Subj : Re: HR 5102 & S 2905
To   : Thumper
From : Sirronmit
Date : Sun Oct 06 2019 08:13 am

 Th> Second, S 2095 by Dianne Feinstein would ban most semi-automatic rifles
 Th> because of their appearances. ARs, AKs, and many other firearms would
 Th> become things of the past. 

 I remember seeing a skit on one of the late night talk shows or something.
They were out on the streets with various weapons and asked people what they
thought were "bad" firearms. If the person said they were into firearms or
had a license, etc., the host asked them to walk on by because this 'survey'
was not for them.
 They showed things like the AK47 (wooden stock) and a few others (which may
or may not have been full-auro). Each person picked the "black" styled
firearm because they looked mean. TV/Movies have given a bad rep to firearms
of course, as well as the local news getting the information wrong during the
"mass shootings". 
 I remember the host pointing to some of the firearms the general public
chose "bad" and would have them banned, and those of us watching were like,
what? That is a toy compared to any of the full-auto ones they said were ok. 
From that day, I joke around (not really because I WOULD own one) about
getting a pretty purple digital or blue digital firearm just so it didn't
look "mean" to others :)
 
 We still get into the debate over what "AR" actually means and the general
public is told one thing while all of us know the truth.

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