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109. This easily altered is an internet rumour.

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700 rounds/minute [View all] lindysalsagal Dec 2015 OP

A coworker complained to me about a gun he couldnt own here but randys1 Dec 2015 #1

I feel the same about medical cannibus, but that Dustlawyer Dec 2015 #86

So, are you telling him passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #91

There is simply no way that's true Krytan11c Dec 2015 #2

Just reported by Wolf in CNN. Obviously, I have no idea, myself. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #5

I'm sorry, I'm not trying to attack you Krytan11c Dec 2015 #17

50 or 200, that's still 50 or 200 too many. Hoyt Dec 2015 #55

Post removed Post removed Dec 2015 #89

You might want to consider where you are posting passiveporcupine Dec 2015 #92

God - get rid of this gun porn video packman Dec 2015 #116

800 rds/minute is the official rating for the AR Mnpaul Dec 2015 #133

800 would be the rate of a full-auto M-16. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #135

if its a sandy gun its a bushmaster roguevalley Dec 2015 #79

And if it were a fully-automatic Kalashnikov EL34x4 Dec 2015 #9

You Can Own Them ozone82 Dec 2015 #98

True. I've forgotten about NFA weapons EL34x4 Dec 2015 #108

The name of that "animal" is 'man' SummerSnow Dec 2015 #3

It is amazing what 36 barrels firing at the same time will do. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #101

Your still talking a 750 rounds/sec X 36 Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #117

Yes, that is the math. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #118

Could you imagine what would happen in a beachhead landing with a few of those? Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #121

Having seen the movie "Saving Private Ryan", ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #124

I saw that, and I've also seen the real footage from ww2. Horrifying enough. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #125

I don't have to imagine Mnpaul Dec 2015 #134

Unfortunately, after 21 seconds the A-10 is out of ammo. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #136

Give the gun-humpers ten minutes. hifiguy Dec 2015 #4

While I think blitzer made a mistake nadinbrzezinski Dec 2015 #70

Look above. Le Taz Hot Dec 2015 #147

What's it going to take? 20 grade-schoolers didn't do it. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #6

For the gun-humpers to be the subjects of gun violence. That's what it would take. Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #76

I made that remark after handmade34 Dec 2015 #100

But gunz gunz and moar gunz! Dont call me Shirley Dec 2015 #156

I was going to say inverse proportion to penis size. Crunchy Frog Dec 2015 #7

I was going to say, "Go for it," but I decided not to. valerief Dec 2015 #29

Link? Thank you uppityperson Dec 2015 #8

Sorry: Live TV CNN n/t. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #13

If you can find me a gun linuxman Dec 2015 #10

Here's one right here. n/fn/t MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #14

Thanks for that. world wide wally Dec 2015 #15

You should feel safe. linuxman Dec 2015 #20

I'm not the only one here that is sick of this mindless bullshit world wide wally Dec 2015 #31

Mindless BS? linuxman Dec 2015 #34

Yes mindless bullshit! world wide wally Dec 2015 #42

Hardly. linuxman Dec 2015 #49

Those people had a right to live world wide wally Dec 2015 #50

Yes, they do. linuxman Dec 2015 #54

Guns are different. If they weren't you wouldn't love them so much. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #60

Guns are for killing or maiming living things. hifiguy Dec 2015 #63

Is one who dies from scherosis or a drunk driver less dead? linuxman Dec 2015 #71

Go ahead: Aim a bottle of whiskey at me. The difference will become apparent lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #77

Oh no! linuxman Dec 2015 #82

Boy, have you lost it. Fuck you're fucking guns! Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #144

I will never own a gun either... meaculpa2011 Dec 2015 #149

Nobody said you had to, did they? Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #161

Yes. Anyone who advocates gun confiscation. n/t meaculpa2011 Dec 2015 #165

Well, I don't advocate that. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #168

Everything you named can cause death by accident world wide wally Dec 2015 #88

+ infinity n/t etherealtruth Dec 2015 #142

Yeah...that is something hard to deny. Rex Dec 2015 #148

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #57

You shouldn't have the right to own this kind of gun. It's insane. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #45

