Another lefty, railing on a topic he does not understand, complete with the “Forefathers couldn’t have seen semiautos” shtick.
Be nice. Remember that a kind word sometimes goes further than an insult. Your comment will be moderated so we’ll see how it goes.
My comment for posterity
Sorry, but your information is so far off base it’s scary. The whole “The founding fathers couldn’t have foreseen semiautomatic handguns” is a strawman. They couldn’t foresee the Internet, does that render the 1st moot? They couldn’t foresee xray or backscatter devices, does that render the 4th moot? No, they were 100% for arms in the hands of the populace. This included muskets and concealed weaponry. Well-regulated means that you need to be licensed and have passed a competancy exam before that long rifle can be sold to you. The phrase “well-regulated” was in common use long before 1789, and remained so for a century thereafter. It referred to the property of something being in proper working order. Something that was well-regulated was calibrated correctly, functioning as expected. Establishing government oversight of the people’s arms was not only not the intent in using the phrase in the 2nd amendment, it was precisely to render the government powerless to do so that the founders wrote it. (From Constitution.org) You’ll notice how quickly and efficiently the Glock 19 fires. You’ll also note the very large magazine. That’s an extended magazine that carries (in this case) 33 rounds of 9mm ammo. Plus one in the chamber, if you are so inclined You’ll also notice your ignorance showing here. The fact is a Glock trigger is not any different than any other brand of DA striker fired pistol is lost on you. ANY gun fires as fast as you can pull the trigger. If you think semi-autos give you an advantage, you’re sorely mistaken. In fact, watch as this guy fires 6 rounds, reloads, and fires another 6 rounds, hitting his target, UNDER 3 seconds. With a revolver. He also puts 8 rounds on target in 1 second. Magazine capacity is irrelevant as well. While Travis is a pro, most people can reload a firearm in about 2 seconds or so. So 1 30 round magazine (not a clip. Again, if you’re going to argue about something, please know what you’re talking about. A clip holds ammunition to be fed into the magazine) is a 2 second difference than 2 15 rounders like I carry. Finally, about 51,999,999 million households are responsible for the legal care of 259,999,999 guns. The actions of one lone whacko do not indicate that guns are a problem. Here in Florida, 1 in 24 people have a concealed weapons permit. If, by your assertions, guns are really a problem, we would see dozens if not hundreds of murders a week here in the Sunshine state. But we don’t because it’s not an issue. I carry a ‘hi capacity firearm’ on me at all times. You trust random people to operate a multi-ton piece of metal traveling at high velocities, sometimes withing inches of you and often in the opposite direction thousands of times a day on your daily drive, yet you think a handgun, of which 80% of people shot by one survive, is somehow a problem? Why is that?
Sorry, but your information is so far off base it’s scary.
The whole “The founding fathers couldn’t have foreseen semiautomatic handguns” is a strawman. They couldn’t foresee the Internet, does that render the 1st moot? They couldn’t foresee xray or backscatter devices, does that render the 4th moot?
No, they were 100% for arms in the hands of the populace. This included muskets and concealed weaponry.
Well-regulated means that you need to be licensed and have passed a competancy exam before that long rifle can be sold to you.
The phrase “well-regulated” was in common use long before 1789, and remained so for a century thereafter. It referred to the property of something being in proper working order. Something that was well-regulated was calibrated correctly, functioning as expected. Establishing government oversight of the people’s arms was not only not the intent in using the phrase in the 2nd amendment, it was precisely to render the government powerless to do so that the founders wrote it. (From Constitution.org)
You’ll notice how quickly and efficiently the Glock 19 fires. You’ll also note the very large magazine. That’s an extended magazine that carries (in this case) 33 rounds of 9mm ammo. Plus one in the chamber, if you are so inclined
You’ll also notice your ignorance showing here. The fact is a Glock trigger is not any different than any other brand of DA striker fired pistol is lost on you. ANY gun fires as fast as you can pull the trigger. If you think semi-autos give you an advantage, you’re sorely mistaken. In fact, watch as this guy fires 6 rounds, reloads, and fires another 6 rounds, hitting his target, UNDER 3 seconds. With a revolver. He also puts 8 rounds on target in 1 second.
Magazine capacity is irrelevant as well. While Travis is a pro, most people can reload a firearm in about 2 seconds or so. So 1 30 round magazine (not a clip. Again, if you’re going to argue about something, please know what you’re talking about. A clip holds ammunition to be fed into the magazine) is a 2 second difference than 2 15 rounders like I carry.
Finally, about 51,999,999 million households are responsible for the legal care of 259,999,999 guns. The actions of one lone whacko do not indicate that guns are a problem. Here in Florida, 1 in 24 people have a concealed weapons permit. If, by your assertions, guns are really a problem, we would see dozens if not hundreds of murders a week here in the Sunshine state. But we don’t because it’s not an issue. I carry a ‘hi capacity firearm’ on me at all times.
You trust random people to operate a multi-ton piece of metal traveling at high velocities, sometimes withing inches of you and often in the opposite direction thousands of times a day on your daily drive, yet you think a handgun, of which 80% of people shot by one survive, is somehow a problem? Why is that?
You'll note that subsequent comments show up instantly on his site as well.
Robb Allen 11-Jan-11 at 12:35pm Your comment is awaiting moderation.
And your snotty, whiny, 'LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE'-ish little comment is hilariously hypocritical in that you seem to have us all 'figured out' after 1 post.
Speaking of someone who has a problem with facts....
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"When the Founders wrote the Second Amendment, the guns they knew about were flintlock pistols and rifles. " Which produced death in almost any person who was shot. It might take a day or a week, but infection would kill anybody with a serious wound. Which is why the trauma medicine for the time was to slice any limb so punctured off at the next highest joint.