[patriot1776]

The debate has become so skewed by the two party system (like every other issue in this country) that we are now arguing for the ability of law-abiding citizens to own the most basic form of functional modern weaponry known to man: a semi automatic rifle. We're not talking about how it be illegal for them to own fully automatic guns, or grenade launchers. We're down to literally restricting the weaponry of the law-abiding American citizenry to kissing bolt-action antiques (except for the rich who can afford to buy bodyguards that are permitted to own the weapons us plebs aren't). This is ridiculous.