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Politicalboi

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2. I say give them Muskets

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Sun Jan 20, 2013, 02:33 PM

Jan 2013

It's what the Constitution REALLY meant.

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If pro gun people are going to insist that assault rifles can't be banned due to definition problems [View all] dsc Jan 2013 OP

That makes more sense. rrneck Jan 2013 #1

absolutely dsc Jan 2013 #4

What side track hysteria is trying to put "looks" into the conversation? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2013 #5

I can't speak for rrneck, but when I hear the vague phrase "military style" as something petronius Jan 2013 #10

Lowest common denominator thinking then? Ruby the Liberal Jan 2013 #20

This one ran a little long. rrneck Jan 2013 #31

That makes more sense - sort of Ruby the Liberal Jan 2013 #49

Right. rrneck Jan 2013 #50

Thanks for explaining. Ruby the Liberal Jan 2013 #51

Yes, it is that. rrneck Jan 2013 #54

Nobody give a rat's ass about looks kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #21

Well y'know... rrneck Jan 2013 #32

My attitude toward gun nutters is only going to get shittier at this point. So kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #52

Whatever. rrneck Jan 2013 #53

I say give them Muskets Politicalboi Jan 2013 #2

If a musket is not good enough give them a single shot BB with lever. Thinkingabout Jan 2013 #14

Yep. They are so obsessed with what the Founding Fathers intended. kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #22

Well done! Ruby the Liberal Jan 2013 #3

Technically speaking AR15s and all semi-autos recock to be fired again and meet your definition. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #6

actually I think it can, certainly at the state level dsc Jan 2013 #9

Its looks like support for an AWB is slipping away so I cant see even more strict laws passing. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #15

I would support Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #19

Last I saw a ban on semi-autos polled higher than renewing the AWB Recursion Jan 2013 #27

I di not want to go there Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #11

They are not regulated nearly heavily enough, given how kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #23

Bolt action rifles, pump action shotguns Paulie Jan 2013 #13

Good luck with that. I don't see any real support for that type of restriction. aikoaiko Jan 2013 #17

Not from gun owners for sure Paulie Jan 2013 #18

There's plenty of support. Gun nutters are a minority and kestrel91316 Jan 2013 #24

The majority may not be strong enough to pull it aikoaiko Jan 2013 #28

Define what it does, not the trivial technical details of it's design. baldguy Jan 2013 #7

can you please define Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #12

Tracer rounds for example nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #25

I hope you were not calling me dumb Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #33

Yup, I want to use tracers in high fire areas nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #35

we have had some Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #38

So there you have it nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #40

It's English. Do you need it in words less than two syllables? baldguy Jan 2013 #26

try shooting Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #34

Guns that can fire that fast are already highly regulated and restricted obamanut2012 Jan 2013 #46

well go for it Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #8

That makes significantly more sense (nt) Recursion Jan 2013 #16

since the pro-gun crowd have samsingh Jan 2013 #29

sorry but they are legal Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #36

And demiled nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #37

nope Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #39

And demiled nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #41

actually I was talking about both Duckhunter935 Jan 2013 #43

And they are highly discouraged nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #44

Full Auto NFA weapons do not need demilled. OneTenthofOnePercent Jan 2013 #47

Have you seen a B-24 liberator? nadinbrzezinski Jan 2013 #48

I still can't for the life of me grasp... jberryhill Jan 2013 #30

It isn't that complicated to come up with an effective law. jmg257 Jan 2013 #42

Bingo. Simple, effective laws Recursion Jan 2013 #45