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Gun Control & RKBA

iverglas

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34. bizarre

Reply to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #31)

Thu Apr 26, 2012, 10:35 PM

Apr 2012

The thing said was:

How are they going to make a case if they can't get the facts right?

The media do not make any case.

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Machine gun bullets hit home near mom, girl [View all] jpak Apr 2012 OP

Machine guns bullets kill people. ileus Apr 2012 #1

About as often as JPAK CokeMachine Apr 2012 #3

No such thing as a .308 caliber Russian made machine gun. Remmah2 Apr 2012 #2

So they got the caliber wrong -- I guess that makes point of article wrong. Hoyt Apr 2012 #4

it could make a big difference gejohnston Apr 2012 #5

In this case, I suspect Mom and little girl don't care about caliber. Bullets are bullets. Hoyt Apr 2012 #6

no, but I'm sure they care gejohnston Apr 2012 #9

Well, let's hope the police have the right info Hoyt Apr 2012 #28

I'll give you some credit gejohnston Apr 2012 #29

The problem with the anti-2A media is their lack of technical accuracy. Remmah2 Apr 2012 #8

Anything to obfuscate improper and dangerous use of a gun. Hoyt Apr 2012 #10

Fail AnOhioan Apr 2012 #11

The media reports what they understand....typically guns kill people type stuff. ileus Apr 2012 #12

are the media generally in charge of prosecutions? iverglas Apr 2012 #22

They certainly drive any number of them in the US ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #26

non-responsive iverglas Apr 2012 #30

I did...and my response was quite inline with your question ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #31

bizarre iverglas Apr 2012 #34

They whip up feelings and set expectation, forcing pols into action, appropriate or not ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #35

for the love of fucking fuck iverglas Apr 2012 #36

they poison jury pools gejohnston Apr 2012 #37

what in god's name are you not getting? iverglas Apr 2012 #38

the eight mill is not the actual caliber gejohnston Apr 2012 #39

To claim that the media does not impact the legal system and the outcomes is inane ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #40

Many cases are tried in the court of public opinion (ie: bullshit the media writes.) Remmah2 Apr 2012 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Atypical Liberal Apr 2012 #25

Is it illegal to re-chamber a machinegun? Glaug-Eldare Apr 2012 #19

Not sure if it would be considered manufacturing... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #21

I do not believe it is. Many 1919's are rebarreled in 7.62 X 51 oneshooter Apr 2012 #24

IMHO... discntnt_irny_srcsm Apr 2012 #32

If the article said the machine gun was Soviet made, I'd agree with you. Kaleva Apr 2012 #27

The end of machinegun registration occurred before the breakup Glaug-Eldare Apr 2012 #33

Didn't think of that! Thank you for making me look ignorant of some basic facts. LOL! Kaleva Apr 2012 #44

I don't trust anybody who knows it all Glaug-Eldare Apr 2012 #45

A 4x5 foot backstop?!?!?! ManiacJoe Apr 2012 #7

Exactly. AtheistCrusader Apr 2012 #43

No mention of urban sprawl Xela Apr 2012 #13

that is why I'm glad gejohnston Apr 2012 #14

The article doesn't mention a range, though - it talks about petronius Apr 2012 #15

Good point. Xela Apr 2012 #17

Given the rest of the report's obvious errors, why should that part be believed? ProgressiveProfessor Apr 2012 #42

If Your Bullets Are Going onto Someone Else's Property, that is Reckless Endangerment AndyTiedye Apr 2012 #18

Trespassing at a minimum slackmaster Apr 2012 #20

really iverglas Apr 2012 #23

Thank God nobody was hurt Glaug-Eldare Apr 2012 #16