Is there a constitutional right to own assault rifles?

[burlyq]

I only know I am willing to die to keep them, if you are willing to die to take them well lets get it on.  In the Riots it was the Korean Mofo's that were standing outside their stores that didn't get burned to the ground.  Funny thing happens when you point an AR 15 at the head of some scumbag wanting to burn your house down.

The only people that benefit from a AW ban is the gov't.  Mass murders would be much more effective if they used hand guns like a 45.  At close range hand guns are way more dangerous, however in a situation where you have to fight a mob or defend yourself against the gov't in times like Waco, an "assault weapon" would be the correct tool.  61% of the American Public believed the gov't burned Waco down on purpose, they burned Women and Children all in an effort to strip them from their right to bear arms.  The Second Amendment has nothing to do with a hunting rifle, sporting rifle, or self defense rifle.  It exists for our citizenry to be able to organize a military force whenever the needs occurs.  This Gov't will not always be there to hold your hand,  Someday a bunch of ghetto thugs will be mad at the issue of the day, and they will want to burn your house.  I say everyone with an ar 15 on that day will be much better off then the fools standing out front with a hunting rifle.




Link- http://www.amren.com/news/2012/12/when-assault-weapons-saved-koreatown/


When Assault Weapons Saved Koreatown

Ryan James Girdusky, Human Events, December 23, 2012

This year marked the 20th anniversary of the Los Angeles riots, sparked by the acquittal of four Los Angeles Police Department officers accused of beating now-deceased Rodney King. During the five days, mobs around Los Angeles looted stores, burnt 3,767 buildings, caused more than $1 billion in property damage, and led to the deaths of more than 50 people and left another 4,000 injured. A story that has been forgotten since then is that of the brave storeowners in Koreatown who fended off mobs with handguns, rifles and assault weapons.

On the second day of the riots, the police had abandoned much of Koreatown. Jay Rhee, a storeowner in the area, stated to The Los Angeles Times, "we have lost faith in the police."

With the cops nowhere to be found, hundreds of people marauded through the streets towards Koreatown. The neighborhood suffered 45 percent of all the property damage and five fatalities of storeowners during the riots. Having had enough of waiting for police, Korean storeowners assembled into militias to protect themselves, their families, and businesses.

According to the Los Angeles Times, "From the rooftops of their supermarkets, a group of Koreans armed with shotguns and automatic weapons peered onto the smoky streets . . . Koreans have turned their pastel-colored mini-malls into fortresses against looters tide."

Rhee claimed that the storeowners shot off 500 rounds into the sky and ground in order to break up the masses of people. The only weapons able to clear that much ammo in a very short time are assault weapons. Single shot pistols or rifles might not have been able to deter the crowd hell-bent on destroying the neighborhood.

By the end of the day storeowners had slain four looters and fended off the mob. It would be 24 more hours until the National Guard arrived and another two days before the riots were completely put down. Had the riots occurred just a couple of years later when the Congress banned assault weapons, many of these storeowners may not have been so lucky. It's situations like the LA riots, which, while being rare, can occur anywhere from the streets of Los Angeles to far off countries during the Arab Spring.

[Jnickell]

this country is no longer the home of the free you have to have a permit for everything from guns to dogs.  IF people keep sayin o its alright to take away AR style weapons then it will be ok to take away all cartrage fire rifles cause you can still kill deer with a bow or muzzle loader.  its not about hunting its about are right to defend our self against our own government if we have too. if they take the second amendment or any part of it the rest will follow.

also if good people surrender thier guns criminals will still have them

[7387chevynut]

I remember  the LA riots..........seemed to me it was only one minority group that decided to destroy their own neighborhood, AKA tear up their own azzhole...





Just remember four years from now........TED NUGENT for president.

[J.C.]

Ted nugent is just as crooked as the people we have in there now...

[7387chevynut]

Ted nugent is just as crooked as the people we have in there now...

at least he's for gun rights dude!!!

[J.C.]

Good point. But still

[Merc09]

Ted nugent has a house near me lol. At least that's what I have been told.

[Merc09]

Chuck Norris 2016! Lol

[7387chevynut]

Chuck Norris 2016! Lol

Yeah, I'd vote for him, or Ann Coulter!! We need a right wing person in the white house.

[Merc09]

Chuck Norris 2016! Lol

Yeah, I'd vote for him, or Ann Coulter!! We need a right wing person in the white house.

Amen to that brother

[7387chevynut]

I would consider Pat Buchannan too!!!

[lilred]

I think people are confused as to where our rights come from. They don't come from our constitution. We are born with them. The constitution just states what ones our government can not take away.

[marshall]

I think people are confused as to where our rights come from. They don't come from our constitution. We are born with them. The constitution just states what ones our government can not take away.

I know where they came from, I just don't know where they went