Gun Control

[Junior]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conventional_weapon

 

The terms conventional weapons or conventional arms generally refer to weapons that are in relatively wide use that are not weapons of mass destruction (e.g. nuclear, chemical, andbiological weapons). Conventional weapons include small arms and light weapons, sea and land mines, as well as (non-nuclear) bombs, shells, rockets, missiles and cluster munitions. These weapons use explosive material based on chemical energy, as opposed to nuclear energy in nuclear weapons.

The acceptable use of all types of conventional weapons in war time is governed by the Geneva Conventions. Certain types of conventional weapons are also regulated or prohibited under the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. Other are prohibited under the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.

[NebraskaHarry]

Okay... So I see many want to lump explosive devices with rifles and call them the same.

[NebraskaHarry]

http://en.wikipedia....entional_weapon

 

The terms conventional weapons or conventional arms generally refer to weapons that are in relatively wide use that are not weapons of mass destruction (e.g.nuclear, chemical, andbiological weapons). Conventional weapons include small arms and light weapons, sea and land mines, as well as (non-nuclear) bombs, shells, rockets, missiles and cluster munitions. These weapons use explosive material based on chemical energy, as opposed to nuclear energy in nuclear weapons.

The acceptable use of all types of conventional weapons in war time is governed by the Geneva Conventions. Certain types of conventional weapons are also regulated or prohibited under the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. Other are prohibited under the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.

No no no. Your using the word weapon and firearm as the same thing. And it's not. I'm talking about firearms.

[knapplc]

You can have my explosive device when you pry it out of my cold, dead hands!

[Junior]

Lest we forget, that arm is short for armament:

 

 

ar·ma·ment

 

/ˈärməmənt/

 

 

 

Noun

 

• Military weapons and equipment: "chemical weapons and other unconventional armaments".
  
• The process of equipping military forces for war.
  

 

 

 

Synonyms

 

arming - arms - weaponry

[NebraskaHarry]

knapplc - I don't want a bomb or tank.. I just want to keep my mini-14 that I use for coyote hunting.

[Junior]

http://en.wikipedia....entional_weapon

 

The terms conventional weapons or conventional arms generally refer to weapons that are in relatively wide use that are not weapons of mass destruction (e.g.nuclear, chemical, andbiological weapons). Conventional weapons include small arms and light weapons, sea and land mines, as well as (non-nuclear) bombs, shells, rockets, missiles and cluster munitions. These weapons use explosive material based on chemical energy, as opposed to nuclear energy in nuclear weapons.

The acceptable use of all types of conventional weapons in war time is governed by the Geneva Conventions. Certain types of conventional weapons are also regulated or prohibited under the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. Other are prohibited under the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.

No no no. Your using the word weapon and firearm as the same thing. And it's not. I'm talking about firearms.

 

Yes, you are talking about firearms. I'm talking about a direct reading of the constitution.

 

 

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

 

By all means, tell me where the word "firearm" appears in the 2nd Amendment.

[NebraskaHarry]

http://en.wikipedia....entional_weapon

 

The terms conventional weapons or conventional arms generally refer to weapons that are in relatively wide use that are not weapons of mass destruction (e.g.nuclear, chemical, andbiological weapons). Conventional weapons include small arms and light weapons, sea and land mines, as well as (non-nuclear) bombs, shells, rockets, missiles and cluster munitions. These weapons use explosive material based on chemical energy, as opposed to nuclear energy in nuclear weapons.

The acceptable use of all types of conventional weapons in war time is governed by the Geneva Conventions. Certain types of conventional weapons are also regulated or prohibited under the United Nations Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons. Other are prohibited under the Convention on Cluster Munitions and the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on their Destruction.

No no no. Your using the word weapon and firearm as the same thing. And it's not. I'm talking about firearms.

 

Yes, you are talking about firearms. I'm talking about a direct reading of the constitution.

 

 

A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed.

 

By all means, tell me where the word "firearm" appears in the 2nd Amendment.

What are you trying to get at?

[knapplc]

I just want to keep my minigun, which I use to keep rabbits out of the back yard. But those federal jerks and their federal laws tell me I can't have one.

 

[NebraskaHarry]

We already have laws regarding automatic weapons and bombs and I'm cool with that. So now that we have those scratched off the list lets talk about all the weapons below that.

[Junior]

What are you trying to get at?

 

Well, I've already explicitly stated it, but I will do so again.

 

The government already limits what kinds of arms an individual can have. Why would banning the AR-15 and other assault type weapons be "an all out assault on the 2nd amendment"?

[NebraskaHarry]

I just want to keep my minigun, which I use to keep rabbits out of the back yard. But those federal jerks and their federal laws tell me I can't have one.

 

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[knapplc]

Don't even pretend you don't want to shoot that, Harry. You know you do.

[NebraskaHarry]

What are you trying to get at?

 

Well, I've already explicitly stated it, but I will do so again.

 

The government already limits what kinds of arms an individual can have. Why would banning the AR-15 and other assault type weapons be "an all out assault on the 2nd amendment"?

Because it won't solve anything.

[NebraskaHarry]

Don't even pretend you don't want to shoot that, Harry. You know you do.

I'd actually like to see if I could chop a small tree down with it.