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Originally Posted by BushyTheBeaver
There was a scene in The Basketball Diaries where these kids go into a basement to snort some heroin. Down there they run into a junkie who tells them, "If you're gonna snort it, you might as well pop it. And if you're gonna pop it, you might as well mainline." Your post reminds me of that.
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You are describing a slippery slope argument. I would liken my opinion on automatic rifles vs semi-automatic rifles and pistols more to "If you're going to legalize Alcohol, perhaps Marijuana shouldn't be banned". IE a comparison of similar items being treated differently under the law.
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Originally Posted by detjetsfan
Really no difference between semi and fully auto. Just a matter of trigger squeeze. I have fired both types of weapons and I own both fully and semi weapons. I can actually get a 240B and 249 SAW down to a single shot per squeeze. And btw fully auto M-16A1's were used by the US Army in Vietnam, Panama and Desert Storm.
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My understanding was the M-16A1 has a selector for automatic and semi-automatic fire, and that the semi-automatic firing mode was preferred for most situations.
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Originally Posted by FF2®
Weird that and insurance company can raise your rates if you have a trampoline but not a automatic weapon.
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The insurance company being allowed to raise your rate based upon the items you purchase is much different than mandatory liability insurance for purchasing a specific item.
Also, comparing car insurance to the proposed gun insurance is not a like comparison.
1.) You have a right to a gun, not a car.
2.) You don't have to have insurance (or a license) to drive a car around on your private property (this may vary state to state). You are required to have a license and insurance to operate it on a public road. Note that a privately owned road may qualify as being a "public highway (which is stupid), but as far as i'm aware in most if not all states, you can drive around in circles in your cow pasture without a license or insurance.