(March 21, 2013 at 8:39 pm)festive1 Wrote: I don't think civilians need to own AK-47s period. What are they going to do with it? Go hunt? With a weapon specifically designed for combat use? To collect? Find something better to collect.Tell that to the participants in the Arab Spring...
What are civilians going to do with an AK-47? Defend themselves against oppressive governments, that's what. Governments have access to guns; far more deadly that anything you can legally buy, even now. If they have access to guns, so should the people.