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This thread from 2 years ago needs to be reposted. [View all] garybeck Mar 2021 OP

K & R for most accurate description of Assault Rifle in weapons' history Budi Mar 2021 #1

Thanks for the repost... Karadeniz Mar 2021 #2

KnR Hekate Mar 2021 #3

And AR stands for "Assault rifle" right? I never knew that until yesterday Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #4

Or did they mean this? Whatthe_Firetruck Mar 2021 #7

No. Aristus Mar 2021 #12

If you don't know the name of every part of my SIG Sauer StClone Mar 2021 #31

Exactly. Aristus Mar 2021 #32

K & R. Thanks for posting. Arkansas Granny Mar 2021 #5

I have no patience for those who try... 3catwoman3 Mar 2021 #6

This. Tommymac Mar 2021 #25

It's impossible to create good law without a knowledge of the details Kaleva Mar 2021 #52

Any time one tries to explain why a given proposal would be impossible to implement, Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #61

I think many mean well but they are doomed to failure. Kaleva Mar 2021 #64

It looks like 20+ posts in this thread gunsplaining DU. Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #66

Maybe but i do think that people ought to know at least the basics. Kaleva Mar 2021 #69

So why don't you tell us what those "factual errors" are? ShazzieB Mar 2021 #82

Here's one. Straw Man Mar 2021 #87

The biggest is using the term 'assault rifle" Kaleva Mar 2021 #101

KR& Bookmarked. This might be the best explanation ever. n/t ms liberty Mar 2021 #8

They're certainly not used for hunting. SergeStorms Mar 2021 #9

Google hunting with an AR-15. Nt EX500rider Mar 2021 #76

Yeah, right. SergeStorms Mar 2021 #79

If you can mount a scope to it and it fires a powerful enough round you can hunt with any gun. EX500rider Mar 2021 #80

You still don't seem to grasp my point. SergeStorms Mar 2021 #81

A rifle is not a "weapon of mass destruction" by definition. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #85

Here's an ad from 1964, before the Army had adopted the M16 as its service rifle. Straw Man Mar 2021 #89

People hunt with lots of rifles that were designed for military use initially: EX500rider Mar 2021 #98

K; R CatWoman Mar 2021 #10

I think more people are shot/killed in mass shootings that involve semi-auto handguns than rifles. SYFROYH Mar 2021 #11

Mass killings are almost exclusively AR 15 type rifles. Not hand guns. boston bean Mar 2021 #13

It depends on how you aggregate the data. SYFROYH Mar 2021 #22

What is your point? ShazzieB Mar 2021 #84

I made the point I needed to make, but I'll answer your questions. SYFROYH Mar 2021 #86

And you would be highly wrong. paleotn Mar 2021 #14

The VA tech shooter killed 32 with two handguns.. nt hack89 Mar 2021 #27

Point? paleotn Mar 2021 #38

If AR-15s magically disappeared there would still be mass shootings. hack89 Mar 2021 #47

Complete BS. paleotn Mar 2021 #67

VA tech was the second worse mass shooting in American history - 32 dead hack89 Mar 2021 #72

"Cheap, steel manhood." 3catwoman3 Mar 2021 #30

No. AverageOldGuy Mar 2021 #15

Mass shootings are only a very small part of overall gun deaths. Straw Man Mar 2021 #91

Apparently 41 people shot to death a day in separate locations is not tragic enough for some reason. EX500rider Mar 2021 #95

Let's not forget the asswipes who claim they use them for hunting. Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2021 #16

You would be wrong hack89 Mar 2021 #29

Lol, expected you! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #54

Here's your chance to actually refute me hack89 Mar 2021 #57

Works for you! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #70

If anyone ever asks me why gun control is a smoking wreck hack89 Mar 2021 #71

Nice try! Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #73

They're quite popular for hunting, actually. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #34

Why are you posting gun porn here? Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #36

I posted the pictures because they're germane to the discussion at hand. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #39

a .308 BGBD Mar 2021 #96

Right. Straw Man Mar 2021 #94

I stand corrected. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #97

lol, photos??? Nf USALiberal Mar 2021 #56

Ask me how I know you've never seen a deer or hog killed with a 5.56 round out of an AR. SYFROYH Mar 2021 #75

You are right, I have never seen.one of those used. Ka-Dinh Oy Mar 2021 #78

I have a veteran friend who bigtime Mar 2021 #17

These weapons literally rip bodies apart. BarbD Mar 2021 #18

Especially an AR15 style 12 gauge shotgun Kaleva Mar 2021 #59

He might have become aroused if you included the origin of the term. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #19

K&R MustLoveBeagles Mar 2021 #20

Let me repeat it here. hunter Mar 2021 #21

And insanely obscene. nt Tommymac Mar 2021 #26

Thank you for reposting this, garybeck. K&R for the post and the discussion. crickets Mar 2021 #23

K & R . . . Journeyman Mar 2021 #24

Corollary to Godwin's Law... Wounded Bear Mar 2021 #28

BRILLIANT! simply brilliant ... should be re-posted a 1,000,000 times. n/t MFGsunny Mar 2021 #33

Assault Rifles . . . JackHughes Mar 2021 #35

Assault rifles are what the military use. Kaleva Mar 2021 #62

That thread was 'gunswarmed'. Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #37

That must be your shorthand for "A small fraction of the posts in the thread disagree with me". Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #40

No I meant the linked thread was gunswarmed by NRA apologists. Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #41

What fraction of the posters in each thread are pro-gun rights? Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #42

Didn't count. Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #43

I did. 3 posters out of.34. Does that consitute a "swarm"? Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #45

One poster spouting NRA talking points Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #48

What a silly defintion. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #53

I don't trust NRA supporters on anything frankly. Kingofalldems Mar 2021 #63

That's nice. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #65

I count at least 3, many of them posting multiple times. ShazzieB Mar 2021 #88

Versus at least 3 dozen other posters in favor of gun control, many of them posting multiple times. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #90

This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #46

Interesting to look back BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #44

And the obsession that many of those in the gun control camp have with the genitalia of gun owners Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #50

Boo hoo BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #51

You didn't disagree, I would note. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #55

I couldn't help but note you didn't specifically disagree either BannonsLiver Mar 2021 #58

Why would I disagree with my own assertion regarding how ubiquitous such posts are whenever Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #60

What does your name mean??? Nt USALiberal Mar 2021 #74

It's a (deservedly) obscure superhero series from the 1960's. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #77

The label "assault rifle" is an accepted term that's been around for a long time Kaleva Mar 2021 #49

Assault rifles have been strictly regulated since they first appeared in WWII Kaleva Mar 2021 #68

Police call them patrol rifles. Mosby Mar 2021 #83

How you define what you're trying to ban matters. Dial H For Hero Mar 2021 #92

Call them what you will ... Straw Man Mar 2021 #93

We can define them by their characteristics. Mosby Mar 2021 #99

OK. Straw Man Mar 2021 #100