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70. Lets see from what I have heard there have been 355 of

Sat Dec 5, 2015, 08:29 PM

Dec 2015

these mass murders this year alone. You come up with one. Granted if someone
was intent on a sniper type shooting a bolt action would be the weapon of choice for me.
But I would guess in these mass shootings like San Bernardino the AR-15 and a high capacity
semi auto pistol would be the best choice. Myself I have a Springfield XDM .40 it has a 17 shot capacity
16 in the magazine and 1 in the chamber. I guess I could fire the 17 rounds in maybe 3 seconds and reload
with the extra magazine in 3 second and knock off another 16 rounds maybe what 9-10 seconds total. Probably could do it faster with practice. I can't see any reason a civilian needs such firepower. You take an AR-15 with 2 30 round magazines taped together like the San Bernardino killers had even a novice could fire 60 rounds in maybe 15 seconds, what purpose does that serve any civilian?

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I would be extremely content if Assault Rifles and Semi Auto Hand guns [View all] boston bean Dec 2015 OP

You probably mean a revolver and not a pistol exboyfil Dec 2015 #1

You are right, I did mean that. Thanks, I changed it. boston bean Dec 2015 #2

You also have this guy exboyfil Dec 2015 #3

I've shot Munificence Dec 2015 #89

Hey, Munificence, old pal. I think we need to set the record straight between us, huh? Squinch Dec 2015 #91

and yet Munificence Dec 2015 #94

Oh. My. God. You responded to my post! Stalker!!!!!! Harasser!!!!! Squinch Dec 2015 #95

That's nice hack89 Dec 2015 #4

OK. EL34x4 Dec 2015 #5

Lack of knowledge r/t to specific terms .... etherealtruth Dec 2015 #6

you are so RIGHT! What business do you have coming on to this board and spouting your CTyankee Dec 2015 #7

Imagine if someone came in with their plans to stop abortions... TipTok Dec 2015 #20

yeah, imagine if they did not know the exact names of the instruments used ........ etherealtruth Dec 2015 #22

Most of the control crowd talk... TipTok Dec 2015 #23

They all know it is a medcal procedure ending with the termination of a pregnancy etherealtruth Dec 2015 #25

Shouldn't those that want legislation and those that write the legislation, GGJohn Dec 2015 #27

Writing the legislation .... yes. In discussing the concept it is pedantic etherealtruth Dec 2015 #29

Fair enough. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #31

I agree. Mojorabbit Dec 2015 #30

Not going to happen REP Dec 2015 #48

Well then, I guess you're going to live your life in discontent. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #8

Will mass shootings with those weapons be less tragic to you? aikoaiko Dec 2015 #9

There will be less victims. boston bean Dec 2015 #10

So you're ok with dead terror attack victims shadowrider Dec 2015 #12

The latest terrorists pintobean Dec 2015 #15

Well shadowrider Dec 2015 #18

This is what I'm waiting for... TipTok Dec 2015 #21

In some cases you might be right but not in all. aikoaiko Dec 2015 #13

Tell that to Charles Whitman REP Dec 2015 #47

And it was civilians with rifles shooting in conjunction with police GGJohn Dec 2015 #49

No, it was a cop who shot him REP Dec 2015 #52

Correct, but I said an armed civilian accompanied them up that tower, I didn't say GGJohn Dec 2015 #53

My eyes ain't what they used to be REP Dec 2015 #55

No problem, GGJohn Dec 2015 #57

Assault rifles are already illegal in every state due to federal law. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #11

Yeah, they don't understand the difference between "assault style" and actual assault rifles REP Dec 2015 #54

The AWB set back the gun control movement at least three decades. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #56

+1000. eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #60

Well, I'm sure it made Bushmaster a ton of money REP Dec 2015 #61

+1000 smirkymonkey Dec 2015 #14

Thanks for the laugh I got from reading your post Lurks Often Dec 2015 #16

Good gun owners promising to go bad... sanatanadharma Dec 2015 #34

Nice rant, GGJohn Dec 2015 #38

Why do you think the majority of states are going to along with this nonsense? Lurks Often Dec 2015 #39

Gun market, gun stores, etc., would be all but extinct. Gun Yahoos are attracted Hoyt Dec 2015 #17

... GGJohn Dec 2015 #19

Such a ban would be struck down as unconstitutional almost immediately. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #24

What will you do if our Dem nominee winds up being in favor of MORE gun control? CTyankee Dec 2015 #26

