Obama's administration is proposing to reinstate the ban on assault weapons, which are finding their way into the hands of cartelistas south of the border. I am sure some of my respected friends who feel most strongly about the absolute interpretation of the Second Amendment will feel upset that such a thing should recur in America; personally, I am not excited about living in a country where I can imagine needing an assault weapon and would rather work to avoid the need than defend the extreme solution of privately owning one of these mayhem-wreakers.


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