General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Many people may not know this about the AR15. [View all]exboyfil
(18,335 posts)the round fragmenting. Aren't steel jacketed required by Hague Convention?
Don't know much about these weapons and ammo. Just asking the question.
In a sense all ammo is designed to kill. That is the point. The biggest problem with these weapons is the ability to fire off a large number of rounds before reloading, and to be able to quickly reload. Rate of fire is also an issue. I personally would like to see all cartridge fed semiautomatic weapons (rifles and handguns) banned in the U.S. Also no more than six rounds for manually loaded weapons. Limiting commerce on large capacity magazines would be a start.
If you watch a video of someone firing off 100 rounds in less than two minutes you get an appreciation of how dangerous these weapons are.