I'm in favor of reasaonable control measures. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #32

thanks. That's what I thought... CTyankee Dec 2015 #33

Since no Democratic candidate is so stupid as to call for banning semi-automatic weapons MohRokTah Dec 2015 #36

hey, it's OK, I get it... CTyankee Dec 2015 #41

You, and a few others. Captain Stern Dec 2015 #28

Ban the revolvers too. tabasco Dec 2015 #35

Would you ban a replica Colt 1858 Army revolver, too? MohRokTah Dec 2015 #37

I have one of those after 6 shots the victims could have a coffee while doc03 Dec 2015 #44

Multitudes of more people are murdered with hand guns than in mass shootings. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #46

Donate it to a museum. tabasco Dec 2015 #58

No. GGJohn Dec 2015 #62

I KNEW you guys would go after black powder weapons MohRokTah Dec 2015 #63

Amazing ain't it? eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #69

Especially amazing considering the revolver is 4 centuries old. eom MohRokTah Dec 2015 #82

Hell, ban everything. EVERYTHING, I TELL YOU! Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #40

You'd be surprised how a felony conviction gets people to comply. tabasco Dec 2015 #64

So your in favor of enriching our prison system? GGJohn Dec 2015 #71

Well, I suppose my risk would depend... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #73

The oldest existing revolver was manufactured in 1597... MohRokTah Dec 2015 #43

Then it belongs in a museum. tabasco Dec 2015 #59

Just like a grabber, go for it all. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #65

Someone post a list of mass murders that a bolt, lever doc03 Dec 2015 #42

Aurora, Colorado theater shooting. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #45

Charles Whitman killed 17 in his University of Texas at Austin murder spree. eom MohRokTah Dec 2015 #51

Lets see from what I have heard there have been 355 of doc03 Dec 2015 #70

Aurora was a semi-auto rifle. tabasco Dec 2015 #66

The Aurora shooter's drum magazine jammed after just a few shots. Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #74

Sites I looked at say "several rounds" fired before the jam. tabasco Dec 2015 #97

Well, then I've heard people say he killed more with the shotgun Snobblevitch Dec 2015 #103

I agree treestar Dec 2015 #50

My AR-10 isn't for self defense, GGJohn Dec 2015 #67

223 upper on an ar-10 how does that work? what mags are you using? SpookyDem Dec 2015 #104

The upper was custom made by a gunsmith friend of mine as were 2 mags. GGJohn Dec 2015 #105

Sounds pretty interesting does it use standard ar15 bolt or modified ar-10 SpookyDem Dec 2015 #108

Good question, GGJohn Dec 2015 #110

Convince 218 members of the House, 60 Senators, and 3/4 of the states and you can ban them. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #68

How does the government restrict full autos then, don't see people carrying doc03 Dec 2015 #72

Almost entirely because there is little desire for people to own them. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #75

The technology is not ubiquitous. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #78

People also seem to forget that automatic weapons as also generally legal, branford Dec 2015 #88

Firearms can be regulated, nobody here is saying that they can't, GGJohn Dec 2015 #81

Full automatic weapons have never been in widespread legal use. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #106

Actually, it would be 2/3rd's of the Congress, GGJohn Dec 2015 #76

D'OH! 290 members of the House and 67 Senators. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #79

Funny how full auto got banned w/o an amendment, right? tabasco Dec 2015 #98

The technology was never ubiquitous. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #99

Handgun and semi-auto crime are ubiquitous, as well. tabasco Dec 2015 #100

Laugh all you want, your proposed ban is unconstitutional. MohRokTah Dec 2015 #101

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What is dangerous about not allowing "Assault Rifles and Semi Auto Hand guns"? uppityperson Dec 2015 #83

New assault rifles have been banned for sale to civilians since 1986, GGJohn Dec 2015 #84

Peach, but mostly cheesecake. uppityperson Dec 2015 #85

I don't even know what that means. GGJohn Dec 2015 #86

oh, I'm sorry. I thought you asked me what kind of pie I liked. nt uppityperson Dec 2015 #92

Whaaaa? eom. GGJohn Dec 2015 #102

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2015 #87

I had a young man tell me last night he had his gun for protection and to take on the Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #80

I can't think of a single remotely plausible scenario... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2015 #90

Given the results from Vietnam and Iraq, Guerilla warfare is a significant weakeness. NutmegYankee Dec 2015 #109

He is thinking with his gun rather than his noodle. He wasn't old enough for Thinkingabout Dec 2015 #112

I think most people who bring up the military power didn't get that training either. NutmegYankee Dec 2015 #113

Legally, such a confiscation would require financial compensation for the guns NickB79 Dec 2015 #93

You simply need to learn how to live with your... virginia mountainman Dec 2015 #96

This is a rabbit hole, down which we should not slide. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2015 #107

Now that's progressive... ileus Dec 2015 #111