If it's a 700 rpm automatic rifle as reported, nobody does. linuxman Dec 2015 #51

Your "rights" helped kill 14 people this afternoon Nevernose Dec 2015 #48

The right to own again does not belong in a civilized society. alarimer Dec 2015 #87

The gun murder lovers will never be happy SwankyXomb Dec 2015 #105

In what way is Linuxman a "monster"? Marengo Dec 2015 #141

That's just a figure of speach - no such thing as real monsters. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #145

exactly what militia did these mikeysnot Dec 2015 #154

The 2nd amendment was a mistake. Owning a gun is not a civil right. morningfog Dec 2015 #62

Which 34 States do you think will be on board? linuxman Dec 2015 #64

It a tough row, but we'll hoe it eventually. morningfog Dec 2015 #69

Actually, if it is interpreted the way it was written Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #146

Careful...the way it is written, the people in the militias jmg257 Dec 2015 #150

I don't think it would work like that. Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #162

At the time of the Constitution, it was mandatory for all males 18-45 jmg257 Dec 2015 #164

But what does that have to do with 2015? Elmer S. E. Dump Dec 2015 #167

Did you feel safe this morning? linuxman Dec 2015 #66

Apparently, I feel much safer than you do and I don't even own a gun world wide wally Dec 2015 #90

I don't have a gun to protect myself at all times. linuxman Dec 2015 #107

He's telling you that if the weapon WAS automatic, it was likely already illegal. Adrahil Dec 2015 #119

If I wanted one I could get one tomarrow with no background check, Zero fees, doc03 Dec 2015 #19

Impossible. They are illegal. Thanks for proving my point. linuxman Dec 2015 #23

Since when is the AR15 illegal? The AR 15 in semi auto can be fired in excess of 100 RPM and doc03 Dec 2015 #32

We were talking about a rifle that shoots 700 rpm. linuxman Dec 2015 #38

No you are arguing about bullshit a law enforcement officer made the statement they may have had doc03 Dec 2015 #53

You should care. linuxman Dec 2015 #56

they can be easily altered to shoot full auto. hifiguy Dec 2015 #44

They cannot be easily converted to full auto. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #68

They cannot. Don't trust everything that happens on Law & Order Recursion Dec 2015 #122

It's illegal in California if its magazine detaches Recursion Dec 2015 #126

We can't even get "them" to admit we have a problem etherealtruth Dec 2015 #11

Semi-automatic weapons don't fire that fast Matrosov Dec 2015 #12

Just quoting Wolf on CNN. I wouldn't know. n/t. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #16

Well, that's really comforting to know. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #21

I understand Matrosov Dec 2015 #26

They can be easily altered to fire full auto. It wasn't Wolf it was a law enforcement officer doc03 Dec 2015 #28

Thanks. I was just getting in the house. n/t. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #30

No they are not hack89 Dec 2015 #33

No, they cannot "easy" be converted to full auto. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #35

People think they can be easily altered. EL34x4 Dec 2015 #40

This easily altered is an internet rumour. Waldorf Dec 2015 #109

No they can't be easily converted Sassysdad Dec 2015 #114

Ever heard of bump fire? Electric Monk Dec 2015 #36

Yeah, that's cool EL34x4 Dec 2015 #47

The topic was Rounds Per Minute, but thanks for playing. nt Electric Monk Dec 2015 #74

That's a slide fire stock.... Adrahil Dec 2015 #120

Fast enough to kill innocent people. Gunners tell us rifles aren't used in crimes too. Hoyt Dec 2015 #59

No, us gunners, as you call us, say no such thing. We will say rifles (which include those scary Waldorf Dec 2015 #132

I have to ask why you guys love those scary black ones. Hoyt Dec 2015 #138

I can give you several reasons why I like them. They are accurate. Lower recoil. Modular. Can change Waldorf Dec 2015 #139

The advertizers know their market. Hoyt Dec 2015 #143

Seems to be as the popularity of these assault weapons increases, jmg257 Dec 2015 #152

Oh really? Straw Man Dec 2015 #140

Has the Gungeon weighed in yet? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #18

