The Assault Weapons Ban is History
The fabled “assault weapons” ban expired this morning, reports CNN:
Ten years after it was born out of the carnage of three California mass shootings, the federal assault weapons ban is fading out of existence Monday.
This is a horrible law - born out of emotion and reactionary thought rather than any criminological theory.
I am glad to see that it’s gone.
Now, on to more important things…
2 Comments
September 13, 2004
Tagged: Crime
September 15th, 2004 at 3:13 am
Horrible law? Why do people “need” assault weapons?
September 17th, 2004 at 11:34 am
Why do people “need” to be secure in their papers and persons?
Why do people “need” to peacefully assemble or petition the government?
Why do people “need” a speedy and public trial?
Why do the powers not delegated to the United States “need” to be reserved to the States or the people?
Why do people “need” to choose the color of shoes they wear or the model of car they own and drive? In fact why do they “need” two cars?
Why do they “need” a car with a V8 when a V4 would do just fine?
Why do they “need” an SUV instead of a VW?
Why do they “need” four doors on the car?
Why do they “need” a CD player when an AM radio would suffice?
I’m not sure we do “need” that. So let’s have the federal government decide.
When they’re done with that they can decide if we “need” cigarettes, alcohol, porn, sausage, Celine Dion music, flavored condoms, Geico insurance, razors with 4 blades….. hell, maybe all restaurants should be Taco Bell while we’re at it.
What do you think Ted?