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Showing Original Post only (View all)Help me out with weapon terminology please [View all]
Whenever there is a discussion about restricting semi automatics that are able to rip off 20+ rounds in an instant some "expert" jumps on to put you down for not understanding gun terminology.
They do this so as to point out that you don't know what you are talking about even though they know what you are trying to say. It's s distraction. A horrific one.
Magazines or Clips?
Which one do we use when describing how quickly a mass murderer can reload? Is it weapon dependent?
Which one do semi automatics, like AR or AK use?
I want to be accurate to counter the fucking assholes.
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So I carried an M16A1 in Vietnam. The fact that someone can carry something similar in El Paso
wasupaloopa
Aug 2019
#31
Magazine because it contains the springs to push rounds up and can be changed out.
NutmegYankee
Aug 2019
#6
I prefer to just say, "Look gun-humper, they both feed bullets into the chamber so you can kill
Hoyt
Aug 2019
#9
NRA babbling points. You must be able to identify an AR-15 hammer spring blind folded
brewens
Aug 2019
#11
They say we can't just call them assault rifles because technically, these days those are
brewens
Aug 2019
#45
Generally if you are pushing legislation it is helpful to know what you are talking about-ymmv
EX500rider
Aug 2019
#15
As useful as it is to short-circuit their objection by just using the correct term from the start,
RockRaven
Aug 2019
#16