ifmaz -> RE: Vetting and guns. (11/21/2015 9:09:13 AM)
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ORIGINAL: joether An assault weapon could be firearm that looks cosmetically like an assault rifle. And an assault weapon could actually be an assault rifle. Context is always important. And on this forum, I've caught gun nuts interchanging assault weapons with assault rifles. So everyone is to blame for that. But realize to, that most people in the world are not fully 'up to date' with which rifle carries which ammo. It is the anti-rights crowd who coined the term "assault rifle" and "assault weapon", and now "Paris-style assault weapon". quote:
ORIGINAL: http://www.vpc.org/studies/awacont.htm Handgun restriction is simply not viewed as a priority. Assault weapons ... are a new topic. The weapons' menacing looks, coupled with the public's confusion over fully automatic machine guns versus semi-automatic assault weapons—anything that looks like a machine gun is assumed to be a machine gun—can only increase the chance of public support for restrictions on these weapons. The public (this would include you) has been manipulated into believing a semi-automatic rifle, because it cosmetically resembles a military fully-automatic rifle, is deadlier than a bolt-action rifle firing the same caliber projectile. We've talked before about how you feel President Obama and/or the NRA have used fear tactics to sell. How does it feel knowing you have been lied to in order to push an agenda? quote:
ORIGINAL: joether My learning of which gun takes which ammo came from Counter Strike (back when it was a mod for Half Life). Nothing like buying the HK MP-5 and learning (during the firefight and reloading) that I bought 5.56 for a completely different gun...... You're basing your vast knowledge of firearms on your experience with video games? quote:
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ORIGINAL: ifmaz I very highly doubt this loon had 10 fully automatic weapons as they're usually sold for $25k+. Why not? Could be possible. Not something to make a bet in Vegas (except for the long shot bet). I understand you feel the need to be arbitrarily contrary. The sort of people that hoard aren't the sort of people that have a lot of money. $250,000 is quite a bit of money to spend on rifles, especially when those rifles are seldom used.
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