Regular Guy
Plinker
It's getting frustrating trying to talk with with the anti gun people. They don't know what they are talking about, and have no plans about just how to go about eliminating guns, other than shouting "We gotta do it!". I sent an excellent article ( The Case for More Guns (And More Gun Control) - Jeffrey Goldberg - The Atlantic ) to a friend that is advocating gun control. It lays out the facts and the reality of guns in America; like it or not, they are here to stay.
Her only response is, "There's too many guns. We need to ban automatic weapons now!!!". She either did not bother to read the article, or can't think of a response that would appear to make her "win" the argument.
Her and others think banning guns and having a buyback program like Australia did a few years ago would work here. I'm trying to find out how many AR-15's are owned in the U.S. right now; I've searched the net, but can't pin down a reliable number. My figure was about 4 million, but I read on some forums where it was thought to be 10 million, maybe more.
I would like to thow that number in their faces along with a fair market value of a buyback that the government (that is, we taxpayers) would have to spend. I thought to go low--maybe $500-$700 each.
And that's not counting handguns or the other semi auto rifles--SKS, AK's, etc. The dollar amount would be staggering. Even the most die hard liberal would hesitate to vote for such a plan.
Do any of you have a somewhat accurate AR-15 ownership number and a source for it?
Thanks!
Her only response is, "There's too many guns. We need to ban automatic weapons now!!!". She either did not bother to read the article, or can't think of a response that would appear to make her "win" the argument.
Her and others think banning guns and having a buyback program like Australia did a few years ago would work here. I'm trying to find out how many AR-15's are owned in the U.S. right now; I've searched the net, but can't pin down a reliable number. My figure was about 4 million, but I read on some forums where it was thought to be 10 million, maybe more.
I would like to thow that number in their faces along with a fair market value of a buyback that the government (that is, we taxpayers) would have to spend. I thought to go low--maybe $500-$700 each.
And that's not counting handguns or the other semi auto rifles--SKS, AK's, etc. The dollar amount would be staggering. Even the most die hard liberal would hesitate to vote for such a plan.
Do any of you have a somewhat accurate AR-15 ownership number and a source for it?
Thanks!