IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY TO BAN THE RAPID SALE PROCEDURES OF ASSAULT GRADE MACHINE GUNS TO NON-QUALIFIED INDIVIDUALS. AS THESE ARE INSTRUMENTS OF WARFARE, NOT RECREATION AND HOBBY. WEAPONS WHICH ARE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO ADVANCE IN A COMBAT SITUATION.
THE NRA HAS CLUNG TO THE PARANOID, CONSPIRACY-RIDDEN FEAR OF A POTENTIAL OUTRIGHT COMBAT SITUATION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR MANY YEARS.
MANY WILL ARGUE THAT THE CONSTITUTION GUARANTEES THE RIGHT TO REBEL AGAINST THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. AND THAT THAT RIGHT EXTENDS PRIVILEGES OF MILITARY HARDWARE TO CIVILIANS. OTHERWISE, HOW COULD A REVOLUTION BE STAGED AGAINST THE MILITARY? AND NOW THIS ALL SOUNDS VERY ACADEMIC.
AT LEAST, CANDIDATES FOR OWNERSHIP OF MACHINE GUNS MUST HAVE TO PASS THROUGH A ROBUST SCREENING FOR HANDLING, BACKGROUND AND PSYCHOLOGICAL QUALIFICATIONS. AND HAVE DEMONSTRATED A NEED FOR SUCH WEAPONS AND SIGNIFICANT PROPERTY ON WHICH TO OPERATE THEM.
GUNS REPRESENT A LARGE INDUSTRY IN THE AMERICAN ECONOMY. AND HUNTING HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CORE ELEMENT IN AMERICAN LIFE. BUT THEY AREN'T THREATENED BY KEEPING MACHINE GUNS OUT OF THE HANDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE NO BUSINESS HANDLING THEM. WEAPONS INDUSTRY PROFESSIONALS AND ENTHUSIASTS WITH REAL RESPECT FOR THE HERITAGE AND LEGACY OF GUNS IN THIS COUNTRY SHOULD AGREE.
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