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bluedigger

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8. Despite what you may think, labeling is not the problem.

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 02:11 PM

Jun 2016

I don't really give a flying fuck what you call a rifle that uses high capacity detachable magazines - they are a fetish item that does more harm than good in the civilian population.

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Despite what you may hear - it was NOT an assault weapon [View all] jpak Jun 2016 OP

What is an "assault weapon"? TeddyR Jun 2016 #1

Right on cue jpak Jun 2016 #4

Real appropriate time to play semantics FDR_Liberal Jun 2016 #2

I am grown up - and now fed up jpak Jun 2016 #6

I wasnt talking to you FDR_Liberal Jun 2016 #12

Welcome to DU! jpak Jun 2016 #18

despite what you might believe, most of us are just bored with the Warren Stupidity Jun 2016 #3

It was a defense weapon, doncha know. Iggo Jun 2016 #5

And a Life Saving Device!!!1111 jpak Jun 2016 #7

Despite what you may think, labeling is not the problem. bluedigger Jun 2016 #8

Fine TeddyR Jun 2016 #13

How about we eliminate the magazine? NV Whino Jun 2016 #17

How about we allow any and all guns dixiegrrrrl Jun 2016 #19

I'll vote for that. NV Whino Jun 2016 #21

Depends on if it had a bayonet lug or not Recursion Jun 2016 #9

So nobody can answer the question TeddyR Jun 2016 #10

This kind of crap logic will get them banned jpak Jun 2016 #14

this is such BULLSHIT DiverDave Jun 2016 #16

People have different definitions of assault weapon Nevernose Jun 2016 #11

It was a good gun in bad hands. We should feel sorry for all the good guns. hunter Jun 2016 #15

yeah, they don't assault, they massage.... boston bean Jun 2016 #20