09-09-2004, 08:50 PM
It's like the old saying, 'If you outlaw guns, only outlaws will have guns."
That said, I don't see any legit reason to have these types of weapons in the hands of the public. Are you gonna hunt deer with an assault rifle? I don't think so.
And when's the last time you heard of a criminal using a weapon that was actually registered to himself? I would guess that more often than not a criminal's weapon is stolen or purchased at a gun show with no paperwork. Either way, it's not traceable.
That said, I don't see any legit reason to have these types of weapons in the hands of the public. Are you gonna hunt deer with an assault rifle? I don't think so.
And when's the last time you heard of a criminal using a weapon that was actually registered to himself? I would guess that more often than not a criminal's weapon is stolen or purchased at a gun show with no paperwork. Either way, it's not traceable.