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[Griff]

Originally Posted by IamSam

Plus all this uproar over gun control is really a moot point, since under said Patriot Act, Homeland Security can declare an emergency because of the sudden threat of “domestic terrorism” (whether real or manufactured) and presto! “Your guns, please,” and that’s that.

That doesn't sound like a reason to support gun control.

[IamSam]

Originally Posted by Griff

That doesn't sound like a reason to support gun control.

I'm not advocating gun control at all. I do think semi-automatics should be banned, but we have the right to own shotguns and rifles and the like.

What I meant is that the argument over gun control has become a moot point since the Patriot Act was passed. It gives the gov't the right to take our guns under certain conditions. Anyone who thinks the gov't couldn't come up with some manufactured reason to seize everyone's guns using the Patriot Act as an excuse, has been living on Mars for the past 20 years or more.