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ET Awful

(24,753 posts)
9. I'd have to argue regarding the "can't hit shit" . . .
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 04:49 PM
Dec 2012

If someone were in a confined area with numerous targets, they most certainly COULD hit many targets in a short period of time. For instance, a person in a crowded room not trying to hit anyone specific, but looking to inflict as many casualties as possible in as short a time as possible wouldn't need extreme accuracy, just a point and shoot form the hip would suffice.

I'm scared to watch! tblue Dec 2012 #1
Excellent Post. Let's not forget that even in Semi-Auto mode they are still an assault weapon. Hoyt Dec 2012 #2
That's backwards. Once the string makes it full auto, it's no longer an assault weapon Recursion Dec 2012 #29
That is a machine gun and I hope someone has referred this video to the BATFE. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #3
Also, that particular AR was made after 1986, so..yeah. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #6
I'd have to argue regarding the "can't hit shit" . . . ET Awful Dec 2012 #9
Have you ever tried it with anything larger than a submachine gun? AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #18
Having spent 10 years in the Infantry and having had extensive MOUT training ET Awful Dec 2012 #22
If you've fired an M-16 on full auto AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #26
Once again, you're ignoring range. ET Awful Dec 2012 #28
wish you were right. daybranch Dec 2012 #25
That was a long time ago. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #27
Beginning with the M16A2 (issues in the 90's for the first time), there is no full auto on the M16. ET Awful Dec 2012 #30
I agree. 4bucksagallon Dec 2012 #31
wish you were right. daybranch Dec 2012 #32
all guns are assault weapons - "In law, assault is a crime that involves causing a victim msongs Dec 2012 #4
I'm not sure if that will work or not. JoeyT Dec 2012 #5
I think you are missing the point on all counts. Schema Thing Dec 2012 #7
I'm in complete agreement with your words here... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #12
It's bizarre how SO MANY people just don't comprehend how such weapons ... TahitiNut Dec 2012 #8
your caveat is a sad irony: if more of those guys talked, there would be fewer wars yurbud Dec 2012 #11
Interesting... MikeGreg Dec 2012 #13
I haven't posted on here since my husband died. MedicalAdmin Dec 2012 #17
"Account status: Posting privileges revoked" TahitiNut Dec 2012 #21
We aren't talking about "combat conditions", we're talking about hitting as many targets as possible ET Awful Dec 2012 #23
The label "assault" is a reference to military use. TahitiNut Dec 2012 #34
Guns are not the problem MikeGreg Dec 2012 #10
For crying out loud. secondvariety Dec 2012 #16
I'm pretty sure guns had something to do with it. MedicalAdmin Dec 2012 #19
Guns. Are. The. Problem! RC Dec 2012 #20
Or good people like . . . Nancy Lanza? ET Awful Dec 2012 #24
It must be blissful going through life with a Bumper Sticker IQ. TahitiNut Dec 2012 #35
Any gun that can be converted to full auto by a rubber ban... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #14
Guns Are The Main Problem Forrestted Dec 2012 #15
automatic frankroberts Dec 2012 #33
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