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TeddyR

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10. So nobody can answer the question

Reply to jpak (Original post)

Sun Jun 12, 2016, 02:13 PM

Jun 2016

What is an assault weapon? The rifle used is the same rifle that is used in hunting, sport shooting, etc. It is NOT used by any military. Throwing around ill-defined terms like "assault weapon" is simple fear-mongering based on lack of facts.

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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