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I sold them. They're dangerous for civilians like me, right?
Folks, you can posture all you want. You can also plan all you want. The GOV has been hearing this kind of talk for years and years. They know some will be buried. They know some will be hidden. Nothing can come out on this forum that they've not already heard. Just be mindful of how you phrase it, as it does make the bulk of us look like "democratic mascots" to the general public, and to new gun owners who lurk here.
And in agreeance with some previous posters, the fact that we're having this conversation does in fact just smack of failure. We've let ourselves down. The division between hunters and rec shooters, class 3 guys and BP fans, handgunners and riflemen, they've all served to damage our community. Because of that, gun owners have not been able to present a united front on any issue for decades. The blame could go all the way back to our grandparents who lost the battle in '34 and carries on all the way to us and, for some here, our children.
Gun owners have fallen into a tunnel-vision state, fighting only the battles that effect their chosen segment of the shooting world. That has cost us all bigtime. Some of the damage we've created is truly irreperable. That which can be changed will take a very long time, and a DRASTIC change of attitude.
I will grant that recently there has been a change in attitude in many gun owners, but it may be too little too late. Only lately as anti-gun legislation becomes more drastic and more public have minds begun to change. We still have a long way to go and a lot of eyes to open.
Before you give the standard "cold dead hands answer" here, or any answer for that matter, stop and consider where YOU stand, and what you've DONE to avoid what may be coming. Have you actively voted? Written letters? Joined a rights group or sigend a petition? Or have you calmly bided your time, enjoying your "hobby" whilst waiting for the end? If you are among the latter, perhaps you should stop thinking about the scenario presented here and focus your energy on what you might do to avoid the scenario ever presenting itself to begin with. If you are one of the more active or vocal, thanks and keep doing what you are doing.
I'm not advocating extremism folks, nor terrorism. Just saying that you have a vote, a voice, and a mind, all of which need to be exercised to keep our rights from becoming a privelege, and to keep the privilege from being revoked.
As for my answer, my family will not be defenseless.