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I'm glad you appreciate the poster. Ironically, the M16 *isn't* classed as an assault weapon under the old AWB, it's classed as a *machine gun*, if you can believe that!
I picked the M16 (and am sticking with it) as it's the most immediately recognisable assault rifle (*despite* what the law says), second only to the AK47, but without the unpleasant communist / Islamic fundamentalist associations people have with the latter weapon.
W.r.t. the preview on BureauCrash - yes, their site has problems auto-generating previews, for reasons I haven't quite fathomed, as many of their PDF documents have perfectly fine previews. It might be that I generated my PDF with OpenOffice rather than Acrobat Distiller, but that's simply a guess based on the only obvious difference.
W.r.t. promoting the poster - thank you, I would be greatful for any exposure you could give to it & the idea it expresses. I think one of the greatest problems amongst RKBA advocates is a tendency towards compromise. Too few people say "I support the RKBA to defend myself and my property from others, and to make any future despot think twice about imposing his will on me." Too many are prepared to accept compromise after compromise in order to prevent the Government disarming them totally.
Of course, that's from an American perspective - here in New Zealand (do I take too keen an interest in American politics for one who doesn't live there? :-) we have no RKBA - being armed is a privilege dispensed by the Government, and while technically legal, use of a firearm in self-defense practically guarantees you'll never be permitted to own one again, assuming you avoid a jail sentence that is. Certainly, no civilian is allowed to carry arms on his or her person. The Libertarianz are the only political party I know of that advocate the RKBA; even ACT only seem to be backing gun owners from a sporting perspective.
Anyway, now that we (myself & my fiancee Andelys) have our own house, we are renovating it, and as soon as it is sufficiently secure & presentable (for a Police officer will likely be inspecting my premises) I will be applying for a firearms license here in New Zealand - definitely before the next election, in case we're lumped with a Labour Government again, whose 'Minister of Disarmament' (at least they're honest) is a Quaker, fer crying out loud!
The stupidity of the whole licensing system is highlighted by the fact that I enjoy & have been hunting and target-shooting with a variety of firearms owned by others in their presence - the license merely gives me the right to *own* such weapons.
Should I want to own *pistols*, I have to get an endorsement on my license, join a pistol club (for target shooting is the only legally justifiable use for a pistol in NZ), and keep my first pistol on club premises for a number of months before I'm allowed to bring it home!
Furthermore, myself & my fiancee already posess a number of weapons including knives, daggers, swords (ranging from a court-sword to a full-sized two-handed sword) and an air-pistol and air-rifle - one closet in our hallway is already our dedicated 'arsenal' closet, and the second is likely to have a gunsafe installed in it once I have my license.
All of these weapons can legally be owned by anyone over the age of 18, just not carried in public. Potential tools like folding pocket knives occupying a grey area, which is why they're my weapon of choice for self-defense when out of the house.
Perhaps we need a SOLO Weapons forum! :-)
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