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In reply to the discussion: The 2nd Amendment was NOT written "to protect us from our gov't," FFS... [View all]Lurker Deluxe
(1,036 posts)The rules to oeprate a vehicle are there to protect people from unsafe situations. You are free to build your own vehicle from the ground up, with no regulation and no rules. I could have 14 wheels and six engines and could propel itself by any means you see fit. The tires could be made of wood and it could run on the tears of puppies.
However, to operate it on a PUBLIC roadway it must conform to the rules. If you have the land, you can drive whatever you like on your own PRIVATE property. Or you can build a vehicle for a purpose (rock climbing) and then transport that vehicle to the location that it will be used, in those situations the government says nothing about the things you speak.
Guns are different than any other product and have no reasonble comparison as to how they should be regualted.
I would tend to agree that these "assualt rifles" have no general purpose, and I would have no desire or need to own one. They are out there, now we have to figure out how to regulate thier possession. Attempting to take my 12G is not going to get you where you want to go.