Gun Control & RKBA

discntnt_irny_srcsm

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54. Why?

Reply to upaloopa (Reply #46)

Sat Nov 14, 2015, 07:37 PM

Nov 2015

Other than making enemies, losing votes and offices, that would accomplish nothing.

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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