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Gun Control & RKBA

PavePusher

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16. "You don't shoot paper targets or hunt with an AK-47 or AR-15 with a drum magazine."

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 01:13 PM

Aug 2012

Well, actually, shooting paper targets is exactly what you do with that configuration. And the 100-round magazine is ilegal for hunting everywhere I know of... which is why they make 5-round mags for that purpose.

But I guess fear-laden hyperbole is more fun than facts....

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How I Ended My Lifelong Love Affair With Guns [View all] SecularMotion Aug 2012 OP

I think the author has been reading the gungeon: DanTex Aug 2012 #1

The hand wringing pipoman Aug 2012 #2

LOL. That's the stuff! DanTex Aug 2012 #3

Ya truth is like that Missycim Aug 2012 #6

Truer words were never spoken Missycim Aug 2012 #5

"things which may ... actually reduce violence", Such as? ProgressiveEconomist Aug 2012 #8

large capacity magazines gejohnston Aug 2012 #9

We tried that. Callisto32 Aug 2012 #10

What is "standard" now can be changed easily by law. ProgressiveEconomist Aug 2012 #13

standard is what the gun was designed for gejohnston Aug 2012 #14

You understand that I based "standard" on the engineers' designs, right? Callisto32 Aug 2012 #20

"easily" rrneck Aug 2012 #29

No, I don't believe it would have any effect what-so-ever.. pipoman Aug 2012 #15

The author is free to love or not love whatever he wants. aikoaiko Aug 2012 #4

You were finally able to ejaculate? redraider1974 Aug 2012 #7

Repost. Clames Aug 2012 #11

good catch, thanks. thought it sounded familiar. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #23

American society can no longer handle the responsibility of private gun ownership ileus Aug 2012 #12

And who do you speak for other than yourself? SecularMotion Aug 2012 #17

If so then we really shouldn't be able to handle our other rights 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #19

"You don't shoot paper targets or hunt with an AK-47 or AR-15 with a drum magazine." PavePusher Aug 2012 #16

Repost. HALO141 Aug 2012 #18

I think the people that Rec'd this thread need to pay closer attention to this Group. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #25

Indeed. HALO141 Aug 2012 #26

"...the media wrings its hands and calls for modest restrictions on firearms..." Jenoch Aug 2012 #21

oxymoron HALO141 Aug 2012 #22

suggestion: self delete and lock this thread. thanks. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #24

I got to the part ... Marinedem Aug 2012 #27

You should buy a clue from Smilo and self delete this. Be a gentleman about it. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2012 #28

Full of lulz... Atypical Liberal Aug 2012 #30

I found a couple parts of the article interesting ... spin Aug 2012 #31