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In reply to the discussion: What is an "assault rifle," he asked sarcastically. [View all]SunSeeker
(52,196 posts)285. Wow, the tag teaming continues. Obsessed much?
No one has proven it is legal in any state.
So are you going to insult me next? That appears to be the M.O.
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Good people, both him and his sister. Local musician, stole Pootie's statue from Pootie's bar...
marble falls
Mar 2018
#186
Excellent. It is also weapon of choice of 3%ers, oathkeepers, militia groups, racists, white wingers
Hoyt
Mar 2018
#3
Ever notice that you never see these clowns with one-shot, bolt-action deer rifles?
Aristus
Mar 2018
#10
I think the data show that handguns are still the preferred weapon of school shooters.
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#4
Not a dodge. The AWB you tote covers semiauto rifles, shotguns, & handguns in certain configurations
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#9
So because gunners insist on writing watered-down laws that allow too many loopholes
shanny
Mar 2018
#15
Not quite. The latest AWB after Sandy Hook was defeated by changing the grip for $35
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#16
Look, I'm no big gun fan, don't know a ton about them but s/he appears to be correct ...
mr_lebowski
Mar 2018
#59
"If the gun nuts don't stop this obfuscation all weapons will be banned in the US within 5 years"
EX500rider
Mar 2018
#133
Ban them all, but put in a provision to send all ex gun owners thoughts and prayers cards.
Canoe52
Mar 2018
#192
"As one who seems to think the blood of innocent people is just the price we have to pay...
EX500rider
Mar 2018
#152
Rate of fire for all semi-autos are pretty much the same. Reloading magazines slows them down.
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#195
I understand the lower is the only part regulated as a firearm, but that has never been
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#34
you are not up on the debate...all of the things that I have said are part of current legislation
mentalslavery
Mar 2018
#51
I just did dude, we had an national assault weapons band that sunsetted after W
mentalslavery
Mar 2018
#55
you dont not know how to read legislation...section C...you figured otu the google tho!
mentalslavery
Mar 2018
#66
I love it .....the legislation literally says Colt AR and your like, it never banned AR lowers..WHAA
mentalslavery
Mar 2018
#70
You should have walked away before sputtering nonsense about lowers being banned in 94.
Marengo
Mar 2018
#173
Legislatures will study and review the guns that have been used in mass shootings
Sophia4
Mar 2018
#91
Handguns are responsible for far greater numbers of gun deaths and injury than rifles of any type...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#177
ANY Gun of any size or clip capability is an ASSAULT weapon, Guns are made for
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#276
Yes, its true that they don't have all the parts and you can't drive them on roads typically,
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#108
The Shermans main gun is classified as a large bore destructive device under Title II, and most...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#238
You have made several demonstrably false statements in this discussion and have been corrected.
Marengo
Mar 2018
#251
I have shown it is illegal, at least in California, the jurisdiction I am familiar with.
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#261
Nonsense, you added that qualifier AFTER you were proven wrong. You are not well informed on...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#262
Wrong. The person I was responding to offered no qualifier, saying it was "perfectly legal."
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#264
Rubbish, it is legal on a FEDERAL level, and in a majority of states. California code does not...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#269
If it is not legal for the majority of the US population; it's not "perfectly legal."
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#271
Heres a link to list of NFA laws by state compiled by a Class 3 dealer. The LBDD column containes..
Marengo
Mar 2018
#326
Uh oh, looks like youre wrong again. Legal with a permit from the California DOJ, 12305(b).
Marengo
Mar 2018
#327
LOL! You claimed it is illegal to possess a large bore destructive device in CA, turns out its not
Marengo
Mar 2018
#334
Sorry, but you are owned by your own citation. 12305(b) allows for possession by individuals
Marengo
Mar 2018
#336
Nope. Narrow, CADOJ approved uses of cannons hardly equate to it being "perfectly legal."
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#337
Sorry, your own citation proves a process exists to allow individuals to apply for a permit to....
Marengo
Mar 2018
#339
That's like saying because a surgeon can cut someone open, it is "perfectly legal" to cut someone.
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#340
You were making shit up in post 104, and when proven wrong you starting tossing out qualfiers...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#355
In other words, you were wrong. Did you intentionally fail to mention the statute provides...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#348
No, I cited the statute accurately. You wrongly said it was "perfectly legal."
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#350
No, you are either uninformed or are being disingenuous. The good cause provision is not limited...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#354
I have one of these in my barn. Rebuilding the engine. Is this a "swat tank"?
oneshooter
Mar 2018
#316
17 people were killed in Parkland in 6 minutes, 26 people were killed in Sandy Hook....
