Liberal Forum

I'm not going to argue with you about what is or is not an assault weapon. That's just the usual attempt at deflection by people like you who tell us that unless we are gun experts, we are not entitled to an opinion on this subject. I'll go by the definition used in the 1994 law....

(Please don’t frame the discussion by attempting to tell me what I can post] 1. Assault weapons are already effectively banned, and to this point it appears no military assault weapons were used on Vegas. Assualt weapons are either fully automatic or have a burst capability. What you are refer...

The laws should be uniform from state to state, IOW a federal law. Nothing will change as long as we have this hodge podge of state laws. Also we should reinstate the federal assault weapons ban that expired in 2004. And before you go saying that it's your Second Amendment right to own those types ...

Furthermore, those were not military assault weapons. Those were semi automatic sport weapons. No different in function than a ruger mini 14. Are you gonna ban every semi automatic weapon?...

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Way to edit what I said. I have read your posts. Much of what you describe is illegal already. What is your recommendation re: purchasing weapons across state lines? That was the point I replied to....

Read my last post....

Hmmm.........Maybe Chicago gun laws are not so strict after all. Column - The truth — and lies — about Chicago's gun laws. Chicago does not have the strictest gun laws in the country. It’s time for gun lovers to stop spreading that lie. A decade ago that was indeed a title Chicago wore proudly....

The question is what OTHER law would you recommend? In the scenarios you mentioned any number of laws are being broken, 1. Shooting someone is illegal. That isn’t working. 2. Only 11% went thru an FFL. so everyone is breaking the law. 3. Guns ownership is severely restricted in Chicago. Th...

A what is being done about that? According to the FBI, roughly 60% of guns used in crimes in Illinois were from out of state. The overwhelming number of those guns flow into Illinois from states that have much less restrictive gun laws. Most of those out of state guns came from Indiana, which...