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66. Very true

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Can we as a party please come up with a better idea than the AWB? [View all] Recursion Jun 2016 OP

Apparently the shooter didn't use an AR-15. CJCRANE Jun 2016 #1

All the articles I have read that named a weapon have said AR-15. Thor_MN Jun 2016 #6

Nope Abq_Sarah Jun 2016 #7

I looked it up, practically the same thing Amishman Jun 2016 #13

It's not the same thing. It has a different cycling system, which makes it completely different. Calista241 Jun 2016 #21

Not quite 100% different PJMcK Jun 2016 #40

They're both firearms but they're not the same thing Abq_Sarah Jun 2016 #22

The AR 15 started out as a Colt brand name. Its now a generic name Gomez163 Jun 2016 #26

Armalite Rifle SpookyDem Jun 2016 #51

Better idea: Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #2

^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^ madinmaryland Jun 2016 #23

Not going to happen. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #28

No, because the USA has too many fuckwits. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #30

More prosaic is the fact nearly 100,000,000 American possess firearms. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #64

What makes a shotgun better for home defense, in your opinion? linuxman Jun 2016 #38

Than an AR-15? Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #41

You don't have to aim a shotgun? linuxman Jun 2016 #42

four inch spread at 12 feet vs...none Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #45

Nice, lackadaisical attitude you have to lethal weapons there. linuxman Jun 2016 #60

You know the spread pattern at a specific range but you're not a fetishist? cleanhippie Jun 2016 #68

That may sound like a reasonable idea. ... spin Jun 2016 #44

You should read more closely Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #46

Yes...that would be TOTALLY enforceable! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #48

Oh, look, another gun fetishist! Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #50

Oh, look, a grade-schooler! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #53

Sorry, but I don't see much reason to engage you seriously. Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #56

Since you're arguing with straw men of your own curious creation, that doesn't exactly sadden me. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #61

Considering that your response was "LOL" you're lucky I didn't tell you to go fuck yourself (n/t) Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #62

Lucky? Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #65

How civil of you Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #67

Try to get a law like that through Congress. Your chances would be less ... spin Jun 2016 #49

You will grant, I presume, that your proposal or one like it hasn't the slightest chance of actually Just reading posts Jun 2016 #57

That depends on how much of a drag on the GOP ticket Trump is, no? Spider Jerusalem Jun 2016 #59

Can we as a party come up with a better idea than the... Ferretherder Jun 2016 #3

Did you think this was funny when you were writing it? How about now? Do you think it's funny now? Squinch Jun 2016 #33

Repeal 2A Jerry442 Jun 2016 #4

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #31

I dont think very many people will understand what you are trying to say. aikoaiko Jun 2016 #5

Maybe that's where we should go. backscatter712 Jun 2016 #9

I'm down with that, personally (I'd imagine the poster above is not) Recursion Jun 2016 #11

That would address the issue but I don't think it is winnable even with a Dem WH and Congress aikoaiko Jun 2016 #14

so it's ok Crepuscular Jun 2016 #32

You obviously have reading comprehension problems. backscatter712 Jun 2016 #37

Bills regulating firearms should directly address the amount of hot lead that comes out the barrel. backscatter712 Jun 2016 #8

I can fire ten rounds accurately in ten seconds using two six shot revolvers. spin Jun 2016 #47

I'm always amused at the pie in the sky wishes for bans Lee-Lee Jun 2016 #10

OK, but the curve can be bent here. Ban manufacture and import of semi's without fixed magazines Recursion Jun 2016 #12

Once again- how are you enforcing it? Lee-Lee Jun 2016 #18

An import ban? Customs Recursion Jun 2016 #20

On what grounds Crepuscular Jun 2016 #35

One huge problem: 3D printers. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2016 #58

Very true Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #66

Depends what we want whatthehey Jun 2016 #15

Magazine capacity is where it is DVRacer Jun 2016 #16

As you point out, there are already a lot of magazines out there. Hundreds of millions at least. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #17

And they can be 3D printed now Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #54

Yup. That genie's not getting back in the bottle. Just reading posts Jun 2016 #55

Or at least something other than nothing. Iggo Jun 2016 #19

First of all would it be a real ban this time? ileus Jun 2016 #24

FWIW, I think magazines are the place to start Adrahil Jun 2016 #25

Symbollic victories in culture war seem more important. Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #27

It's not a symbolic victory Aerows Jun 2016 #34

Seems reasonable to you, but it won't stop mass murder... Eleanors38 Jun 2016 #63

I've said this before, and I'll say it again. Aerows Jun 2016 #29

... Crepuscular Jun 2016 #36

Meaningless rhetoric Aerows Jun 2016 #39

Had your statement Crepuscular Jun 2016 #43

What, pray tell, is the matter with Average White Band? KamaAina Jun 2016 #52