No, what you said was effectively that we live in a democracy as opposed to a democratic republic...
Just cause you got 51% in votes does not mean that you can vote to remove the rights of the other 49%.
This country still has a weird love of guns. But there is not the support for semiautomatic weapons that you need to prevent a ban.
You do know that semiauto only means one bullet fires for each pull of the trigger, right?
Ya, people have this weird love of freedom and self-determination... And you are claiming there's a majority of people that feel the criminals do not have enough of an advantage and so you want to limit law-abiding citizens to bolt action rifles, revolvers and pump shotguns??
Leave all the good weapons (reliable, accurate and powerful weapons) in the hands of cops and criminals, right?
No, I think you convinced me... I vote for more home invasions too.
And yes, while ugly, the military could, it it so desired, sweep the people fairly easily. We won't get to that, nor is there a need to. But don't pretend you can hold back a modern army with the number of weapons your speaking of.
You don't understand what guerrilla warfare actually entails do you?? That's why the afghan people are still killing soldiers today, in spite of the modern technological military.
And not me personally, the fact is though that there are millions out there that are armed to the teeth and training for just that type of situation to begin....
The point is, the more you restrict guns, the more likely the situation is to get ugly.... And do you really want a rebellion / war / massacre going on in your back yard?? Do you really think that will make you safer?
There are many people who will not surrender their firearms under any circumstance, there are criminals who woul much prefer knowing that their targets are not armed, and just like historical precedence, once a people is disarmed then comes the culling.
All I'm saying is; think about what you are ultimately pushing towards, do you REALLY HONESTLY BELIEVE that this is going to be a good thing??
I just wish I could separate myself from society and let you have your way and see the horrors that would be unleashed if your side gets its way...
And no, I'm not saying the republicans are good, they just pretend to care about rights of individuals.