Comments by "Peter Ford" (@peterford9369) on "No, 2nd Amendment Doesn't Protect Assault Weapons" video.

  1. That's exactly right. Just because the 2nd, says right to bear arms for protection,, doesn't mean you have the right to carry a weapon of mass destruction. A revolver should be enough to fend off most attackers . A single shot rifle or shotgun would be plenty to hunt or fend off attackers. Average citizens do not need semiautomatic or especially automatic weapons. My sister committed suicide with a 32 Cal pistol. She was able to buy it with a driver's license of a friend..some friend. A 22, can disable or even kill a man. A 38 Cal. For sure. No f.n average person needs an m16, ak47, m9 etc. They get them cause they're cool.. that's all. The weapon used at parkland FL was a 22 Cal, m16 looking rifle. From what I read . Obviously this weapon was made like this to mimic the military m16, but uses 22 Cal ammo. Damage isn't as great but each squeeze of the trigger is potentially deadly. So why the need for semiautomatic or automatic weapons for average gun enthusiasts? Their cool,, that's all. I'm sure if America is ever attacked. People will be able to get ahold of an ak, or something quick enough.
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  2. TheMaskedGamer Of course. Any weapon or gun that carries more than one round at a time could be considered a semiautomatic, because every time you pull the trigger it shoots. Even a revolver can carry 5 to eight rouunds but unless you're very proficient at reloading, it could take several minutes to reload after you've shot those rounds, giving people that much more time to escape or defend against the shooter. Semiautomatic guns and rifle's generally have clips of preloaded rounds and come in extended round capacity, tripling the amount of bullets per load. No one has time for escape or defense. The NRA and actually no one else has seemed to bring up this point. The second amendment would be covered but we would have multi rounded over volumed semiautomatic weapons out of the hands of average citizens. People could still protect themselves, but it would curb the ability of people who crack and maybe attack innocent people to hurt or kill as many people at one time. There's no way to protect everyone, all the time, and there will always be people that go over the edge and have the desire to take it out on others, but if we use common sense and less greed, we maybe don't have to turn our country into a place where the military walk the streets with automatic weapons and check everyone for papers . The NRA doesn't give a crap about the second amendment,,they are only interested in the payout. It's 5 million , members pay a nice annual fee, they get kickback from weapons manufacturer's etc, to keep a handful of administration and ms spokeswoman rolling in dough. You don't afford to pay out millions to politicians for their support by having no money. Think about all this next time you hear, We're doing this for the second amendment. Bullshit.
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