Simply.Not.True. From
a Yahoo article on Lone Gunmen:
"In 1994, Congress approved a 10-year ban on 19 types of military-style assault weapons. This ban would have prevented Holmes from purchasing one of the four firearms police found on him and in his car — the assault rifle. The ban also would have prevented Holmes from buying new high capacity ammunition magazines so that he could fire off more shots before without having to reload.
But that law expired in 2004, and it's been more than a decade since gun control advocates had a realistic hope of getting the type of legislation they seek, despite predictions that each shocking outburst of violence would lead to action."
Simply.Not.True.
Pre-ban weapons were legal, and available for sale - they commanded a premium, to be sure, but they were available and not scarce by any stretch of the imagination. As were pre-ban high-cap magazines. And there were plenty of during-the-ban weapons that would have allowed Holmes to be a ***.
I.hate.this.kind.of.reporting. Ignorance abounds.
Read the complete post at http://www.thedonovan.com/archives/2012/07/bout_that_ebbil.html
Posted
Jul 23 2012, 05:41 AM
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