The Virginia House of Delegates approved an assault weapons ban on a party line vote Friday.
Fairfax County Democratic Del. Dan Helmer’s bill would end the sale and transfer of assault firearms manufactured after July 1, 2024. It also prohibits the sale of certain large capacity magazines.
“This bill would stop the sale of weapons similar to those I and many of the other veterans carried in Iraq and Afghanistan,” Helmer said.
Many countries that the pro-gun community insists have “banned guns” will let you go to a range, unlicensed, and fire basically anything the range offers.
Meanwhile in America, scoping gun laws to reasonable use is staunchly opposed. We’re supposed to accept that semi-automatic weapons with high capacity accessories are going to be sold to domestic terrorists and idiots, so people can “have fun at the range”.
Not only is that deeply fucked in the head, it’s not even necessary.
What a strange coincidence, I’ve never heard of these weapons being used in a mass shooting or gang crime, despite the pro-gun community insisting that regulations don’t work.
Not necessary is not a good reason to not have something. Cars don’t need to go 100mph, clothes don’t need to have colors, Highly flavored foods are not necessary and actually may harm people with the preservatives and whatever else may be in the food. You’re doing the same thing that conservatives do with border patrol reasons. "they could be terrorists and rapists. Not everyone who owns guns is a murderer, just like not every person crossing the border is a terrorist.
Cars are subjected to licensing and safety regulations that are being constantly changed. Heavy vehicles will soon include mandatory ECU speed limiters to address exactly this. As far as I’m aware, drivers haven’t been parading around making flowery death threats over it.
The FTC has had principles for marketing junk food to children for almost a decade and harmful additives are routinely banned. As far as I’m aware, children haven’t been parading around making flowery death threats over it.
Which is why legal immigration processes scrutinize character and intent and can be revoked at any time.
All your “but other things are dangerous” list does is demonstrate that gun laws aren’t held to the standard as any every other public risk.
could you be anymore reductive with this statement?
yes, smack down that strawman argument you just propped up!!
I know you want to clean up after him and pretend there’s some noble use for high capacity, semi-automatic weapons but it’s literally the reason he gave for owning them.