I do NO want anyone owning anything more powerful than a 30-odd-6(don't know the official demarcation, please excuse me) or a 357 magnum
why? dont know bout you but i would want something a lil more powerful than a 30-06 when going after Alaskan brown bear, not to mention ive got a gun that shoots a cartridge older than the 30-06 by 25 years(and the 30-06 is 102 years old, that 06 stands for 1906) that can crack the engine block of a truck......not to mention if i want to hunt with a handgun the 357 is not considered a good round.....the 44 Mag is generally considered the minimum for hunting big game with a hand gun.....i love it how ppl who know nothing bout firearms think they need to dictate what laws we should have.......
as for the gun laws Obama has tried to get rid of the private ownership of handguns in Illinois, and because another bill was written by someone with less firearms knowledge than you it also banned alot of very common hunting rifles and shotguns, most notably any side by side or over-under shotgun that uses one trigger......every time a piece of gun legislation crossed by Obama in Illinois he made it more strict....
I do NOT want anyone convicted of felonies ever touching a gun. Since many states don't even allow convicted felon to vote, they shouldn't be able to express their opinion with a firearm either
that is the law, in every state cause it is a federal law...your asking for something that already exists..you do realize we have over 3000 firearms laws on the books, how bout enforcing the ones we have instead of making more?
ive got a bit of homework for you......look up Vermonts concealed carry laws than look at their crime rates.......their concealed carry laws are less strict than ANY other state but one(Alaska changed their law a few years ago) that is on equal footing, yet their violent crime rates are lower than California or Illinois or New York that have the strictest gun laws in the nation......law abiding citizens that pack guns do not raise crime, infact they lower crime rates even without firing a single shot.......its the criminals that pay no attention to the laws that cause violent crime.......I do NOT want guns allowed in public spaces unless duly licensed and authorized
as for McCain and the Patriot act.......no i DO NOT like it, have stated before i would love to kick Bush in the nuts for that bit of legislation...... but Obama's views on this sorta Constitutional stuff is far worse......