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In reply to the discussion: Semi automatic military style guns are not assault rifles... [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)26. If you've fired an M-16 on full auto
you know the difference between holding an AR loosely in your hand so recoil can jack the entire weapon back and forth, versus properly holding the weapon at the ready, supported, and the internal sear of the weapon handling the firing cycle. The two are not comparable.
The AR 'slide stocks' improve controllability of bump fire, but it is still dependent upon a 'weak' grip, and does not assist with holding the weapon at the hip.
Turning the M-16 sideways does turn muzzle rise to your advantage for sweeping. No argument there. Still very little comparison between a bump firing AR and a proper M-16.
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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