Originally Posted by
tunaglove
Each round requires a decisive muscular movement to fire rather than hold the trigger down and have a spring or other mechanical piece fire the round. It is semi-auto and fully legal, just fast. In one sentence you say you owned full auto guns then the next you say assault rifle bans are ok. Once again I ask you why you should have them and not me?

Actually, this thing only requires you to keep your finger in a stationary position relative to the buttstock. The receiver is pushed forward by the inertia of the weapon resulting in the trigger moving forward to meet your finger and while you may argue the use of your forearm is causing this, it is truly not because of any direct control of the person operating it. The decisive muscular movement you're talking about is to stop the continuation of the cycle rather than repeat it as it would in a semi-auto weapon. I'm sorry but it is absurd if you think that anyone at will should just be able to posses one of these.
My take on an assault weapons ban is that you clearly define what really is an assault weapon. Assault-type weapons or weapons that displays visual similarities to assault weapons are NOT assault weapons and are not part of that. That being said, a full-auto weapon should not be available for purchase by any individual that at that immediate moment expresses a want for such weapon. If you want to go through the extensive background check and wait the period of time it takes for them to identify you as someone that isn't buying this on a whim or with malice intent, and you've proven that you're not a liability if given the permit to posses and use sch weapon, then I think you have every right to go out and buy one, purchase ammunition for it and go out and shoot it in a lawful manner. If you go outside the bounds of this, you forfeit that.
Once again I ask you, why do you feel you should be any different than me and be able buy a full-auto weapon, use a device like this, etc, without going through all the prescribed requirements to do so legally that I did? I don't think the government should be able to tell you or I that we cannot own any weapon but I think there should be restrictions on obtaining them. You can't make it too easy and at the same time impossible. You just need to make sure that the steps taken by both you and the government are pertaining to the best interest of the public. This means that if you have never done anything to harm anyone, haven't committed a felony, and have been deemed psychologically fit to posses a weapon, nothing should further impede that. I think that should blanket every firearm as well. If you want to buy a shotgun, you get a permit for a shotgun, if you want to get a permit full-auto, you get a permit for that. If you've never owned a gun prior, you don't just go out and get a full-auto permit, just the same as you don't start driving at age 16 and get a CDL the same day. I don't want to go off as sounding Orwellian but I think every firearm should be registered to a person the same that a vehicle is. Your car is titled and you must have a license to operate said car. If you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear.