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Duckhunter935

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33. I hope you were not calling me dumb
Sun Jan 20, 2013, 05:13 PM
Jan 2013

I see no reason not to ban tracers, however I do not think that was the intent. Most calibers of ammunition were designed for the military at some point. Bullet types can get very in depth on how and when they were designed.

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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
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