Sen. Joe Manchin: Between Obama and the NRA, another path to stopping mass violence

Washington Post ^ | December 21, 2012 | Joe Manchin III

[Nowhere Man]

The 2nd Amendment ain’t about duck hunting. It is there to protect us against tyrants.

[GreatMan]

FL

[Nowhere Man]

If the citizens are forced to give up semi-autos and “high-capacity” magazines, then so should all the law enforcement agencies. The gun-grabbers’ mantra is that semi-autos are for the sole purpose of killing a large number of people at one time. Well, then, the obvious question — since the gun-grabbers think it’s such a good idea for the police to have semi-autos — is just what large number of people are the police looking to kill at one time? Who specifically comprise that group of people?

Agreed, I posted that in another thread. I'd also extend the ban to the military too. We might have to bring back the Trapdoor Springfield and the .30-40 Krag. B-P

[ought-six]

Hmmmm. I like the trapdoor Springields, both the Long Tom (.45-70) and the carbine (.45-55), but for nostalgia purposes more than anything else. The .30-40 Krag was a POS, that’s why we didn’t keep it in the armory very long (especially after the Spanish-American War where the Spaniards were kicking our butts with their 8mm Mausers).