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6. If a very clever gunsmith in the 1780s had managed to craft a semiautomatic breech-loader...

Tue Dec 18, 2012, 11:07 PM

Dec 2012

...that used fixed ammunition, he would have been hailed as a genius and would have become a national hero.

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Banning certain magazines & clips & ammo AND a buy-back program [View all] Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 OP

I'm no expert. But as you point out.... Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #2

Since everyone defines the term differently, let me throw in my frame. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #9

assault weapon ban? winetourdriver Dec 2012 #3

Lets take the rest of our rights back to those times ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #4

This message was self-deleted by its author winetourdriver Dec 2012 #8

Why would we take the rest of our rights back to those times? JaneyVee Dec 2012 #10

That certainly seems to work for small, cheap handguns. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #11

True. I love your avatar. Bride of Frankenstein? nt Honeycombe8 Dec 2012 #12

Yep! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #13