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In reply to the discussion: Semi automatic military style guns are not assault rifles... [View all]MikeGreg
(2 posts)13. Interesting...
You raise some good points, however I think your underestimating the intelligence of good people. If you were a teacher in that school and you had a concealed weapon, heard a gun shot, went to investigate.... you would of seen they are not carrying a concealed weapon but a rifle. It's pretty obvious they are the bad guy. Now yes it can get much more complicated than this, but having a few good citizens that are armed in situations like this, would have more than likely yielded better results and less deaths. It's no different than the police coming in, except it takes them longer to respond, where you are right there.
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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
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
all guns are assault weapons - "In law, assault is a crime that involves causing a victim
msongs
Dec 2012
#4
your caveat is a sad irony: if more of those guys talked, there would be fewer wars
yurbud
Dec 2012
#11