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Lizzie Poppet

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30. By soldiers.

Reply to MindMover (Reply #17)

Wed Jul 25, 2012, 12:11 PM

Jul 2012

To the best of my knowledge, there are no cases of civilian .50s being used against humans. People buy them for long range target shooting and other recreational uses (and in some cases, as a "just in case" sort of thing, I suppose).

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Three Common-Sense Gun Bills That Can't Pass Congress [View all] MindMover Jul 2012 OP

ATF is facing enough charges as it is, don't Tejas Jul 2012 #1

Again, factually flawed ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #2

Please enlighten us, Professor ... how is this article factually incorrect ...ty MindMover Jul 2012 #3

It started in the first paragraph ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #16

An M&P 15 is a military and police semi-auto rifle .... MindMover Jul 2012 #20

I dont know of any dealer who would risk justanidea Jul 2012 #23

Right, you really do not know what you are talking about .... MindMover Jul 2012 #28

"Unlicensed, online gun dealers". Swing and a miss. NickB79 Jul 2012 #36

Yeah right ... MindMover Jul 2012 #38

The article still contains lies...no matter how much lipstick you put on it ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #24

Your super indignation is completely offbase and exaggerated like .. MindMover Jul 2012 #29

Ah the old ".50 cal can shoot down an airplane" meme justanidea Jul 2012 #4

Yea, I remember the time I took my little one out for a hunt with ... MindMover Jul 2012 #5

.50 cal rifles generally aren't used for hunting. justanidea Jul 2012 #7

They are used for hunting people ... human target shooting ... MindMover Jul 2012 #9

Oh really? justanidea Jul 2012 #14

You of course are going to provide a link to anywhere that has happened rl6214 Jul 2012 #15

I said that the .50 cal is used for human killing... MindMover Jul 2012 #17

Ok? justanidea Jul 2012 #19

Ridiculous statement. I will not comment due to your ignorance. MindMover Jul 2012 #21

There is nothing ridiculous about it. justanidea Jul 2012 #22

Have more faith in yourself sarisataka Jul 2012 #26

So that is why they moved the targets from 100 yards to 50 yards MindMover Jul 2012 #34

At 600 yards you are not going to shoot out any X ring with an M-16 sarisataka Jul 2012 #35

Well, it's a true statement. The Mosin-Nagant M91/30 was used as a sniping rifle during WWII Kaleva Jul 2012 #27

By soldiers. Lizzie Poppet Jul 2012 #30

I've never hunted people with my .50 caliber target rifle slackmaster Jul 2012 #33

And if they were banned, how long would it take.. X_Digger Jul 2012 #37

gun nuttery is the most bipartisan issue in this country spanone Jul 2012 #6

gun grabbing backwoodsbob Jul 2012 #8

who's grabbing who's guns? right, nobody spanone Jul 2012 #10

I grab my gun sometimes all alone ... MindMover Jul 2012 #12

How would the government knowing before hand that he had the guns... krispos42 Jul 2012 #11

Item by item rl6214 Jul 2012 #13

We will be setting limits .... FINALLY .... MindMover Jul 2012 #18

Um, ok rl6214 Jul 2012 #25

Set all you want kctim Jul 2012 #31

Appealing to "common sense" is just a way of poisoning the well for any potential dialogue slackmaster Jul 2012 #32