Finally, A Point of Agreement

A prominent gun advocate who was counsel in the 2008 Supreme Court case re-interpreting the Second Amendment, has come out for regulating high capacity magazines. There is nothing in the Second Amendment or the conservative court's broad interpretation of it that prevents restricting the type of firearms equipment that is generally available to the public. Robert Levy admitted that Justice Scalia's view of the Second Amendment permits some regulation. US Person previously stated {12.10.06; Wack Jobs with Guns}, America can no longer indulge its "wild west" mentality when a large segment of the public is too mentally unstable to possess high powered weapons safely. Police face a violent populace that is as well equipped as they are, and that fact is frightening. We have taken away their edge in an orgy of big government paranoia fueled by politicians for their own selfish ends. It is time to re-establish some trust and give up private ownership of military arms. US Person advocates reinstating the assault weapons ban to include semi-automatic pistols. If you want to commit suicide, shoot a target or a burglar, use a revolver. Even 'Dirty Harry' used a revolver to make his day! Australia banned assault rifles in 1996, buying back over half a million weapons. Their homicide by gun rate has dropped almost in half. The US federal assault weapons ban lapsed in 2004, permitting the proliferation of high capacity magazines and other military paraphernalia. The latest shooting spree resulting in elite casualties is enough reason to reinstate the ban. Bills banning high capacity magazines are introduced into the House and Senate by Democratic members. Obama & Folks are silent on the issue so far, despite a promise during the 2008 campaign to reinstate the assault weapons ban. The Oval Office syndrome strikes again.