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21. What are the cutoffs?

Sun Jul 22, 2012, 09:59 PM

Jul 2012

Easy automatic conversion maybe (but how easy is another discussion and I'm pretty clueless about that anyway), but what would constitute lightweight? Or the capacity of magazines? (10 seems to be the usual cutoff, but I've been seeing people object to even single-shot firearms lately.)

Caliber's probably not as simple as you'd think, since contemporary military rifles are usually fairly low caliber. There's hunting rifles out there that would easily pass your other tests that throw a significantly larger round than the rifles Western armies are usually issued.

I'm partly devil's-advocating here, but my main point is that it's easier said than done to boil this down to a few "simple" definitions or cosmetic features, something Congress found out awhile back. If people want to push for something like this it needs more work than the time to have a thereoughtabealaw reflex usually offers.

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I'll be the 99th gun thread... [View all] snooper2 Jul 2012 OP

regulate ammunition. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #1

A popular idea, apparently Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #18

But what about going to war with the police and the army? Loudly Jul 2012 #2

You're a little late to be the 99th cthulu2016 Jul 2012 #3

Thanks for jumping in lunatica Jul 2012 #4

Define "assault weapons," for the purposes of the discussion Posteritatis Jul 2012 #5

Any gun that holds more than 16 rounds.. snooper2 Jul 2012 #6

So you are talking a "clip" ban, that has NOTHING to do with guns. Logical Jul 2012 #7

I'm sure some here on DU would vehemently disagree with you. sadbear Jul 2012 #10

I don't claim to be a gun expert, but 16 sounded like a good number.. snooper2 Jul 2012 #11

I agree. Really 10 should be enough. But what to do about all the clips already in circulation. n-t Logical Jul 2012 #12

To make it work, they'd have to be banned too Kaleva Jul 2012 #13

It is hard to take property from people. Has that ever happened? n-t Logical Jul 2012 #14

It would be east exept for that pesky 5th Amendment. oneshooter Jul 2012 #15

Thanks for the link! n-t Logical Jul 2012 #16

Mass has a limit of 10 Marrah_G Jul 2012 #17

That's a good starting place. sadbear Jul 2012 #8

Ah. There wasn't a outright ban on that. Kaleva Jul 2012 #9

6. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #22

Weapons that are DESIGNED to kill many, many PEOPLE in the shortest time Canuckistanian Jul 2012 #20

What are the cutoffs? Posteritatis Jul 2012 #21

Another AWB believer... ileus Jul 2012 #19

Well then, tee hee hee, there shouldn't be any opposition to it. Warren Stupidity Jul 2012 #23