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Kaleva

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148. Can't buy a gun for hunting that's capable of firing a three round burts

Wed Apr 25, 2012, 03:06 PM

Apr 2012

Well, I guess one could if they are willing on taking the chance of going to prison for a very long time.

Your comments:

"Also the reality is...fire discipline says you do not mostly fire in auto...or you will run out of ammo much, much faster. Why the semi selector went into the M 16-A1 to begin with.

Of course another minor difference is how fast barrels heat up. "

You've given a couple of very good reasons why criminals don't use automatics in this country that much. Add to that the risk of serving a long prison sentence just for having an unregistered auto in your possession.

On the other hand, it's fairly easy to legally purchase a semi-auto WASR-10 and 30 round magazines and you don't have to worry (in most states) about being arrested for having it.

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Neighbors in Newton County, Ga. case are now in jail [View all] Kaleva Apr 2012 OP

And here are the Good 'Ole Boys....protecting 'the country' from peaceful black families. marmar Apr 2012 #1

Uncle Bubba will be questioned as a material witness. lpbk2713 Apr 2012 #5

Summer Teeth! HillWilliam Apr 2012 #74

I can think of several things they could be charged with. hobbit709 Apr 2012 #2

"...we protect our own." Iggo Apr 2012 #3

I thought that, too obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #12

When he says "our own", I suspect he's not including anyone who's not white. marmar Apr 2012 #13

BINGO!!!!!!!!!!!!!! nt bonniebgood Apr 2012 #50

Rather telling, that there. Sentience FAIL. freshwest Apr 2012 #109

Stood out to me like a sore thumb. joshcryer Apr 2012 #131

Ignorance abounds. Laurian Apr 2012 #4

Too bad TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #6

...and they have cousins and cousins and more asjr Apr 2012 #7

Oh noes! It's true! Obama took their guns away and threw them in jail! tanyev Apr 2012 #8

Obama did this? When the DOJ goes after the police who arrested the Kalonjis, then AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #22

I'm just speculating on what the right wing spin will be. tanyev Apr 2012 #28

The Teabaggers were right all along! Run for the hills! It's the Apocalyse! freshwest Apr 2012 #111

Vigilante stupidity all wrapped up in a single quote: 99Forever Apr 2012 #9

+1000 Blue_Tires Apr 2012 #15

+1,000 TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #24

They can't think MattBaggins Apr 2012 #71

What, a Well Regulated millitia? Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #88

The statement also encapsulates the arrogance and selfishness _ed_ Apr 2012 #106

GOOD obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #10

"I don't know what they can charge me with" Assault for one ck4829 Apr 2012 #11

And branishing and trespassing obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #14

I wonder what their attitude was like during this whole ordeal. Ian David Apr 2012 #17

I've wondered that, too obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #30

"Shut up or I'll shoot," ronnie624 Apr 2012 #93

Yeah, it sounds like the Canoles are in a world of shit. n/t Ian David Apr 2012 #94

Yep. See OJ. If they held them at gunpoint (or threats of gunpoint) it's VERY serious. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2012 #72

They did -- for about ten minutes obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #77

Orr false imprisonment, illegal detainment, harrassment maxrandb Apr 2012 #85

Kidnapping is what I was thinking. They held them prisoner. jwirr Apr 2012 #105

Trespassing, too, don't you think? They crossed the land onto their new neighbor's place. freshwest Apr 2012 #112

The trespassing charge is especially delicious, given the whole situation. (nt) Posteritatis Apr 2012 #127

Yes, although I found all the charges satisfying, LOL. freshwest Apr 2012 #134

I suppose we should be thankful TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #16

I can't get that tune from Deliverace out of arthritisR_US Apr 2012 #18

What tune is that? Art_from_Ark Apr 2012 #70

That's the one! nt arthritisR_US Apr 2012 #100

This is the problem with having no regulations on gun ownership and carrying around loaded weapons. upaloopa Apr 2012 #19

last time i checked, the 2A says nothing about threatening people you don't like the looks of. KG Apr 2012 #20

