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54. Yes, they're safer

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Sun Mar 24, 2013, 09:58 PM

Mar 2013

If anything we should be mandating that all new rifles look like an M16.

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I own guns, and I am your friend. [View all] sir pball Mar 2013 OP

What's your thoughts about this: Paulie Mar 2013 #1

Would barely affect me.. sir pball Mar 2013 #3

You sound reasonable to me. Both extremes are foolish...... Logical Mar 2013 #2

Not far from my views either. NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #4

More than 5 just heats it up too much sir pball Mar 2013 #5

I'm typically shooting a handgun, so the heat dissipates faster NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #7

1911? sir pball Mar 2013 #19

Is it safe to assume that you would favor registering them and storing them in an armory? Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #6

For me, that would be a definite "No". NutmegYankee Mar 2013 #8

I thought I was pretty clear.. sir pball Mar 2013 #10

Why don't you favor registration? octothorpe Mar 2013 #81

If you want to remain My Friend, jazzimov Mar 2013 #9

I'll extend an olive branch and try for some dialogue with you. sir pball Mar 2013 #12

And as I read this, I think all gun owners need martial arts training. sir pball Mar 2013 #15

And that is part of the problem! jazzimov Mar 2013 #24

I AM a black belt and am curious about your "one punch kill skill" Bonobo Mar 2013 #31

Well, if you really wanna know (and it's against the defenseless man) sir pball Mar 2013 #34

Seems like a silly thing to do. Bonobo Mar 2013 #36

You are, in toto, right sir pball Mar 2013 #38

I think you are too worried about situations that aren't likely to occur. Hoyt Mar 2013 #42

I would appreciate the light. jazzimov Mar 2013 #17

It's not fantasy, more a kata. sir pball Mar 2013 #27

Why stop there? lbrtbell Mar 2013 #59

Nope. Sorry. You are not my friend. And this thread has turned into gun porn. HERVEPA Mar 2013 #11

You're the kind of person sir pball Mar 2013 #21

I truly don't care what you intended. HERVEPA Mar 2013 #26

Correction: 'gungeons' pipoman Mar 2013 #67

I hope you are aware... sarisataka Mar 2013 #13

Oh, I know sir pball Mar 2013 #16

I too am pro/pro sarisataka Mar 2013 #23

Ten rounds is more than reasonable. Personally I think magazine limits are feel good laws too. geckosfeet Mar 2013 #14

Do you belong to the NRA? Skidmore Mar 2013 #18

I should have said sir pball Mar 2013 #20

Not so sure about that, but many gun cultist make the same misdiagnosis. Hoyt Mar 2013 #45

So cute, so predictable man sir pball Mar 2013 #48

I suspect Lansa, Holmes, Stawicki, Loughner, etc., said the same thing. Hoyt Mar 2013 #49

I'm very honest. Their guns are meaningless. sir pball Mar 2013 #51

I'm with you on the handguns, particularly toting in public. Hoyt Mar 2013 #62

If you fetisize guns... 99Forever Mar 2013 #22

Owning a gun is not a fetish lbrtbell Mar 2013 #63

My "phobia" doesn't kill children... 99Forever Mar 2013 #84

Glad to hear from you, friend. AverageJoe90 Mar 2013 #25

We may disagree on some finer points sir pball Mar 2013 #32

If you own a gun you are danger to yourself, your family, your neighbors and your community. bowens43 Mar 2013 #28

Guns have more than one purpose lbrtbell Mar 2013 #64

Amazing how easy it is to be ignorant and judgemental joeglow3 Mar 2013 #65

How can you judge a person Niceguy1 Mar 2013 #69

I favor licensing upon successful completion of safety courses. DinahMoeHum Mar 2013 #29

PS, I should have added in my previous posts jazzimov Mar 2013 #30

No matter who approves or disapproves of you... randome Mar 2013 #33

Thank you, really. sir pball Mar 2013 #35

I'm more of a believer in social pressure than laws this time. gulliver Mar 2013 #37

No, you are not. femmocrat Mar 2013 #39

Why, please? sir pball Mar 2013 #42

Then we must change the fucking definition of an assault weapon. sadbear Mar 2013 #40

Ugh, that wasn't what this was supposed to be about but sir pball Mar 2013 #41

It's not either/or. sadbear Mar 2013 #44

A reasonable point is made, however, that pistols and revolvers vastly outpace... Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #47

I'm all for discussing more intense regulations on ALL firearms. sadbear Mar 2013 #83

Sibling beat me to it.. sir pball Mar 2013 #50

Put this in perspective lbrtbell Mar 2013 #66

Great. 99Forever Mar 2013 #87

Assault weapon bans are not merely about asthetics. But you can continue to believe that... Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #46

Yes, they're safer Recursion Mar 2013 #54

M14 variants are still used in specialized combat roles. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #60

So would my AR-platform rifle sir pball Mar 2013 #73

You would lose accuracy at range but not useability at short range. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #77

Actually tried it sir pball Mar 2013 #78

Oh I agree that not all pistol gripped rifles are CQB weapons. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #79

I believe that sir pball Mar 2013 #55

I have no issues with your post Marrah_G Mar 2013 #52

Thank you. nt sir pball Mar 2013 #56

No, you are not my friend. MNBrewer Mar 2013 #53

Then we shall fight sir pball Mar 2013 #57

I don't need your "help" to do shit. MNBrewer Mar 2013 #58

How'd that AWB work out for ya? sir pball Mar 2013 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author MNBrewer Mar 2013 #86

I'm very glad not to live in so much fear of my neighbors Recursion Mar 2013 #61

My friends don't carry guns. Apophis Mar 2013 #68

I own a car and I am your friend. Rex Mar 2013 #70

Can't tell if.. sir pball Mar 2013 #71

Well you do lack a certain brainwave. Rex Mar 2013 #75

I did do sir pball Mar 2013 #76

Bedtime, so.. sir pball Mar 2013 #72

Such hostility on this thread... octothorpe Mar 2013 #80

Just wary of one steeped in guns, appearing as a Trojan Horse. Hoyt Mar 2013 #82

Zesty Seasonings to make Sacred Cow go down easier... LanternWaste Mar 2013 #85

I should say "ally." sir pball Mar 2013 #89

Gun owner here also. Army of Dawgness Mar 2013 #88