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flamin lib

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2. You were absolutely right in Part one that there has been an arms race
Mon Apr 11, 2016, 11:11 AM
Apr 2016

between the police and civilians. The old saying about bringing a knife to a gun fight is well illustrated in the move from revolvers to semi automatic and lately to "assault weapons" on both sides. At the same time this transition happened the number of gunshot wounds went from one to three or more per incident. Now the police are bringing MRAPS to the gun fight. What's next? M1A1 Abrams?

In part two the marketing of the "Barbie doll for men" is absolutely dead on. One acquaintance had his AR dressed out to the point that it was almost impossible to actually fire it. Thing must have weighed 20 pounds! It's all about the add-on sale. Gun manufacturers are selling totally useless crap to gun nuts at unheard of levels. And the gun nuts drink any cool aid the manufacturers serve up! It's amazing to me that a group of people that can't get through a simple discussion without asking for cites, research, data and empirical information will gladly buy into the health benefits of suppressors.

I'm actually enjoying this thread series but I disagree with you on outlawing semi automatics with removable magazines. It can be done and in my opinion it should be done.

Looking forward to part 3.

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