asks me why I own a so-called assault weapon. My reply: Because I can. I'm a freeman, haven't hurt anyone. I enjoy the look, feel and bang of my AR-15. That reply never suffices. I can tell by the look on their faces that they want more justification, fiber to my reply. I then tell them that I like books as well, and that I'm against banning books. Thoughts, I tell them, can be quite dangerous in the wrong brains. Nevertheless, I state that anyone who supports banning books (thoughts) must have a different view of the first amendment than me. That still doesn't quench his or her first why someone would want a gun that is so seemingly menacing and deadly. I then ask them to tell me what an assault weapon is. I do this to gauge their level of knowledge regarding these guns. They typically cannot put a sentence together that accurately describes these guns. Quite often, these individuals use the words "machine gun" when describing assault weapons. I then ask them if they know that their local Wal Mart sells more deadly and accurate guns than the guns President Clinton banned. That shocks them. Many do not believe me. I then offer to take them to Wal Mart and give them a basic lesson in firearms. None have ever taken me up on my offer. I also ask them if they know the difference between a machine gun and a semi-automatic gun. Most do not. I explain the difference and that so-called assault weapons are semi-automatic. Some actually get angry with me because of their fundamental lack of firearm knowledge. I let them get angry. I have learned that some people experience great pain when exposed to facts and common sense. I then tell them tongue in cheek that there are any number of things that we could ban that would make America much safer than banning so-called assault weapons, which, I tell them are rarely used in crime. I invite them to call their local police department and ask how many crimes were committed with so-called assault weapons over the past year. I doubt they ever make that call. Ignorance is comfortable and easy. Let's start with cars. Why should America make any car that will travel over 75 mph? I tell them there have been any number of studies that indicate faster speeds equate to more accidents, injuries and death. Throw booze in on top of fast cars and now you've really got a deadly combination. I ask them if they know how many people are mangled, injured and killed because of cars and booze. They never know this, so I tell them. I then ask them if they support banning fast cars and booze. I also tell them that cigarettes and fattening food are the number one killers in America. Knowing that, I ask them if they believe we should regulate or out-right ban McDonalds, Burger King, etc. They typically stammer around and mumble something along the lines of ".of course not. That's a personal choice." "Exactly," I reply. "Welcome to America."

02-16-2005, 08:25 AM	#2
Shaun Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 8,592 Images: 1	to bad the ar15 is not an assualt weapon __________________ "Homeland Security is the responsibility of an armed citizen" ME http://webpages.charter.net/s.s.v/

02-16-2005, 10:48 AM	#3
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,873	That sounds like an excellent attempt to get through to those bone heads,but it is still just an attempt,thanks for sharing!I liked it! :nod: __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

02-16-2005, 11:22 AM	#4
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	Some few folks can be enlightened, but most of the Sheep, once brainwashed by the DemLib anti-gun agents, will not allow facts to sway them. Leave them in the fields to graze in self-imposed stupidity. Let's instead take the young ones, and begin teaching them early. teach them to think for themselves, and just maybe they'll resist the brainwashing in the colleges later. Let's make our kids into sheepdogs! __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

02-16-2005, 03:01 PM	#5
Mandy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico Posts: 1,641	Why I own my AR15, AK47, G3, ect? :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: I own this weapons 'cause I paid top dollars for them, I comply with every law regarding posesion of firearms, I got a clean record and last but not least, the 2nd amendment provides me with the right to own them. As long I don't break the law and don't behave in a criminal manner, I choose to buy this guns, I don't tell anybody what to do as long as my rights are not violated. :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: __________________ :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: :assult: Better be judged by 12 than carried by 6. _________________________________ If you gonna die, die with your boots on ! Iron Maiden _________________________________ The deeper you go, the better it feels ! Divers Motto :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi: :uzi:

02-16-2005, 03:52 PM	#6
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Images: 13	Sounds very much like what I say. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

02-16-2005, 04:31 PM	#7
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,214	Yep, I like my "assault weapons" - and I'll assault the heck out of some !!!!!! breaking into my home intending harm. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

02-16-2005, 08:43 PM	#8
Apollyon67 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Southern Maryland Posts: 2,235 Images: 17	Doglips, thanks for the great read. Well, What exactly is an Assault Weapon anyway? I mean, I can assault someone with words as well as a firearm. Am I now an Assault Weapon to be regulated? Why blame to tool for the sins of the user? Egads, where has common sense gone. __________________ "To err is human, to repent divine; to persist devilish." Ben Franklin

02-16-2005, 09:04 PM	#9
PAPA G Guest Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: somerset, kentucky Posts: 12	i own them because i can, simple as that.

02-17-2005, 02:42 AM	#11
toolman Mr. Fixit Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 5,582 Blog Entries: 22	Personally, if I or my family are in danger, anything that I can lay my hands on is an "assault weapon". If I succeed in stopping the assault then it is considered a "life-saver". FWIW, there have been many more deaths attributed to the automobile than has ever been saved by it! We all know, it isn't the cars' fault that people are stupid! I recently saw a car buried halfway under the rear bumper of a reefer trailer in Il., It was very evident that the car slammed into the trailer from the rear at a high rate of speed yet Il. just re-instated its' split speed-limit! This is a glaring example of politicians playing on peoples' fears while ignoring obvious dangers. My SKS stays loaded with Federal Hi-Shok soft-points beside our bed and my wife knows fully well how to use it if I'm not home. I pray that it never happens, but, that same SKS was a very effective deterrent when a nut-job showed up at our door a couple of months ago! __________________ Don't be messin' with my gun!

02-17-2005, 10:05 AM	#12
Rave Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tampa Posts: 6,873	Amen to that! :nod: __________________ USAF '62-'66 .

02-17-2005, 08:28 PM	#14
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,030 Images: 6	i own guns i do not own assualt weapons. it is not an assualt weapon until you assualt someone with it!!!!! :uzi: :uzi:

02-17-2005, 11:33 PM	#15
7mmag6 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 337 Images: 1	http://www.awbansunset.com/whatis.html __________________ This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine

02-18-2005, 06:04 AM	#17
Logansdad Guest Posts: n/a	btw DL Thanks ! :right:

02-18-2005, 11:27 AM	#18
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,030 Images: 6	so what was the 48 or 49 assault weapons that bush number one banned . i was reading about it and read that bush number one banned something like 48or 49 and then clinton came into office and banned a few more raisining it too 51 or 52 i think????????

02-18-2005, 12:29 PM	#19
tommy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: schriever la Posts: 4,030 Images: 6	Q: What action had been taken on assault weapons prior to 1994? A: Prior to passage of the federal assault weapons ban, the importation of certain types of assault weapons from overseas had been banned during the Reagan and George H.W. Bush Administrations. Such bans were ordered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) under the 1968 Gun Control Act, which grants the ATF the power to prevent the importation of guns which are not "particularly suitable for or readily adaptable to sporting purposes." Under the Reagan Administration, the ATF blocked the importation of certain models of shotguns that were not suitable for sporting purposes. In 1989, during the George H.W. Bush Administration, the ATF expanded this list to permanently ban the importation of 43 types of semi-automatic assault rifles that were also determined not to have a sporting purpose. Later, in 1998, President Clinton banned the importation of 58 additional foreign-made "copycat" assault weapons in order to close a loophole in the prior import ban. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: Does law enforcement support the ban on assault weapons? A: Every major national law enforcement organization in the country supported the federal assault weapons ban and worked for its passage. Among the many law