George II
Mar 2018
#83
There are different ways to look at it - we can look at the number of incidents and weapons....
George II
Mar 2018
#89
I agree there are different ways to look at it. Legitimate and illiminating ways.
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#93
You are making an argument for the US to ban the sales and possession of semi-auto handguns. n/t
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2018
#182
Banning all semi-autos would be more consistent with what anti-gun violence want.
aikoaiko
Mar 2018
#185
Not necessary, most gun deaths are due to semi-auto handguns, frankly I have little interest...
Humanist_Activist
Mar 2018
#208
Handguns are responsible for a multitude of killings every single day across the country
MichMan
Mar 2018
#102
So let's stiffen the penalties for illegal carry...and make every single person who wants one
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#224
Just because some won't get the max is no reason not have laws...people still murder but
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#272
Perhaps I sent this to the wrong person...but those who say a law won't work because some will
Demsrule86
Mar 2018
#297
And I presume it was a standard hand gun that was emptied into that black man in Sacto
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#277
I personally like..."oh...ok...well if you don't know what one is then you won't miss it"
mentalslavery
Mar 2018
#60
You wouldnt align with Scalia on Texas v Johnson, Maryland v King, or Brown v EMA?
Marengo
Mar 2018
#178
Until we evolve, i.e. grow up and stop needing these toys, we should allow the 2nd to be
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#278
Thank you for a perfectly reasonable response to the first part of my question.
Stonepounder
Mar 2018
#275
No guns would be needed at all, well almost none, if we enforced the 2nd
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#279
I imagine most of them would say they plan to shoot it next time they go to the range or hunting.
EX500rider
Mar 2018
#68
Are you suggesting a Porsche should not be legal to own because it looks fast?
MichMan
Mar 2018
#157
I'm sorry I even mentioned cars ... I see that used all the time now in arguments between pro-gun
MaryMagdaline
Mar 2018
#312
No, you've answered it. You would kill animals that are menacing children (or others)
MaryMagdaline
Mar 2018
#236
Excellent counterpoints. Make the owners know about the effects. To their family/friends/loved ones
erronis
Mar 2018
#124
Why does anyone honestly own a gun outside of hunters and hunting rifles?
Eliot Rosewater
Mar 2018
#281
What an "assault weapon" is depends on how Congress and legislatures define it when
Sophia4
Mar 2018
#81
-1000. It can be modified damn close. Besides in "legal" format, it's plenty lethal. Why else would
Hoyt
Mar 2018
#105
Kills effectively, makes you feel powerful as one mass shooter put it, easy to conceal, etc., is
Hoyt
Mar 2018
#254
"Why don't you guys give up these weapons voluntarily like "responsible" citizens."
EX500rider
Mar 2018
#259
Fine, semi-auto handguns should be restricted too. AR15s are the most popular guns among
Hoyt
Mar 2018
#107
Exactly. Interview an ER doctor or EMT and let them describe what matters about these weapons.
Hoyt
Mar 2018
#115
If you want meaningful legislation on something you won't get there through ignorance of the subject
EX500rider
Mar 2018
#116
Dont coddle gunners by trying to carve out some of their favorite lethal weapons. Just, ban
Hoyt
Mar 2018
#122
Excellent! I will shamelessly borrow from this in future discussions with gun nuts.
Nitram
Mar 2018
#125
"How about we ask all the people at Parkland that were killed what they think it means?"
cstanleytech
Mar 2018
#153
Cho Seung-Hui managed to kill 32 people with handgun powered ammunition, more than the MSD...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#180
As a veteran myself, Im always curious about other vets service eras, experiences, duty stations...
Marengo
Mar 2018
#200
What are the legitimate civilian uses of an AR-15 that can't be achieved...
Tommy_Carcetti
Mar 2018
#257
For years, the "gunner" crowd insisted there was no passion for gun control.
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#235
This weekend will have proved absolutely nothing if it does not result in legislation.
hack89
Mar 2018
#302
What I see happening is UBCs, tighter background checks and maybe magazine size limits
hack89
Mar 2018
#311
You just said we would get "nothing." Then you said we'd get UBCs and mag limits.
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#320
By that criteria, an AWB similarly "won't impact the vast majority of gun owners."
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#332
Wrong. 67% of Americans, including 53% of gun owners, favor an assault weapons ban.
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#342
History told us we'd never have millions of people take to the streets for gun control.
SunSeeker
Mar 2018
#346