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Assault weapons ban to be discussed at an upcoming committee meeting
Additionally, Dorian wrote: If adopted the City of San Diego will be the second city in San Diego County to throw their support behind Feinstein's efforts to bring back the ban on assault rifles and high capacity machine gun clips. Let me educate you on terms. 1) Assault weapon is a made up term. The rifles you speak of and believe to be so evil are just like any other semi-automatic rifle sold across the country. I dare you to define the term "Assault weapon" while not thinking of a firearm. In other words, define the term without using the words "gun" or "firearm". 2) Clips vs. Magazines. Clips feed magazines, magazines feed firearms (unless belt fed). There is a difference. If the feeding device is detachable and the cartridge is contained within a detachable container it is a magazine. 3) Bullets are the projectile, not the cartridge. There are four components of a metallic cartridge. Bullet, Case, Powder, Primer. Cartridges fill magazines, bullets exit the firearm. 4) Automatic firearms are rare in this state and in general. Not everyone can own one and when you do, you do so with the express permission of the US government. (Unless you're a criminal) My final thought. You cannot stop bad people from doing bad things. You are sacrificing my freedoms to try and "ensure" others are not harmed. This is not an acceptable plan. What you need to do is get tough on those who break the laws. Our court system is a joke and criminals know it. We plea bargin down to the minimum to avoid the possibility of losing in court. We all know there are predators and prey. What you are doing is akin to cutting off the horns and padding the rear hooves of an antelope to ensure the lion does not get hurt when attempting to kill his meal. Why in the world would you make it easier for criminals to take what they want? Maybe when it happens to you or your family you'll think differently.— March 12, 2013 2:11 p.m.
Assault weapons ban to be discussed at an upcoming committee meeting
Ridiculous notion to think that banning weapons stops crime. Councilmember David Alvarez should look at the history of the previous AW ban and how little it did to lessen gun related crime. I'll point out few facts for those who are uninformed. 1) Military "Style" weapons. ALL weapons came from the military at one point or another. Knives, Blunt objects, firearms, etc. 2) All weapons are capable of "Assault". So to call a weapon an "Assault Weapon" is the definition of ALL weapons. Firearms or otherwise. 3) The statement "The resolution calls on state lawmakers to increase funding for mental health programs and prevent "at-risk" people from gaining access to military-type machine guns." is misleading. A very small handful of people in the state of CA have access to a machine gun. These people do so with the consent of the State and Federal Government. 4) The statement "California residents can travel to neighboring states to obtain prohibited guns, magazines and ammunition" denotes it is not currently a crime to buy firearms and magazines out of state. Check your federal laws councilman Alvarez. People who do this are already violating federal and state laws. 5) The statement "the use of semi-automatic and automatic weapons with large ammunition clips allows persons intent on harm to cause more carnage than would be possible if such weapons were unavailable" is a play on words and a cry for emotions. a) Automatic weapons are NOT available to just anyone. b) If you're going to educate us on how dangerous these are, you should at least know proper firearm terms. c) If we did not have access to alcohol and vehicles, 40k people would not die a year from DUI related incidents. Where are your tough rules on alcohol due to what DUI offenders have done, councilman Alvarez. 6) The statement "military-style weapons coupled with large ammunition clips are not necessary for sportsmen or home protection and constitute a demonstrated threat to the general public" is a matter of opinion. Police have no duty to protect (Warren v. District of Columbia) is a matter of fact by our SCOUTS. Furthermore, my ability to protect myself is not your responsibility. If the weapon is good enough for our police to protect themselves, then it's the same type of weapon I need to protect myself and my family including "magazine size" and "cartridge type". 7) The statement "Congress enacted an Assault Weapon Ban that prohibited the sale of certain semi-automatic and automatic weapons in order to reduce the levels of street violence in the United States" is a falsehood. Facts are crime increased in the 10 years of the first AW ban AND further statistics show crime DECREASED once the ban was lifted in 2004. These are FACTS published by the CDC and FBI. Where are your FACTS Councilman Alvarez?— March 12, 2013 2:11 p.m.