Thread: Whats your opinion on automatic weapons?

Look at what the world was like with respect to crime before firearms were invented and Sam Colt made all men equal. There would be killings by other means with large strong men having the edge, women would be at a defensive disadvantage if court orders and the police were ineffective. My daughter lost a friend to a hammer wielded by that person's abusive boy friend. Persons having revolutionary intent in countries where private firearms are illegal still get firearms and cause significant casualties by other means such as suicide vests and roadside IEDs, just ask any veteran of Iraq or Afghanistan. Unarmed civilians flee in terror and too often die. There are no guarantees of safety whether civilians are armed or unarmed. When conflict occurs, the good guy winning is not guaranteed, but I would at least want the chance to defend myself if the authorities fail. I believe that having a chance to defend one’s life is one of those fundamental inalienable rights from the creator (rather than men) indicated by the US Declaration of Independence and noone has the right to insist that the law abiding public be rendered defenseless.