Or leaving *your* yard to confront them in front of *their* front door. freshwest Apr 2012 #114

"We're waiting to move," Bruno Kalonji said. "We're still afraid of what the guy next door might do. AlbertCat Apr 2012 #21

In a just world, the entire staff of the Sheriff's department MineralMan Apr 2012 #27

They need to sue those idiots and the Sheriff obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #33

+1,000 freshwest Apr 2012 #118

They should include the cost of security guards. Seems like a pretty dangerous neighborhood sabrina 1 Apr 2012 #122

For real! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #126

Welcome Wagon FAIL. I wouldn't want to live next to gun toting hot heads, either. freshwest Apr 2012 #115

now just imagine, after all this, having to live next to these morons. nt Javaman Apr 2012 #23

Reminds me of Palin not understanding that other amendment, the 1st. DeschutesRiver Apr 2012 #25

huh marshall gaines Apr 2012 #26

I think the sheriff was well aware that this could easily become a media circus Kaleva Apr 2012 #31

Damn liberal media. Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #89

No, no, liberal media good! LOL. freshwest Apr 2012 #117

When you can get it. Gold Metal Flake Apr 2012 #132

+1 freshwest Apr 2012 #133

I'm not Black, but I'm still going to stay out of Georgia. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #29

Considering that the Newton County sheriff is black hack89 Apr 2012 #34

And the fact that the sheriff is black will cease all racist activity in the department..... marmar Apr 2012 #38

No - but it is less likely to be ignored or condoned. hack89 Apr 2012 #43

Maybe. But what about Yankees? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #39

Yankee fans deserve all they get ... oh wait, wrong subject. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #45

That's a joke, right? TheCowsCameHome Apr 2012 #44

No. nt hack89 Apr 2012 #46

Insert appropriate Blazing Saddles quote here slackmaster Apr 2012 #54

WHy that's the finest example of frontier jibberish I've heard in a long time. hootinholler Apr 2012 #63

I'm just glad all these young people were here today to hear that. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #116

More palatable than Glenn Beck... freshwest Apr 2012 #120

Listening to rats gnawing on baseboards would be more palatable than listening to Beck. bluesbassman Apr 2012 #123

Him and Rush... Jabba the Hut and Clone drooling all over Planet Earth. freshwest Apr 2012 #124

That is ridiculous -- much of Georgia ia quite diverse obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #42

Diverse? Diverse doesn't mean safe for anyone not from the area. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #52

Yes, it does obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #57

Yea, well, if you look at the rest of the neighbors, I would bet that they are all cousins. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #59

I am nor black, but I live in Georgia and am not leaving. n/t RebelOne Apr 2012 #87

Thank you. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #95

Racist, gun toting neighbors might be expected, but racist cops? FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #32

I haven't read this before -- they better have kidnapping charges slapped on them obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #36

No it doesn't Meiko Apr 2012 #69

Yeah, nothing to see here, right? DiverDave Apr 2012 #99

Thank you obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #102

I am not a gambler Meiko Apr 2012 #135

Yes, it does obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #101

The Newton County sheriff is African American hack89 Apr 2012 #37

Okay...maybe that's why things changed a few day later. But it was FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #49

Sometimes it is nothing more than lack of imagination and rigid adherence to rules hack89 Apr 2012 #51

Rigid rules? Let us image if the police arrive and it is two black men with rifles trained FailureToCommunicate Apr 2012 #56

Lets imagine the police were black while we are at it hack89 Apr 2012 #60

Lacking common sense seems to be a job requirement, whether in Georgia or elsewhere. AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #58

Difference: the sheriff is African-American; the husband was African NickB79 Apr 2012 #149

When you hold someone at gunpoint, you should probably go to the trouble... JHB Apr 2012 #35

There are on occasion situations in which holding someone at gunpoint is justified slackmaster Apr 2012 #55

Did 'we protect our own' ever mean all Americans malaise Apr 2012 #40

Or just those from the area? AnotherMcIntosh Apr 2012 #53

Keep us updated on this case if you can obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #41

