Assault-Weapons Ban Expires
0The 10-year-old federal law banning the sale of 19 types of semiautomatic assault weapons expired Monday. What do you think?
“Finally, I can bring ol' Missy out of hiding. Come on out, Missy. Daddy says it's safe now.”
James Farwell –
CPA“The people who want assault weapons banned can't provide any evidence that they're used for criminal activity. See, you can't use common sense as evidence.”
Tammy Graves –
Journalist“When we enacted this ban in 1994, it was an important step to protect our children. Now that our children are grown up and off at college, it's not such a pressing issue.”
Liza Redding –
Secretary“Hey, if I could turn the clock back to a time before titanium deer with full electronic countermeasures, I would. But face it, I need this Kalashnikov.”
Sam Li –
Electrician“This is mainly a semantic problem. If assault rifles were called 'fun rifles' or 'quick rifles,' there wouldn't be all this outrage.”
Daniel Moore –
Systems Analyst“If the criminals are going to have assault rifles, I should, too. Actually, can I have a better one than they do?”
Jim Mertens –
Sewer Worker
