Gun Control & RKBA

beevul

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3. The arms race that wasn't.

Mon Apr 11, 2016, 11:27 AM

Apr 2016

You were absolutely right in Part one that there has been an arms race between the police and civilians.

Except where reality rudely intrudes.

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.

Seeing as police have been carrying fully automatic weapons in many many areas in America since the mid 90s, during which time so called assault weapons were banned, the picture isn't quite "as painted". Full auto mp-5 to be exact and I've both seen them with my own eyes and had it verbally confirmed by an officer.

One acquaintance had his AR dressed out to the point that it was almost impossible to actually fire it.

Picked your pocket, did it?

Gun manufacturers are selling totally useless crap to gun nuts at unheard of levels.

Whats totally useless to you may not be so to others. Can't stand that much, can you?

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.

Its amazing to me that the very first people to complain when a Harley or a car with loud exhaust goes by are same people that can't see any logic in suppressors. And if that wasn't enough, they simultaneously malign those who see it clear as day.

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Can Our Society Implement a De-Escalation of Force? Part Two [View all] CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 OP

Another reason they are popular DashOneBravo Apr 2016 #1

You were absolutely right in Part one that there has been an arms race flamin lib Apr 2016 #2

The arms race that wasn't. beevul Apr 2016 #3

well to do white man's toy jimmy the one Apr 2016 #4

I'd LOVE to have a light-recoiling deer rifle. "Assault rifles" are "good" for infantry. Eleanors38 Apr 2016 #5

It's good for small people DashOneBravo Apr 2016 #8

If the "black guns" are set up right, weight is indeed less of a problem. Eleanors38 May 2016 #10

'Technological Dunning-Kruger Effect and self-importance didn't mix too well in that post friendly_iconoclast Apr 2016 #6

I must have missed this before. beevul Apr 2016 #9

Move to top... CompanyFirstSergeant Apr 2016 #7