I've been following this since the story first broke Kaleva Apr 2012 #47

OMG I missed that one! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #48

This message was self-deleted by its author ecstatic Apr 2012 #61

They took their AR-15s, how will they be able to feed their family? A Simple Game Apr 2012 #62

It is not your "Second Amendment right" to terrorize your neighbors. ScreamingMeemie Apr 2012 #64

Charged with three felonies obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #65

Ouch! Meiko Apr 2012 #75

Yup obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #76

"we protect our own" drm604 Apr 2012 #66

I hope the Kalonjis decide to stay. kentauros Apr 2012 #67

They weren'y held without bond -- they bailed out obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #78

Yes, I meant the gunmen. kentauros Apr 2012 #79

Sorry, I was confused obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #81

Okay kentauros Apr 2012 #82

This story makes me sad MintyFresh Apr 2012 #68

Another couple of 'law-abiding gun owners'...right up to the moment they weren't. Ikonoklast Apr 2012 #73

Not anymore Meiko Apr 2012 #92

AR-15s...wtf... TeeYiYi Apr 2012 #80

What's even more perplexing kentauros Apr 2012 #83

Not just one, but TWO AR-15s... TeeYiYi Apr 2012 #84

That's a lot Meiko Apr 2012 #90

Me either -- that was a real wtf moment obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #86

Who knows Meiko Apr 2012 #91

Did they say anything after they found out you were in the service? obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #96

Yea they did Meiko Apr 2012 #136

As an observation only, kentauros Apr 2012 #98

Because they don't pay as much, and often have Sheriffs, not PDs obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #103

Even more than those mugshots, what really strikes me is that picture of the Kalonjis at the top. drm604 Apr 2012 #97

I know, they do NOT look like meth heads or scuzzy people obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #104

Well, these two goobers clearly ain't the sharpest hifiguy Apr 2012 #119

what idiots karnac Apr 2012 #107

Ideally, the old couple should have been armed too, so they could have "stood their ground" Speck Tater Apr 2012 #108

Well, it could happen. But these old folks had been traumatized before, so not likely. Hope their freshwest Apr 2012 #121

If you think someone is robbing your house by all means go grab a gun 4th law of robotics Apr 2012 #110

Brandishing a weapon nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #113

Yes, those expensive AR-15's are probably history Kaleva Apr 2012 #125

Yep Meiko Apr 2012 #137

aggravated assault with a weapon, menacing obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #128

Both are in for a heck of a wake up call nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #129

You bet -- and good! obamanut2012 Apr 2012 #140

Oh effing snappity-SNAP! Poll_Blind Apr 2012 #130

The ar-15 is simple to convert to full automatic DiverDave Apr 2012 #138

No, it is not. Kaleva Apr 2012 #139

Why AKs are easier to convert nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #143

Same applys to the AK Kaleva Apr 2012 #144

Yup, why the Carels have these converted nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #146

Can't buy a gun for hunting that's capable of firing a three round burts Kaleva Apr 2012 #148

Yup, the AR 15 has a funny selector nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #150

The ATF treats the burst fire kit the same as a fully functional machine gun. Kaleva Apr 2012 #151

Yup, why the cartels convert them regularly nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #152

Well, let us know when you do convert one. It's easy, right? Kaleva Apr 2012 #153

Why would I do that? nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #154

Well, when I was in the Army DiverDave Apr 2012 #156

You may be right about that being the case in the 70's. Kaleva Apr 2012 #157

I was told by an ATF agent Meiko Apr 2012 #141

You can go to prison for a long time just for having certain parts of an M-16 Kaleva Apr 2012 #145

Yes it is, though the AK is easier nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #142

I haven't seen any kits lately Meiko Apr 2012 #158

I won't nadinbrzezinski Apr 2012 #159

The saddest thing of all is that Mr. Kalonji suffered through Mobutu's regime... Odin2005 Apr 2012 #147

The 2nd Amendment is about gun OWNERSHIP Canuckistanian Apr 2012 #155