03-18-2018, 02:35 PM
Well it appears that the protests are being heard, so to speak. Another major retailer on the mainland is pulling inventory and not selling anymore guns. Another step in the eventual removal of the second amendment , but a downfall as a result of knee jerk actions. What amendment will be next due to this process?
I state this as the right to bear arms is not the problem as I see it, but the type of gun being allowed to purchase. An assault rifle is designed to kill humans, and only humans. If you use one to hunt, you will have more lead than meat when you bring it home. Does saturating the area with a barrage of bullets make you a better hunter?
The sad thing is, gun manufacturers were facing a slow death until their marketing department took advantage of what is seen in the movies and decided to sell to the public a "badass" rifle that will make one feel "king of the jungle" once in ones hands. Just like "Ahnold" in the movie Terminator. Put that weapon in the hands of an insecure individual that wants to "be somebody" and you are seeing the results.
My feeling is ban all assault type rifles and return to the bolt action single round rifle for hunting purposes and have licensing requirements of minimum age 25. If there is a way, only sell them in areas that the caliber of the hunting rifle matches the wild game of the area. No sense in selling an elephant gun if only rabbits are the wild game. No sense selling or having a gun in a densely populated area as well. Establish "No Firearm Zones" in those areas and actually enforce the law. Pulled over by the cops and you have a weapon, you better have an active hunting license and tags that match the weapon found. State game preserves with an approved, licensed guide where one could hunt with the guide and their equipment by providing the proper credentials is another option.
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I state this as the right to bear arms is not the problem as I see it, but the type of gun being allowed to purchase. An assault rifle is designed to kill humans, and only humans. If you use one to hunt, you will have more lead than meat when you bring it home. Does saturating the area with a barrage of bullets make you a better hunter?
The sad thing is, gun manufacturers were facing a slow death until their marketing department took advantage of what is seen in the movies and decided to sell to the public a "badass" rifle that will make one feel "king of the jungle" once in ones hands. Just like "Ahnold" in the movie Terminator. Put that weapon in the hands of an insecure individual that wants to "be somebody" and you are seeing the results.
My feeling is ban all assault type rifles and return to the bolt action single round rifle for hunting purposes and have licensing requirements of minimum age 25. If there is a way, only sell them in areas that the caliber of the hunting rifle matches the wild game of the area. No sense in selling an elephant gun if only rabbits are the wild game. No sense selling or having a gun in a densely populated area as well. Establish "No Firearm Zones" in those areas and actually enforce the law. Pulled over by the cops and you have a weapon, you better have an active hunting license and tags that match the weapon found. State game preserves with an approved, licensed guide where one could hunt with the guide and their equipment by providing the proper credentials is another option.
Community begins with Aloha