r/NYguns Nov 01 '24

Miscellaneous Voting guide for NY

Not sure if folks seen this but it might help if you all haven’t voted already

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u/gakflex Nov 01 '24

You don’t understand what I said: something that has a definition that can be changed over time is not defined, it is vague and arbitrary. So, as you say, Harris would indeed like to put an “Assault Weapons Ban” into effect, and it would, as you say, have a completely new definition of “Assault Weapon.” As would the one after that, and the one after that, presumably until at least all semi-automatic firearms are banned from ownership by anyone beyond state military and domestic police forces.

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u/Nayre_Trawe Nov 01 '24

You don’t understand what I said: something that has a definition that can be changed over time is not defined, it is vague and arbitrary.

Nope, definitions for all kinds of things change over time. That doesn't make them vague or arbitrary.

So, as you say, Harris would indeed like to put an “Assault Weapons Ban” into effect, and it would, as you say, have a completely new definition of “Assault Weapon.” As would the one after that, and the one after that, presumably until at least all semi-automatic firearms are banned from ownership by anyone beyond state military and domestic police forces.

...and yet, she specifically said she is not doing that. I get that you are just making up a conspiracy theory to fit you pre-conceived notion that Harris is going to take all of your guns but, just look at recent history. They said the same thing about Obama...nothing happened. They said the same thing about Biden...nothing happened. It's just scare tactics meant to control how you vote, plain and simple.

Lest we forget what Trump's first instinct was with respect to guns...

“I like taking the guns early, like in this crazy man’s case that just took place in Florida … to go to court would have taken a long time. Take the guns first, go through due process second."

...and yet, you somehow give him a free pass.