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<blockquote data-quote="hippl" data-source="post: 3258828" data-attributes="member: 92566">Man arrested for 2x4 labeled &quot;High Powered Rifle&quot;It doesnt have to be semi auto for defense. Allow me to try to clear it up.In the 60&#039;s-70&#039;s the major type of guns to be obtained were bolt action and revolver pistols. (Note: There were semi-autos, but the manufatured numbers were low and these were not popular)People were getting killed everyday by revolvers. (History shows there were mass slayings of the period by bolt-action rifles and shotguns as well)Then, the &quot;criminal element&quot; started to use semi-autos to get the &quot;upper hand&quot;Naturally, law abiding people (and law enforcement) switched and the trend went upon semi-autos for defense.Suffice to say, if a criminal has a big dog, you have to get one as big or bigger.I keep bringing up the NFA, because it was created to harness the transfer and use of certain class, mass destruction weapons, i.e. machine guns-full autoThe NFA was not created to stop ownership, but halt the ready availability of those weapons within that class.I am for a new NFA along with slowing down manufacture for assualt weapons and hi-cap mags.Such weapons before, will have to fall under a registration &quot;grandfather&quot; clause, along with the restriction to have owners take more responsibility for security.Currently, there isn&#039;t a registration for private ownership transfer (i.e. Columbine)I am all for registration, as a reponsible gun owner, I have nothing to hideSpeaking of responsibility;The recent tragedy was a mother, who did not, or was in denial of a family member with a problem. She did not, or care not, to secure her guns, which could have prevented the slaying. (However, interesting to note, that if someone sets their mind to kill, they will use something else)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="hippl, post: 3258828, member: 92566"] [b]Man arrested for 2x4 labeled "High Powered Rifle"[/b] It doesnt have to be semi auto for defense. Allow me to try to clear it up. In the 60's-70's the major type of guns to be obtained were bolt action and revolver pistols. (Note: There were semi-autos, but the manufatured numbers were low and these were not popular) People were getting killed everyday by revolvers. (History shows there were mass slayings of the period by bolt-action rifles and shotguns as well) Then, the "criminal element" started to use semi-autos to get the "upper hand" Naturally, law abiding people (and law enforcement) switched and the trend went upon semi-autos for defense. Suffice to say, if a criminal has a big dog, you have to get one as big or bigger. I keep bringing up the NFA, because it was created to harness the transfer and use of certain class, mass destruction weapons, i.e. machine guns-full auto The NFA was not created to stop ownership, but halt the ready availability of those weapons within that class. I am for a new NFA along with slowing down manufacture for assualt weapons and hi-cap mags. Such weapons before, will have to fall under a registration "grandfather" clause, along with the restriction to have owners take more responsibility for security. Currently, there isn't a registration for private ownership transfer (i.e. Columbine) I am all for registration, as a reponsible gun owner, I have nothing to hide Speaking of responsibility; The recent tragedy was a mother, who did not, or was in denial of a family member with a problem. She did not, or care not, to secure her guns, which could have prevented the slaying. (However, interesting to note, that if someone sets their mind to kill, they will use something else) [/QUOTE]

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