I am not a celebrity... in post #50 I am holding a fully automatic assault rifle in my hands... i have used AK-74 earlier in my life... I have used some small caliber weapons in my life... not against people, all was in training environment...

And knowing what those weapons can do, I am still against them in the hands of general population... while it is possible to kill with bare hands, the use of killing tools makes the killing so much easier... so, it is only natural to restrict the sale of those things - the other day i wanted to buy a bottle of champagne, but the sales clerk said, sorry, it is past midnight... wow... strict alcohol rules... if i buy booze after midnight - i am in trouble... if i buy booze for an underage, i am in trouble... if i buy him a weapon - no biggy deal...

weapons have serial numbers, cars have VINs... we could have national registry (or state registry) for those things... and the notion, that next step will be taking those weapons away is nonsense - in 200 years nobody took them away, and i am sure in the next 200 years will not be much different...

besides, the weapon bearers should serve in the state sponsored militia anyways...

Does all of that make me a hypocrat?