12-34hom-I like to state first off I'm glad I don't live in ia(sic).
So let me get your argument right before I go on.
Let's deny honest citizens any weapon that may be useful for them in self defence because:
1. They are just a bunch of untrained gun slingers that are going to jump in and shoot up the town next time criminals start a gun fight.
2.Reguardless of any threat to civilians, we can't allow them to have weapons which may hurt us.
3.LEOs are smarter than the average joe and can handle having this kind of firearm, but the little guys might freak out and start popping off caps at cops.
Man, you are just another jack booted thug.
Does anyone remember back in 1987(?) when congress decided it would be a good idea to make illegal for "civilians" to purchase new fully auto weapons. This law was passed even though there has never been a case of a class III weapons holder commiting a murder.
Now here's the punch line, a few months later after the law was passed, a LEO (remember, they are the only ones smart enough to responsibly handle these weapons) murdered an
imformant with a class III weapon. So much for trusting LEOs.
To this day, class III weapons holders are THE safest gun owners in the U.S.A.
12-34hom-I know it's hard to believe, I know you can't understand why these classIII weapon holders aren't out busting cops on there ass or just shooting up the town. I know this information is just spinning in your little ticket writing mind.
How can this be? these guys aren't even LEOs?
As far as Cops being able to handle weapons, truth is very few can. Like I said, most diehard gun owners are btter shots than most
LEO and Military( especially REMF).
It all boils down to what I've said before, either you trust the honest citizen to own a weapon or don't. I think you don't.
Resticting honest citizens doesn't stop criminals, they can obtain those weapons, or as other have pointed out, find other ways to defeat body armor.
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The new guy.
"I'm totin, this pistol because my dang SKS won't fit in my holster"