#4 guns designed for the military should be in the hands or the military only. now i suppose if you want to fight this even more you could say that the birth of the gun was for the killing of ones enemy then so be it. i think if a gun designed with the tactical intent in mind then a tactical permit should be issued. a dealer for one should not be able to sell a gun to anyone with out this permit. you need a license to drive a car which is a safe in the right hands but deadly weapon in the wrong.
There are only a couple things wrong with that Ed.
First, there is no 2nd amendment for driving. It is not a right.
Second, just what guns are we be allowed to hunt with?
Nearly all bolt action rifles are based on the Mauser action, that was designed as a military weapon. Maybe we can use lever actions, oh sorry the original henry became popular as a military weapon during the civil war. It may not have been an official weapon but there was no doubt it was marketed to those going to war.
Single action revolvers were designed as military and police guns from the start, that is why the companies added 'Navy' and 'Army' to the guns names.
The benelli shotguns that so many use has to be OK. Well unless you take into account that the first ones I ever saw were imported by H&K and were as tactical as it gets. They were police weapons not duck guns to start with.
If you go back to the origin of most US made semi auto guns they are based on something John Browning designed. His work in this field was for military weapons. Those guns like the BAR and the many Remington semi autos over the years are based on his designs.
Ruger's popular mini 14 and 30 are not well hid copies of the M1.
Even the Model 12 and 1897 shotguns were popular military weapons through out the years. The 870 is a very popular tactical weapon and there is even a .223 version of it.
Most guns can be changed to a tactical look and use with as little as changing the stock and barrel.
You will have trouble finding guns that either were either designed completely as a hunting gun (something like the TC Contender and Encore, the NEF Handi Rifle and several other single shot rifles new to the market) or have never been used as a tactical weapon. Almost no handguns other then the single shots fit that.
Looks don't make a gun to me only how the action works. The 50 year old design of the AR15 works the same as the new Remington 750 for all practical purposes. High capacity clips means nothing. They are only metal, easily modified if one wants to.
Like Lee I'd much rather be shot with an AR15 in .223 then a .30-06 out of anything and for sure it would be better then a shotgun full of buckshot.
Tim
