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Originally Posted by EdV
And your benign Marlin lever action rifle held what, 15 rounds or so, each of which would drop a thirty five pound child instantly. I’m really sorry to have to post this but it bothers me when people won’t ‘stay the course’ to keep our children safe.
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I believe my Marlin Model held around 7 or 8 long rifle 22s. Have not used it since 1980 or so. Hard to remember.
And what does this mean 'stay the course". You seem to be arguing now for a ban of all long rifles, shotguns as well as all handguns. That's just impratical and could never be enforced. An assault rifle has no business being in the hands of anyone but a soldier, police officer, or some other fully trained and very closely watched professional.
My definition of "assault rifle" would be how a reasonable person would use it to cover weapons made for SWAT, soldiers, cops, and others threatened by the use of deadly force by criminals, enemy soldiers, and terrorists.