> To be clear, I don't jump on the hunting crowd. The few I do debate with are
> those who do not believe there's any other reason why someone should own
> firearms. I remind them the last time the US considered strict legislation
> toward everything except a few simple hunting rifles and shotguns, they were
> following the success the Germans were having in the 1930's. When
> registration become confiscation, a single shot goose gun is just as menacing
> to the eyes of an oppressor.
All of that is true. IIRC, the Brits cannot own much that isn't considered
a hunting arm. When I hear someone who is not 2A going on about how we
shouldn't have guns that carry X or more bullets, I think of the Brits and
believe I would rather have what we have than that.
Once upon a time I might have trusted our government to leave us alone if
all we had were hunting rifles but that time has passed.
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