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AtheistCrusader

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114. And this is relevant to the US Civilian market how?

Fri Mar 15, 2013, 01:47 PM

Mar 2013

No fully automatic rifle made after 1986 is legal for sale/possession by civilians in the United States.
People don't fire semi-auto's that quickly, unless they are bump firing. Which makes the reload time much MUCH less of a factor.

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He fired more than 152 bullets in less than five minutes [View all] malaise Mar 2013 OP

Yes--fuck you, NRA. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Mar 2013 #1

The motion is seconded - any discussion? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #2

+1 Thank You southern_belle Mar 2013 #11

None having been heard motion carried. FUCK YOU NRA! lonestarnot Mar 2013 #63

Without objection, I move that the vote be recorded as unanimous. 11 Bravo Mar 2013 #104

Carries unanimously. It is SO ORDERED! lastlib Mar 2013 #120

I don't get these people malaise Mar 2013 #19

Money is God RC Mar 2013 #45

My problem is that I have no gods so I don't understand malaise Mar 2013 #78

May I introduce you to the tobacco industry? n/t TexasBushwhacker Mar 2013 #113

and fuck their defenders as well fascisthunter Mar 2013 #3

OK, what does the NRA have to do with that? Recursion Mar 2013 #4

yeah laws limiting magazines to 10 bullets dsc Mar 2013 #6

No, 10 round magazines wouldn't have slowed him down Recursion Mar 2013 #9

"Sustained rate of fire" mean anything to you? rdharma Mar 2013 #34

The Assault Weapons Ban, for one. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #42

No, the assault weapons ban would have made him change the shape of his grip Recursion Mar 2013 #47

Enough with the NRA talking points. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #48

CT had a AWB Homerj1 Mar 2013 #49

It should have been. The NRA/gun lobby prevents meaningful gun control. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #54

Then get somebody to propose a law that would ban it rather than regulate its looks Recursion Mar 2013 #56

Enough with the lies. SunSeeker Mar 2013 #60

I am not ****ing lying. I'm telling you what the law *you support* actually says Recursion Mar 2013 #61

The stupidity of the AWB in two pictures hack89 Mar 2013 #74

It's no lie. X_Digger Mar 2013 #89

Somehow I don't think Homerj1 Mar 2013 #64

Connecticut HAS AN AWB under which the gun was legal Recursion Mar 2013 #53

The rifle Lanza used would have been perfectly legal from 1994-2004, during the AWB. sir pball Mar 2013 #93

You are completely wrong, and have no idea what the AWB acutally banned. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #103

I just shared your post with my son, a retired member of the 3/7 29 Palms HangOnKids Mar 2013 #51

Well, I'm right Recursion Mar 2013 #52

He said you are full of crap HangOnKids Mar 2013 #58

1. No. 2. Yes. What the hell do either of those have to do with anything? Recursion Mar 2013 #59

Over you dude HangOnKids Mar 2013 #62

Sucks when you realize you're wrong huh? Nice appeal to 'authority' though. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #106

Hey great to see you HangOnKids Mar 2013 #108

Yeah, I'd ignore people too if they presented 100% true facts that didn't fit with my contrived worl AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #109

You are being completely unreasonable to Recursion. Fantastic Anarchist Mar 2013 #111

What does having a purple heart have to do with understanding the text of a law AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #105

I'd like to know CokeMachine Mar 2013 #123

Does he represent you in court, too? sofa king Mar 2013 #125

LOL. Thanks for the post. nt SunSeeker Mar 2013 #57

I can show you that Recursion is right with two pictures hack89 Mar 2013 #76

Ok then booley Mar 2013 #95

You can't do that without banning about 75% of guns -- which could well be a good thing Recursion Mar 2013 #97

It's an ergonomic safety/comfort issue. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #107

You don't know that, the likely hood that he'd be able to reload like a person trained to do so with uponit7771 Mar 2013 #72

NRA opposes limiting magazine capacity to 10 Progressive dog Mar 2013 #22

Not that much more Recursion Mar 2013 #24

How many fewer deaths would be not that much more? Progressive dog Mar 2013 #28

3 would at least do something like what you're trying to achieve Recursion Mar 2013 #55

10? No. rdharma Mar 2013 #36

Why you keep linking to a video of full-auto fire is beyond me. X_Digger Mar 2013 #41

"video of full-auto fire is beyond me" rdharma Mar 2013 #79

Yes, apples and oranges have different sugar content. X_Digger Mar 2013 #86

Obtuse? nt rdharma Mar 2013 #88

No, just not falling for your red herring. X_Digger Mar 2013 #91

The fastest reload....... rdharma Mar 2013 #94

Blissful nescience it is, then. n/t X_Digger Mar 2013 #96

wrong question.. annabanana Mar 2013 #26

Imagine what Adam Lana would have done with a drum of bullets. Protecting shit like bluestate10 Mar 2013 #5

Cruz is the face but remember malaise Mar 2013 #8

I love the Carnival Cruz name he's acquired. Cleita Mar 2013 #13

That's very good since they are a perfect metaphor malaise Mar 2013 #15

Actually, the issue is more complex than that. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #110

A drum magazine would probably slowed him down. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #121

