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Kaleva

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54. Baldwin thought it was safe to point a gun at another

Fri Feb 18, 2022, 01:03 PM

Feb 2022

When it comes to guns, "safe" is relative. Like N95 masks don't provide 100% protection against COVID or condoms provide 100% protection against unwanted pregencies or STDs . But using the mask and condoms greatly reduces the chance this they make things safer.

While the 22LR can kill, the reason no military in the world uses it is that the odds of killing someone with such a round is small. It's also illegal to hunt deer with it in most states for the same reason.

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An AR-15 designed for children shocks even the most jaded gun-control advocates [View all] Nevilledog Feb 2022 OP

Can you imagine when gangs get hold of these ? rickford66 Feb 2022 #1

How would that be worse then gangs with regular AR-15's? EX500rider Feb 2022 #3

Are they lighter and smaller. rickford66 Feb 2022 #8

Why would a gang member Zeitghost Feb 2022 #7

We'll see. rickford66 Feb 2022 #9

What makes this .22 any different Zeitghost Feb 2022 #12

You're right. Good night. rickford66 Feb 2022 #14

Agree this would not be a criminal's weapon of choice. However, you mention a "single shot Atticus Feb 2022 #22

Yes Zeitghost Feb 2022 #24

More people are killed by 22 rounds every year than any other caliber. Check it out. Martin68 Feb 2022 #30

Without checking Zeitghost Feb 2022 #31

If you don't take the time to do the research, you have no idea what you're talking about. Hitmen Martin68 Feb 2022 #33

As I kind of suspected Zeitghost Feb 2022 #43

You are right. I looked it up, and gun deaths are positively correlated with caliber size. Martin68 Feb 2022 #50

Provide a citation NickB79 Feb 2022 #34

Do your own research. You just stated you already know everything and don't need to do any Martin68 Feb 2022 #36

Lol. You made the claim, you back it up NickB79 Feb 2022 #38

I'm not writing a paper, I'm engaging in a discussion. Do your own work. Martin68 Feb 2022 #49

Gun manufacturers need to be regulated. LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #2

They are. EX500rider Feb 2022 #4

That is limited. LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #26

There are. EX500rider Feb 2022 #28

Say you LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #37

Yes EX500rider Feb 2022 #39

It's a .22 Rimfire Zeitghost Feb 2022 #5

I'm not shocked by it JI7 Feb 2022 #6

3, 2, 1 till one of our resident heroes posts about the one Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #10

Hey, treehouses and play huts have intruders too durablend Feb 2022 #55

How's it different from the Nylon 66 hardluck Feb 2022 #11

About 20 years ago, an abused wife in a small southern Illinois town got slapped around Atticus Feb 2022 #13

Damn man, stop speaking truth in a gun OP. Tommymac Feb 2022 #15

Who's making that claim here? Zeitghost Feb 2022 #16

The manufacturer's brochure ( at link in OP ) describes this "JR-15"---10 rounds of .22 LR available Atticus Feb 2022 #20

Context Zeitghost Feb 2022 #23

I guess it depends on one's definition of "commonly used". I know that .22 shorts are still Atticus Feb 2022 #25

I was debating bringing up shorts Zeitghost Feb 2022 #27

I believe it refers to the safety mechanism NickB79 Feb 2022 #35

It does not say that. nt Atticus Feb 2022 #40

Thats exactly what the manufacturer is saying Zeitghost Feb 2022 #44

I had previously only seen that pulling the knob out required "some force". I have now read what Atticus Feb 2022 #47

I would imagine Zeitghost Feb 2022 #51

Baldwin thought it was safe to point a gun at another Kaleva Feb 2022 #54

This message was self-deleted by its author Atticus Feb 2022 #21

An anti-gun, anti-self defense prosecutor would... LiberatedUSA Feb 2022 #18

mental AF Celerity Feb 2022 #17

AR-15 style rifle - the favored weapon for mass killings of schoolchildren. keithbvadu2 Feb 2022 #19

West Africa has experience with children wielding assault rifles, and the results have not been Martin68 Feb 2022 #29

This rifle... Zeitghost Feb 2022 #32

I'm reminded of the time tobacco company's targeted kids. Emile Feb 2022 #41

There's one feature on this gun that I really like jmowreader Feb 2022 #42

"When the babies attack, I'll be ready" LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #45

What a nothingburger. There's no practical difference between this and other semiautomatic .22 Dial H For Hero Feb 2022 #46

Joe Camel and RJR Tobacco would be proud Torchlight Feb 2022 #48

There is plenty of knee jerking to go around Zeitghost Feb 2022 #52

Choose Lucky Strike because "It's Toasted!" Torchlight Feb 2022 #53