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Originally Posted by barelist
Banning weapons like the AR doesn't make any sense.
The shooting in Norway was done with a hunting rifle, and the Virginia Tech shooting was done with handguns.
If you're going to ban an AR, go ahead and ban all semi-auto style weapons including handguns and hunting rifles.
I own an AR15, and my H&K 45 handgun I would consider a much more dangerous weapon...
Also if somebody is so messed up to do something like this, I'm sure even if every gun style was banned, they'd still find a way to either get a gun illegally or find another means of doing as much damage.
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i'm not one for banning guns myself, however, this problem doesn't really happen in canada, and part of the reason is we don't allow or have heavy assault weapons and handguns aren't as available and illegal for most of us. I am not saying its necessarily better but it most definitely deters people from doing things on a whim or in a weakened mental state.
maybe making people jump through a few extra hoops isn't the worst idea.