Opinion: Ban on Assault Rifles and Automatic Weapons

Following the tragic events of Aurora, CO last week it appears the nation, or the people on television rather, are not ready to talk about gun control. But I praise Jon Stewart for coming out and saying it, there needs to be a very public discussion about this. I happen to agree with our forefathers, as per the second amendment we have the right to bare arms. Whether it is for piece of mind/protection, hunting, or just in case some shit goes down the American people deserve the right to bare arms, if they choose to exercise that right is up to them. However, our forefathers could not have foreseen the invention of the automatic weapon. The Federal government was right in 1994 with their ban on assault weapons, but they needed to broaden definition on assualt weapons. Any gun that can go fully automatic needs to be banned from being manufactured for civilian use and sold to civilians, or better yet any weapon that can be used to slaughter mass groups of people, plain and simple. Now, I realize that this is really a state issue, but as our government as shown us in the past with drug and gambling laws(which are healthcare and mental health issues not criminal), they don't give a fuck how things 'should work'. Those types of things should be legalized and regulated to drive out the criminal elements that run them and perpetuate more violence. So our federal government could very well bring back the ban of 94, and hopefully improve it with a broader definition and heavier regulations. But, we need the discussion first, no more waiting until the government gets around to it. I would go even one step further and ban everything but rifles and six shooters, and maybe we won't have to see such horrific numbers of dead and wounded when some loose cannon finally snaps. It's a horrible thing that's happening in America but unfortunately I do not see an end in sight if no one will even join the discussion.

In case you didn't recognize the training facility...that's Blackwater USA/Academi. Not government, private EX military, with access to this type of weaponry. Yea, oh shit.

-Blackfyre