Not a peep. KamaAina Dec 2015 #22

Oops. I see one upthread. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #24

They're out from under their rocks now. hifiguy Dec 2015 #46

Wow. I read that as "socks." Iggo Dec 2015 #58

. .. hifiguy Dec 2015 #61

Zombies. They never fucking die. MeNMyVolt Dec 2015 #84

They are too busy talking to their buddies about the types of weapons used, magazine size, how Hoyt Dec 2015 #65

Are you withholding info on us? ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #73

Get you some ATF friends, and you'll know all kinds of crud about gunners. Hoyt Dec 2015 #75

Is that a "no, you don't have any additional info about this event" to give us? ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #83

Oh yea. They claim you can't buy and AR 15 and they can't fire 700 RPM. What is the doc03 Dec 2015 #41

Ding! Ding! TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #94

The difference is accurate math. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #104

The point is this. beevul Dec 2015 #159

Well, the gungeon delegation has showed up. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #99

A standard revolver has been shot 6 times in one second Travis_0004 Dec 2015 #25

Finally, someone who understands rates of fire vs amount of fire. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #37

Too bad our gunners can't understand needless deaths due to their sick hobby. Hoyt Dec 2015 #67

Glad you cleared THAT up. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #72

6 rounds per second = 600 rounds per minute? NoGOPZone Dec 2015 #81

It's that "new math" thing they teach these days. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #85

Well meteric is multiples of 10... so if 6 standard = 10 meteric Glassunion Dec 2015 #93

Maybe it will take some industry bigger than the gun industry. ErikJ Dec 2015 #27

Insurance industry and city governments. There will be hundreds of millions paid in workman's comp Turn CO Blue Dec 2015 #127

Gun lobbyists vs Insurance lobbyists? ErikJ Dec 2015 #129

Watch a video of revolver shooting and reloading sometime. 1939 Dec 2015 #39

But they're such fun at the shooting range BeyondGeography Dec 2015 #43

The world is their shooting range. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #113

The NRA sells the idea that civilians need these weapons to protect themselves from their government Agnosticsherbet Dec 2015 #52

after every massacre, Congress crawls on its knees to NRAILA and begs forgiveness MisterP Dec 2015 #78

So WTF happens when some of these crazies decide to shoot up a political party headquarters? jalan48 Dec 2015 #80

Or NRA HQ. Or Congess. Or who knows what? TheCowsCameHome Dec 2015 #95

I don't think these are the kind people that would shoot up the NRA. jalan48 Dec 2015 #97

Most military assault rifles 600 to 700 rounds a minute. The Belgium FN FAL for example sarge43 Dec 2015 #96

Military assault rifles are automatic (machine guns). ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #106

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #102

These gun bastards aren't going to be satisfied with Assault Rifles after a while. I expect we will The_Casual_Observer Dec 2015 #103

And here's the disconnect Recursion Dec 2015 #128

Sounds to me like some TV newsmoran has been into the arsenic face powder again jmowreader Dec 2015 #110

Guns cause insanity, but excess !!!! do not sanatanadharma Dec 2015 #111

None but what you are saying is much different than what jwirr Dec 2015 #112

Nothing will change EdwardBernays Dec 2015 #115

It's a gun culture rockfordfile Dec 2015 #123

700 or 70, we need them all gone off the streets mwrguy Dec 2015 #130

What makes them so special that they need to go ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #137

I'd say it's the semi-auto action combined with high capacity removable mags. jmg257 Dec 2015 #153

they aren't special mwrguy Dec 2015 #155

Inside job: Health inspector gone postal. lindysalsagal Dec 2015 #131

The AR-15 shoots 700 rounds per minute? B2G Dec 2015 #151

No, semi-auto AR-15 rifles cannot file anywhere close to that fast. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #157

Sorry, didn't think i needed the sarcasm thingy. nt B2G Dec 2015 #158

This is DU. You always need the sarcasm thingy. ManiacJoe Dec 2015 #160

Lol. I should know that by now B2G Dec 2015 #163

I can only think of 2: bvar22 Dec 2015 #166