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Dragonfli

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17. That's good to know, about LAWs, as far as flamethrowers,
Thu Mar 22, 2012, 01:20 AM
Mar 2012

If they have a useful purpose I imagine they are fine as used, if I remember correctly, my dad (WWII and Korea) said it was the way the gel fluid stuck to you that made them so frightening to be on the wrong end of, like napalm, it was a weaponized fuel.

That was the vision in my mind when I posted, I know shit all about guns, you got me there. They are weapons designed to kill however and as such I would rather they were not so prolific.

My Dad used archery or shotguns for sport hunting, but many of these weapons are designed to kill men, kinda creepy to me for some one to want to be in a people killing tool club.

Hell my dads police service pistol was locked in a safety deposit box when he retired, he never needed it again (certainly not to hunt with)

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but what could possibly go wrong? n/t TheCowsCameHome Mar 2012 #1
You can thank the NRA for all of this.... Walk away Mar 2012 #2
Much simpler: to promote profit by enabling the sale of as many weapons as possible to as many as Dragonfli Mar 2012 #4
Flamethrowers are sold pretty openly. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #8
I honestly didn't know you could legally buy a military flame thrower, nord torch maybe. Dragonfli Mar 2012 #13
There are a couple different fuel methods. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #15
That's good to know, about LAWs, as far as flamethrowers, Dragonfli Mar 2012 #17
Here is data from a 14 year old report from SAAMI, the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Dragonfli Mar 2012 #16
Firearms. AtheistCrusader Mar 2012 #20
Posts about "mythical cowboy culture" belong in the History Group. "Infantile infatuation" petronius Mar 2012 #3
Sounds like Arizona where anyone can carry a concealed weapon and they all think they are cowboys teewrex Mar 2012 #5
Did the same shit pass for concealed weapons at ASU? lonestarnot Mar 2012 #9
We need to end the culture of vigilante justice lastlib Mar 2012 #6
absolutely. it's idiotic samsingh Mar 2012 #7
Yes, as I was watching the coverage tonight that is exactly what was going through my mind. The jwirr Mar 2012 #10
And no surprise that a bushitler was behind the evil again. lonestarnot Mar 2012 #11
I've had enough too. Hoyt Mar 2012 #12
Yup nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #14
yes. true. BlancheSplanchnik Mar 2012 #22
Everyone running around with guns half-cocked is a ridiculous situation quinnox Mar 2012 #18
I'm fucking sick of idiots playing John Wayne. DevonRex Mar 2012 #19
The "cowboy" myth has done more damage hifiguy Mar 2012 #21
du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2012 #23
K&R. Many of these "self defense" gunsters would be greatly disappointed if the crime dropped to lib_wit_it Mar 2012 #24
I have no problem with concealed or open carry TheCruces Mar 2012 #25
rec. KG Mar 2012 #26
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