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Assault Weapons [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP
Oh god now we will be treated to the list of why there is no such think as an assault weapon upaloopa Nov 2015 #1
No real point in doing any of that hack89 Nov 2015 #2
Well get a Dem congress and the backing of people and we can get some new laws. upaloopa Nov 2015 #3
Gun control at the national level starts and ends in the Senate hack89 Nov 2015 #4
You actually don't have TeddyR Nov 2015 #8
<face palm> It's precisely stupidity like "assault weapon" bans that prevent us from pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #24
I'd really like to buy a military style assault-weapon. Never shot an automatic firearm before. Waldorf Nov 2015 #10
Being in the Vietnam war I often wonder what upaloopa Nov 2015 #12
Ergonomic, no recoil to speak of, easy to accesorize ... DonP Nov 2015 #13
What appeals to me is they are accurate, modular, low recoil, variety of calibers than can be Waldorf Nov 2015 #14
A great part of it, is that anti-gun folks don't like them. beevul Nov 2015 #17
Not on my radar, either... Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #20
"A great part of it, is that anti-gun folks don't like them." pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #28
That is a terrible motive upaloopa Nov 2015 #35
First, I haven't done it. beevul Nov 2015 #38
Au contraire, IMO a poke in the eye to the self-important is always a good thing... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #41
Heh-heh "make gunn owners look bad." I like that one. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #59
You are bad! NutellaBear Nov 2015 #43
Only mostly. beevul Nov 2015 #47
They can fit everyone in the family, making it fun to shoot for everyone. ileus Nov 2015 #21
If you were a Vietnam war vet, you wouldn't ask the question. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #25
Mine isn't M16 style, and you well know that they aren't select-fire like the M16. benEzra Nov 2015 #37
You don't even need a new upper for a .22LR conversion... Kang Colby Nov 2015 #44
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #55
Accurate Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #40
Yet you can't refute the arguments you mock. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #42
don't need to. We can pass an assult weapons ban given the right congressional make up upaloopa Nov 2015 #46
one thing for the forseeable future Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #48
They did that in New York state. beevul Nov 2015 #53
Why? discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #54
And why is legislating rifle handgrip shape so important to you, benEzra Nov 2015 #57
Given the right congressional make up?!?! pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #58
What do we do about the millions of semi-auto rifles already in circulation? Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #62
Ban all black plastic assault rifles. JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #5
Careful. "Assault weapons" and assault rifles are two different things. ManiacJoe Nov 2015 #22
I own counter-assault firearms....and I'll be keeping them, thanks anyway. ileus Nov 2015 #6
So the poll cited in that article TeddyR Nov 2015 #7
I encourage everyone to carefully read the footnotes and linked citations. branford Nov 2015 #9
So that sleek, cutting-edge Remington Model 8 isn't included? Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #11
LCPGV is an anti-gun propaganda mill... beevul Nov 2015 #15
"Folding stocks provide concealability" Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #16
The thumbhole stocks and barrel shroud rationale is even more disturbing. branford Nov 2015 #18
Traditional stocks are more conducive to 'spray firing from the hip'... beevul Nov 2015 #19
Yes. Straw Man Nov 2015 #49
The argument displays its absurdity... beevul Nov 2015 #50
Guess they never saw a modern turkey shotgun. nt Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #60
Dumb stuff like this is why Citizens tell controllers to F off. ileus Nov 2015 #23
Exactly. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #26
What you are saying is we should ban guns that look scary Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #27
Gun #2 doesn't look scary enough for my taste. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #29
The politically devastating "assault weapon" lies that never die. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #30
Here is Dianne Feinstein to explain what a barrel shroud is Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #31
Thats Carolyn McCarthy. beevul Nov 2015 #34
How is an article from 2013 relevant? Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #32
43 wanted to sign a new AWB, that alone is reason enough to not support it. ileus Nov 2015 #33
"Dihydrogen monoxide" bullshit. benEzra Nov 2015 #36
WAIT A DAMN MINUTE discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #39
I would like one of these. Kang Colby Nov 2015 #45
Better yet: friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #51
Yup, now that's more like it. n/t Kang Colby Nov 2015 #52
Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #56
So you're in favor of guns that are.... krispos42 Nov 2015 #61
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