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Gun Control & RKBA

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discntnt_irny_srcsm

(18,606 posts)
Fri Jan 8, 2016, 09:58 PM Jan 2016

We need a law against stockpiling ammo [View all]

Holmes fired 76 shots in the theater: six from the shotgun, 65 from the semi-automatic rifle, and five from the .40-caliber handgun. His mayhem killed 12 people and injured dozens. I've fired more than 76 shots in an afternoon of practice at the range. Yes Holmes did buy thousands of rounds of ammo but to do what he did, he only needed 76.

In the wrong hands exactly 1 round can equal a catastrophe. Worrying about stockpiling is just another train wreck of an idea. I remember a quote from the movie The Peacemaker from Nicole Kidman's character: "I'm not afraid of the man who wants ten nuclear weapons, Colonel. I'm terrified of the man who only wants one."

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We need a law against stockpiling ammo [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 OP
Or ammo needs to be heavily taxed. n/t LiberalEsto Jan 2016 #1
it is already taxed Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #2
no one cares about your ink... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #7
lol Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #8
We need 'hate speech' laws that protect the constitution. beevul Jan 2016 #14
Why? n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #5
I just want to find 22 ammo at normal prices again. ileus Jan 2016 #3
I can hardly find anything at a normal price n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #6
I just want to find 22's whitefordmd Jan 2016 #12
I can always find it at small shops for 2x what it goes for. ileus Jan 2016 #13
I remember the other day, I was going to the shooting range.... Kang Colby Jan 2016 #4
you are one of those people Duckhunter935 Jan 2016 #9
Aww heck.. Kang Colby Jan 2016 #11
My friends and I went to the range discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #10
And you'll all die of lead poisoning. Eleanors38 Jan 2016 #15
Actually the guns will conspire... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2016 #16
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