They are a firearms accessory. Contrary to the sh*t that is spouted in the media and by politicians, they do not transform a semi-automatic rifle into one that is select-fire.
Jefferson was clear when he penned,
"...they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."
I read most of what you posted but you should read about logical argument fallacies first before we go too much deeper.
I would say you are an extreme minority of gun owners. I used to think like you when i was younger, but at that time we had real problems. They were banning guns, banning magazines, they were killing little boys in the woods and shooting women in the head holding babies. We had full fledged jack-booted thuggery going on. This was government tyranny plain and simple. But today, we have our own people creating tyranny on our own population. These kids were killed by another kid, not the "Gubment". Reasonable people can be pro gun and pro rules on gun ownership... these are not non-sequitur's. To do nothing is unacceptable. There have to be reasonable changes that can be implemented to help curb this type of issue. It cannot stop it of course, but this argument that making
any new rule means
all our rights will be lost is absolutely insane. This all or none mentality is why our country is falling apart from both the far right and far left. I think you are playing into the hands of Pelosi and Schumer personally.
Unalienable adj - unable to be taken away from or given away by the possessor.
So, yeah, bump stocks are about the liberty of pursuing one's happiness, i.e. they ARE about liberty...lol.
Talk about "lol".
Exactly. They are an accessory for certain weapons. If we take what you've said and run with it, there should be no reason telescopic sights, trigger upgrades or external box magazines shouldn't be banned, right? After all, they're not firearms.
You can tote a rifle for Uncle Sam at 17 years of age, but, by all means...let's keep semi-automatic rifles out of the hands of those who haven't turned 21...or is it just ARs?
NO, they are not. They are clear abrogations of liberty and fly in the face of our Republic's bedrock...the rights of the individual citizen.
Yeah....because once they are forbidden to purchase a firearm, these shootings will cease. Meanwhile, they can scurry down to Lowes and buy a chainsaw, a machete at Home depot, an aluminum baseball bat at Academy or a 4000 pound weapon on wheels at an automobile dealership.
No, it's not. When free people, who put any value at all on liberty, are confronted with a direct attack on it, it is their duty to raise hell about it.
Way to gut stomp the Bill of Rights, there, honcho.
You know...keep thinking like you do and one day, they'll be coming after something you DO care for. Whatcha gonna do then? Don't whine/cry/scream/pitch a fit, because YOU asked for it.
Just occurred to me....if they do come for something you hold dear, there may be a lanky, 18 year old kid, with an AR in his hands and a gut full-o-liberty, that stands in the gap and says, "Nah..ain't happening."