Policy based on "muh feels" is harmful. To suggest otherwise ignores history. I think bump fire stocks are stupid. Just like I think smoking pot is stupid. That does not mean I get to tell people what they can and cannot do. Owning a bump fire stock does not make you dangerous in the same way smoking pot doesn't. You should only get in trouble if you cause harm with them like shooting up a concert or getting so high you can't drive properly and hit someone. You do not get to dictate what people should and should not own. Also, you do not tell me what I do and don't need. If I want a silencer I should be able to buy one. There is no data that shows they are more dangerous, and even if there was, it should not trump my rights to own one as long as I do not do harm with it.

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Posted by Jester

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Posted on 10/4/17 at 1:02 pm to ChatRabbit77

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Policy based on "muh feels" is harmful.

It has nothing to do with feelings. It's completely logic-based, but I'm sure the need for bump stocks and silencers has nothing to do with the macho feeling of shooting them, right?

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I think bump fire stocks are stupid.

I totally agree. I also think they are dangerous.

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Just like I think smoking pot is stupid.

Again, this is a completely irrelevant comparison. A joint has never been used to kill 59 people indiscriminately.

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Owning a bump fire stock does not make you dangerous in the same way smoking pot doesn't

Your argument is quickly devolving.

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You should only get in trouble if you cause harm with them like shooting up a concert or getting so high you can't drive properly and hit someone.

So, should I be allowed to keep a hydrogen bomb in my shed as long as I don't detonate it? That's the slippery slope you are climbing.

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You do not get to dictate what people should and should not own.

Why not? Is this the anarchic state of Mad Max?

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Also, you do not tell me what I do and don't need. If I want a silencer I should be able to buy one.

Okay, YOU tell me why you NEED a suppressor.

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There is no data that shows they are more dangerous, and even if there was, it should not trump my rights to own one as long as I do not do harm with it.

If they do not increase your ability to kill people, why do special forces use them? Again, nothing should trump my right to own an H-bomb.

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