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In reply to the discussion: Baseball Practice Shooter Legally Purchased Guns, Police Say [View all]yallerdawg
(16,104 posts)58. "I know porn when I see it."
Doesn't mean it is "banned" pornography at this time.
If you use a rifle designed for military application in a 'mass shooting' I would consider it to be an assault weapon.
Why do we feel safe allowing fellow citizens access to these kinds of assault weapons? If you create a nagging fear in your fellow citizens, isn't that one goal of terrorism?
It does not add anything to my personal sense of 2nd Amendment 'security in a free state' - like the 'well regulated,' trained, proficient, heroic Capitol Police make us feel.
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For trained users, the 7.62 round is a way more powerful and more lethal round
Calista241
Jun 2017
#15
Not accurate if the SKS used was in original configuration with the 10 rnd fixed magazine.
Marengo
Jun 2017
#19
A detachable magazine is generally accepted as one of the defining characteristics of an...
Marengo
Jun 2017
#23
Do we know if the nut in question did? I haven't seen any reporting with details on the...
Marengo
Jun 2017
#30
Define "weapon of war". Head on out to where I live and you'll see plenty of young folks hunting.
Marengo
Jun 2017
#20
Therein lies the problem in my mind. The Italian Carcano is technically a "weapon of war"...
Marengo
Jun 2017
#25
Abouttime, good post, sometimes it should be about stopping the senseless murders occurring
Thinkingabout
Jun 2017
#53
Military grade -- full metal jacket -- is not a damaging as the stuff civilian gun nuts like to use.
Hoyt
Jun 2017
#28
From experience, most of the gun community selects lead ball or wadcutter rounds most often.
NutmegYankee
Jun 2017
#50
Actually gun controllers are more likely to make that claim in my experience.
EX500rider
Jun 2017
#52
Most of the popular deer hunting bolt action rounds were once used in warfare.
NutmegYankee
Jun 2017
#49