Re: What would you do about Virginia Tech?
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The only thing that should be banned are miltary type weapons...assualt rifles, automatic weapons etc.
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Automatic weapons are not banned, but no weapons made after (I think) 1986 are legal. No one without special permits can own one and haven't been able to since Prohibition.
I don't know what you define as an assault rifle. Hopefully it's a little more substantive than Congress's attempt to define it...
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yeah in general I don't believe in the public being allowed to own and carry M-16s/AK47s/etc
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Practically, these things (the full auto versions) aren't allowed. How many crimes do you hear that are committed with automatic weapons (assuming you live in the US)? You can own semi-automatic versions, but then there's not much distinguishing an AR-15 from a semi-auto hunting rifle.
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