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Hoyt

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14. Well they are used in mass shootings; are a favorite of militia types and those who intimidate;
Wed Jan 14, 2015, 02:37 PM
Jan 2015

have fueled a lot of the gun proliferation; can be converted to auto fire (although semi-auto is plenty deadly) and use high capacity mags; and a lot of other reasons including emboldening a lot of sick people who need help, not such guns.

I would ask why the heck people feel they need such gunz (even multiple units), and would we be better off now -- and perhaps in the future when gun fanciers might use them in a national emergency or even "fighting tyranny" -- without the dang things? And, just in case you want to use the old refrain -- No, I am not the arbiter of need.

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