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jimmy the one

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41. what proportion rifle stock can be bump fired
Fri Oct 13, 2017, 12:00 PM
Oct 2017

krispos: Some of the guns have "bump-fire" stocks which allow him to shoot pretty rapidly. I mean, a person can shoot a semi-auto rifle pretty fast if he's not worrying about aiming too much, but the bump-fire stock will let him shoot a lot without getting a cramp in his trigger finger. Because, you know, that hurts.

I wrote on bump fire a few years back, as one way to determine whether a rifle could be classified as 'assault weapon/rifle', if it possessed bump fire capability.
But now I'm wondering which semi automatic rifles are able to be bump fired, or what (approximate) percentage of the total semi auto rifle stock is able to be bump fired, any idea?
Is there a qualification for a rifle to be bump fired? must it have a minimum recoil - related to muzzle velocity I would think.
I would think most all of the past classes of banned assault rifles in the several states would be able to be bump fired, including ar15 & ak47 & mk5, even with the ar15's relatively weak recoil.
But what about the standard hunting rifle? like any of these 10 most popular hunting rifles (seems #6 probable);
https://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/hunting/10-best-deer-guns-hunting-today

krispos: This asshole would have done the same thing if he had only one or two rifles. Yeah, the body count almost certainly would have been less but it still would have been ENOUGH.

Serious gun control efforts never contended they could do away with all or even most all violent gun crime, or mass shootings or gun death, so 'almost certainly would have been less' as you put it, is too often the best to be hoped for - a reduction.
A marginal improvement is generally the best gun control efforts can expect. At least a marginal improvement is better than shoulder shrugging nra style, smirking inside, since they've already unleased their wolves & have little remorse for all the dead cattle the past 30 years. Is why background checks, high capacity magazine bans should be the least congress should stand for - republicans that is since most all dems do.
A bump stock ban should be a congressional knee jerk reaction 'yes'; I'm optimistic on this one - even the nra couldn't concoct a twisted reason for bump fire to proliferate unregulated. But banning bump stocks is such a drop in a big bucket, and it's so remote that any criminal would think one would be helpful in his crime, so as to want one.

Message auto-removed Name removed Oct 2017 #1
Now the saying will be, "If only more people had been armed with automatic weapons, sinkingfeeling Oct 2017 #2
Oh...the good guys with guns were missing in action? nt DURHAM D Oct 2017 #4
Dunno about the state of Nevada, but here in WA, you can't carry into a sports, music or other venue AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #15
Make sure to clean your shoes when you go. nt hack89 Oct 2017 #3
I think you are missing the irony of that comment. ThoughtCriminal Oct 2017 #17
I am not the one that is dancing hack89 Oct 2017 #18
Yep. You missed it. ThoughtCriminal Oct 2017 #19
ok. nt hack89 Oct 2017 #20
No get the red out Oct 2017 #5
No Throck Oct 2017 #6
Well, sarisataka Oct 2017 #7
This killer had fully automatic, machine gun military level weapons. mackdaddy Oct 2017 #8
Looked up "Bump fire" stock on youtube. These are a big problem. mackdaddy Oct 2017 #16
Agree, exactly why we need to enforce the 2nd and allow states to restrict guns to Eliot Rosewater Oct 2017 #26
Oh yes, the "well regulated militia" part of the Amendment. guillaumeb Oct 2017 #53
Do we know enough to address anything? krispos42 Oct 2017 #9
OK it's been a day and we know a bit more. flamin lib Oct 2017 #21
Seems we know quite a bit more. krispos42 Oct 2017 #22
Nice narration. flamin lib Oct 2017 #23
Why didn't we do that during Obamas first 2 years? Alea Oct 2017 #24
The gun vote just ain't that damn big an issue. flamin lib Oct 2017 #27
It can make a difference Lokilooney Oct 2017 #33
Yeah, tens of millions of voters are a "tiny sliver". krispos42 Oct 2017 #34
That's not what happened in Nevada tortoise1956 Oct 2017 #36
I agree with your first line, a nice narration, but yagotme Oct 2017 #25
It was a dark place to go into. krispos42 Oct 2017 #28
Okay. flamin lib Oct 2017 #32
I actually said the opposite. krispos42 Oct 2017 #35
what proportion rifle stock can be bump fired jimmy the one Oct 2017 #41
As far as the hunting rifle question, yagotme Oct 2017 #43
Sorry for the delay, but let's talk some more krispos42 Oct 2017 #44
thanks for the insight on bump firing jimmy the one Oct 2017 #47
A "match" Ruger 10-22, yagotme Oct 2017 #49
Thoughts and Prayers don't mean shit SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #10
Nice rant. Feel better? hack89 Oct 2017 #11
How about a national gun policy SCantiGOP Oct 2017 #12
"I am trashing this forum" Attitudes like that ensure meaningful gun control won't happen friendly_iconoclast Oct 2017 #13
So, legalize Silencers like Norway and France? AtheistCrusader Oct 2017 #14
I thought this opinion piece on WaPo ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #29
Good piece, but that URL doesn't work- here's one that does: friendly_iconoclast Oct 2017 #30
Thanks ClarendonDem Oct 2017 #31
Post removed Post removed Oct 2017 #37
Gun Related Research Survey cmhfnd Oct 2017 #38
Tell us more about the entity conducting the survey noob. nt fleabiscuit Oct 2017 #39
Survey cmhfnd Oct 2017 #40
I completed the missouri survey, interesting, probing jimmy the one Oct 2017 #42
Thank you cmhfnd Oct 2017 #45
favor offered jimmy the one Oct 2017 #46
Greatly Appreciated! cmhfnd Oct 2017 #51
Done deal with the survey jimmy the one Oct 2017 #54
Did the survey. One concern though The Polack MSgt Oct 2017 #48
Thank you cmhfnd Oct 2017 #50
Ok, your reply actually... The Polack MSgt Oct 2017 #52
Firearms obviously can be misused for mass murder. ... spin Oct 2017 #55
Amen to that and from the rules for gun fighting/USMC... discntnt_irny_srcsm Oct 2017 #56
Excellent advise. Also learn to practice situational awareness. ... spin Nov 2017 #57
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