A round approximately every two seconds not counting 5 magazine changes. If they were 30 round geckosfeet Mar 2013 #7

Fuck the NRA. CrispyQ Mar 2013 #10

and all the ReTHUG malaise Mar 2013 #12

How about Wayne LaPierre? TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #16

+1,000 malaise Mar 2013 #17

That segment on TRMS gave me an anxiety attack. Fuck anyone Laurian Mar 2013 #14

I think Newtown was the laststraw for most people malaise Mar 2013 #18

Most people perhaps, TheCowsCameHome Mar 2013 #20

The cigarette folks behaved the same way malaise Mar 2013 #21

cigerettes Duckhunter935 Mar 2013 #23

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #27

There is no proof that this post makes sense Progressive dog Mar 2013 #30

What "official Conspiracy story" do you mean? Enlighten me please? Thank you. nt uppityperson Mar 2013 #32

WTF are you talking about? tosh Mar 2013 #35

It Was For Me - America's Gun Culture Is An Abomination cantbeserious Mar 2013 #29

How do you prevent such an atrocity? n/t krispos42 Mar 2013 #40

Watched it. RiffRandell Mar 2013 #25

This message was self-deleted by its author sangsaran Mar 2013 #46

NRA is POS Progressive dog Mar 2013 #31

Red herring right here. eom BillyJack Mar 2013 #33

Explain. n/t AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #71

and not one republican senator voted to advance the background check bill. spanone Mar 2013 #37

Comparison of high cap magazines..... and really high cap magazines. rdharma Mar 2013 #38

That's a cool Homerj1 Mar 2013 #50

That is terrifying on so many levels. blackspade Mar 2013 #65

Thanks for that malaise Mar 2013 #68

***VERY VERY INFORMATIVE*** Changes capacity debate no doubt uponit7771 Mar 2013 #73

And this is relevant to the US Civilian market how? AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #114

Fun video, but not all that useful. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #122

change times do not play into the duration rdharma Mar 2013 #127

You seem confused. ManiacJoe Mar 2013 #130

"mag change times become less of a factor" rdharma Mar 2013 #131

He reloaded at least 5 times. krispos42 Mar 2013 #39

But...an armed guard... moondust Mar 2013 #43

He did? Why? flvegan Mar 2013 #44

Ban them now mwrguy Mar 2013 #66

I agree malaise Mar 2013 #69

+1 AngryOldDem Mar 2013 #70

What about handguns? Do you support banning them? hack89 Mar 2013 #75

regulate the fuck out of them. laundry_queen Mar 2013 #81

Do you have any proposals that the American public would actually support? nt hack89 Mar 2013 #82

Americans would support it laundry_queen Mar 2013 #83

I agree they support some gun control and we should pass what we can. hack89 Mar 2013 #84

Every response you receive is answered with the same question re-qualified. LanternWaste Mar 2013 #115

The poster wants to basically ban all guns hack89 Mar 2013 #118

So "ban all" the guns that were used in ~300 murders last year sir pball Mar 2013 #98

actually I'd like all guns banned laundry_queen Mar 2013 #112

Hyperbole Crepuscular Mar 2013 #87

Good slogan greatlaurel Mar 2013 #100

Diane Feinstein missed a great opportunity TexasBushwhacker Mar 2013 #67

Enumerated Constitutional rights mean everything in US law. hack89 Mar 2013 #77

That is all the more amazing regarding how teachers protected their kids JPZenger Mar 2013 #80

Is anyone proposing a stand alone Clip size regulation? One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #85

unless Crepuscular Mar 2013 #92

Short term effect would be none One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #99

magazines last 100 years, so I don't see much long term impact either. Crepuscular Mar 2013 #101

Like plane crashes One_Life_To_Give Mar 2013 #117

Rachel for President nt fadedrose Mar 2013 #90

Cho at Virginia Tech reloaded 11 times. AtheistCrusader Mar 2013 #102

5 round, 3 round, 2 round magazines..... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2013 #116

"I will not listen" Recursion Mar 2013 #124

I agree with you malaise Mar 2013 #132

Definition? Crepuscular Mar 2013 #139

But that's not enough for Americans to protect themselves from the bad guys. valerief Mar 2013 #119

Yes indeed malaise Mar 2013 #138

Well, the lives of the several families who own the planet are important. The rest of us? Phffft! nt valerief Mar 2013 #141

See - you understand malaise Mar 2013 #142

As I say endlessly, making rich people richer is the most important thing in the world. valerief Mar 2013 #143

Until ALL bullets are off the streets.... The NRA must be defeated totally. graham4anything Mar 2013 #126

I listened to Rachel on the radio driving home from the airport yesterday evening. mountain grammy Mar 2013 #128

Newton was a terrible tragedy wercal Mar 2013 #129

No - banning assault rifles would prevent another such slaughter n/t malaise Mar 2013 #133

Not really wercal Mar 2013 #134

Your post seems truncated? another_liberal Mar 2013 #135

Too emotional.. 4bucksagallon Mar 2013 #136

He fires 152 bullets and killed 20 young children and their educators malaise Mar 2013 #137

Yep, that is what I said, you'll never get anyone on board that way. 4bucksagallon Mar 2013 #140