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Johnny Rico

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1. So they can shoot 100 times without reloading.

Reply to Electric Monk (Original post)

Sat Jul 21, 2012, 07:42 PM

Jul 2012

Hey, you asked...

As for the legality of the weapon in question, it's a selective fire Glock 18. There are roughly 150,000 legally owned machine guns in the country. I presume this is one of them.

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100 round magazines? Why does anyone need 100 round magazines? [View all] Electric Monk Jul 2012 OP

So they can shoot 100 times without reloading. Johnny Rico Jul 2012 #1

There ARE full-auto Glocks derby378 Jul 2012 #2

Why does one need a Corvette? Tejas Jul 2012 #3

To get to legal speed limit faster? Could you answer the question about the mag? Regards uponit7771 Jul 2012 #19

That will get you a ticket. Tejas Jul 2012 #30

To rapidly escape from someone firing an automatic weapon freud101 Jul 2012 #31

So you can kill more humans? DURHAM D Jul 2012 #4

1. When the fucking zombies attack... Bigmack Jul 2012 #5

2nd Amendment freud101 Jul 2012 #32

So you can shoot up a theatre without reloading. Swede Jul 2012 #6

So how well did that work out with Holmes? permatex Jul 2012 #24

Don't you hate shooting up a theatre and your damn assault rifle jams? Swede Jul 2012 #33

I don't own any assault rifles, can't afford one, don't want the look up your ass permatex Jul 2012 #35

You never know when that deer or rabid raccoon won't go down after the first 99 bullets. LonePirate Jul 2012 #7

Not true permatex Jul 2012 #26

Glock 18s are full auto... PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #8

OMFG!! That's out of a hand gun!!! uponit7771 Jul 2012 #18

As far as I know justanidea Jul 2012 #21

True, no one needs one. HooptieWagon Jul 2012 #9

When you need to get wood, and get it fast. TheCowsCameHome Jul 2012 #10

If a crazed mut was going to shoot at me, I'd prefer he have one of those than a standard mag GarroHorus Jul 2012 #11

After 20 bullets...by that time damage has been done uponit7771 Jul 2012 #20

Zombies. Many hundreds of zombies. n/t NoodleyAppendage Jul 2012 #12

One does not need a 2TB hard drive ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #13

I've never heard of death by hard drive. Tobin S. Jul 2012 #15

Bad aim really, really bad aim Bosso 63 Jul 2012 #14

Does that matter in a crowd? Electric Monk Jul 2012 #16

Didn't see this thread before I asked....there seems to be no excuse for it uponit7771 Jul 2012 #17

I would think one would get dizzy reading them... Javaman Jul 2012 #22

SHOULD he be in jail? No. He isn't hurting anyone or violating anyone's rights. NewMoonTherian Jul 2012 #23

To feel gratuitously endowed. eShirl Jul 2012 #25

You do know Trunk Monkey Jul 2012 #27

There are a few transferrable G18 pistols in the US, and probably many in the hands of dealers slackmaster Jul 2012 #28

Range toy. They're notoriously unreliable, which is why the Aurora loser's rifle jammed benEzra Jul 2012 #29

They are a toy, used to impress other gun owners MineralMan Jul 2012 #34

combat only. US Citizens aren't allowed to own tanks, so we already restrict ownership librechik Jul 2012 #36