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In reply to the discussion: Guns are tightly restricted on US military bases -- would Trump change that? [View all]GGJohn
(9,951 posts)7. He also claims it's easy to convert a semi to a full auto,
he knows this is a lie, being told many times he's wrong, but he continues to lie about it.
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Guns are tightly restricted on US military bases -- would Trump change that? [View all]
Akamai
Jan 2016
OP
McCrhystal was talking about the bullets themselves -- not the automatic firing capabilities.
Akamai
Jan 2016
#10
The 5.56mm round the M4 and M16 fire is so SMALL, troops complained in Afghanistan about it
NickB79
Jan 2016
#23
I see gunners are here correcting nomenclature - - auto vs semiautomatic - as if a semi-auto can't
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#3
Semi-auto are deadly enough. I bet you've checked out what is involved. Here's a trick.
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#30
Yahoos don't need fully automatic weapons to kill a lot of folks, intimidate folks, play
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#37
The policy is in place because guns and ammo ended up at gun shows in the early 90's.
X_Digger
Jan 2016
#6
If the argument is meant as an idea towards warding off rampage shooters
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2016
#12
I would let them make the changes they feel they need to make and can lawfully make.
Akamai
Jan 2016
#21
While what you say is true I don't see it as germane to discussion about regulations
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2016
#25
A real problem is generalizing from single instances -- military leaders are much more likely to be
Akamai
Jan 2016
#26
While military leaders can and do offer advice on the writing of military regulations
Nuclear Unicorn
Jan 2016
#27
Memory doesn't serve you accurately in this instance. The regs were written during the preceding
Akamai
Jan 2016
#36
Glad to see you understand that allowing more gunz loose on base is a LOWER standard.
Hoyt
Jan 2016
#33