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: You really don't have a clue about how firearms work, do you?
: There are semi-automatic handguns, rifles, and shotguns.  Of the three types,
: handguns are the least lethal.  Hunting rifles are the most lethal.

Handguns are used in far more violent crimes than any other type of
gun.

: If handguns are "the root of the problem", why was it so important to ban
: "assault weapons"?  The root of the problem is that violence - not just gun

The semiauto ban wasn't all that important.  I don't see why someone
*wouldn't* want them banned though.

: re:  "hunting use".  The word "hunting" doesn't appear in the 2nd Amendment.

Correct.  The 2nd amendment clearly states that citizens have the right
to bear arms for a state militia.  The 2nd amendment was written a long
time ago, when there was no national army.  A number of courts have ruled
as such.(that the 2nd amend. refers to an armed state militia, not the
right of every person to have guns)  it'll make its way to the top of
the court system eventually I'm sure. (through appeals and opposing
decisions)

: No smiley here.  If you can claim that guns "are responsible" for violence,
: then I can claim that alcohol "is responsible" for 4 times the number of
: deaths each year then are attributed to guns.  Look up the AMA statistics for

Are you sure about this?  Didn't the dallas morning news have a fornt
page story not too long ago saying that death by shootings were about
to be the #1 killer in the US?  I'm not sure how long ago this article
appeared.