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Deep13

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8. Whatever the legislature says it is.

Reply to ellisonz (Reply #4)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 02:19 PM

Feb 2013

In NY, my 8-shot, antique, .22 target pistol is an assault weapon and I would have less than a year to get rid of it.

If it can't float, it is not a duck no matter what it looks like.

If it is not a mil-spec rifle capable of full-auto (machine gun) shooting, it is not an assault rifle. It is a semi-auto rifle with a detachable magazine. We could restrict magazines or even semi-auto rifles or handguns generally. We could require licensing and universal transfer checks. There is no point inventing an arbitrary category based on appearance only.

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What's An Assault Weapon? [View all] ellisonz Feb 2013 OP

Those are no more dangerous than pool noodles bongbong Feb 2013 #1

Comparing drownings to shooting statistics? nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #3

No bongbong Feb 2013 #6

They're coming for our pool toys, yah know. Deep13 Feb 2013 #13

"Assault weapon" is a vague term invented by handgun control advocates... Deep13 Feb 2013 #2

So what is that then? ellisonz Feb 2013 #4

Whatever the legislature says it is. Deep13 Feb 2013 #8

Democracy is a pain isn't it? ellisonz Feb 2013 #15

swing and a miss Deep13 Feb 2013 #17

I'm sorry. I thought I was talking to a person, not an ideological machine. ellisonz Feb 2013 #18

An Intratec TEC-9, illegal in my state, it is now out of production. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #5

That's the problem, the manufacturers are more than willing to do "workarounds" to please the Hoyt Feb 2013 #9

Worked just fine at Columbine. ellisonz Feb 2013 #12

Done. Thanks for posting. Can't wait for guneoneers to tell us how that is necessary for coyotes. Hoyt Feb 2013 #7

9mm, poor choice for that. nt Deep13 Feb 2013 #10

If I wanted information on guns, I'd go to some right wing web site where they can tell us the best, Hoyt Feb 2013 #11

So you think it is okay to be ignorant of the subject matter... Deep13 Feb 2013 #14

Nope. I think it is BS. The gun in OP is only of interest to people who should be banned Hoyt Feb 2013 #16

Message auto-removed moneyrules Feb 2013 #19