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Just got finished watching a KDKA Pittsburgh 'news' story about how anyone can buy a cap and ball revolver without a background check. An ex-con in this area used one to kill a family here and of course the politicians (and surviving family members) want these things regulated the same way as other handguns. Remember that these ARE the weapons that were available to the founding fathers at the time. Of course there was no mention of the fact that if one of the victims was armed the outcome could have been different.
Woven into that story was a piece about the AWB, how law enforcement across the country fully support getting these "killing machines" off the streets, alluding to lack of sporting purpose, etc. How they will try to pass a statewide AWB in PA in case the Federal government accidently gives us our rights back in September. Talked about how 70% of PA residents support the ban (100% support still doesn't make it RIGHT) and that crime has gone down since the 1994 AWB. Didn't mention that the number of CCW states has gone up as well since then and how THAT could have had something to do with it.
If I can find a link (it's not on their website yet... http://www.kdka.com) I'll post the story.
Woven into that story was a piece about the AWB, how law enforcement across the country fully support getting these "killing machines" off the streets, alluding to lack of sporting purpose, etc. How they will try to pass a statewide AWB in PA in case the Federal government accidently gives us our rights back in September. Talked about how 70% of PA residents support the ban (100% support still doesn't make it RIGHT) and that crime has gone down since the 1994 AWB. Didn't mention that the number of CCW states has gone up as well since then and how THAT could have had something to do with it.
If I can find a link (it's not on their website yet... http://www.kdka.com) I'll post the story.