[lookout123]

Tommy guns were never really used for crime as much as the movies suggest. they are unreliable and inefficient. and, yes i have fired a few different Thompson's - they are pretty cool, but not that commonly used.

it would be no more possible to "phase out" gun use from the criminal element than eliminating illegal drug use. and moreover, if a real gun ban was issued, many otherwise lawabiding citizens would not turn in their guns. i for one, would visit the local gunshows and buy every Sig and H&K .40 i could get my grubby hands on.

i am not a member of the NRA or anything like that, i'm just a guy that knows if we pull guns away from the lawabiding citizens there is nothing left to protect them from the criminals. you certainly can't rely on the law enforcement community.

that being said, i don't really see any reason for an average citizen to be able to purchase fully .50cal fully auto, bradleys, anthrax, etc.