If you live in California, Colorado, Connecticut or Maryland?

[Uncle Sparky]

Not my opinion, our founding fathers gave us the right and it is being infringed.

Your founding fathers gave you the right to own slaves and it was infringed.

[Docfeelgood]

Your founding fathers gave you the right to own slaves and it was infringed.

apples and oranges

[Sava]

I don't get the impression he is against firearms.

reading is a skill:

from the Heller decision:

the Second Amendment does not protect those weapons not typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes, such as short-barreled shotguns. [...] weapons that are most useful in military service – M-16 rifles and the like – may be banned

SWISH
nothing but net

Don't make me spank you again, son!

[Docfeelgood]

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[Sava]

http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/07-290.ZO.html#25ref

[Dauphin]

apples and oranges

Cotton and tobacco mostly.

[Sava]

more Scalia goodness:

Like most rights, the right secured by the Second Amendment is not unlimited.

sorry

[Sava]

and more:

We also recognize another important limitation on the right to keep and carry arms. [...] We think that limitation is fairly supported by the historical tradition of prohibiting the carrying of “dangerous and unusual weapons.”

[Docfeelgood]

Wait! hold on.
you have slapped me hard and got my attention.

M16 are used by the military only, civilians are not allowed to own without very strict regulation.

The m16 is a true assault rifle.

[Sava]

M16 are used by the military only, civilians are not allowed to own without very strict regulation.

The m16 is a true assault rifle.

Difference between m16 and ar15 is the full auto capability. I don't think that distinction is significant enough to protect AR15 in the long run... as the military seems to prefer training soldiers to semi or burst.

[Docfeelgood]

you got a point there

[Krill]

Whilst this isn't really a core issue with the gun rights argument, I think it ought to be noted that foreign nationals on holiday or working don't have the protection of owning a firearm because that is illegal...

[regexcellent]

What do you consider is "terrible taste in firearms"?

Do you own a gun made by Hi-Point or Kel-Tec?

[Docfeelgood]

Do you own a gun made by Hi-Point or Kel-Tec?

not that I know

[Dinner]

Is Doc under some sort of delusion that guns have been banned? It wouldn't surprise me.