Quote Originally Posted by Ram59 View Post
If I was living in the US now, I would definitely have a legal firearm for my own protection and probably to enjoy the sport of target shooting once more. What I would vote against, is the right of normal citizens to own fully automatic weapons and guns that fire larger calibre bullets.

With illegal gun ownership so widespread in the US, I don't think that it'll ever be possible to take away the right of law abiding citizens to own a firearm for their own protection.

Would I support it in this country, no way. Having said that, I was upset to lose my own pistol used for sporting purposes only. I believed at the time and still do, that the ban was too general. In my instance which was the most common category, my pistol was a single shot .22 pistol. Even if I practiced hard, I would struggle to reload the single bullet in less than 5 seconds, this bullet being only around 5mm in diameter. It would be impossible for someone to go wild with such a weapon causing multiple fatalities. Put it like this, if I was put in a room with someone else for a fight to the death and was given the choice of such a weapon or a kitchen knife, I would choose the knife every time.
Same with my 4/10 Ram, if there was an intruder I would have been more effective hitting him with it, and I agree the ban was too draconion/knee jerk