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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostWhich is why I had "going forward" in my post.
Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Machine guns were treated similarly in the 30s. The federal firearms act created a controversy at the time, establishing an excise tax on forearms. Few ordinary citizens held machine guns. It was successful, and is not necessarily controversial today. Not many have an 50 cal, and most would wonder if one needs his headspace checked if he did buy one (an old Army joke, the M2 has adjustable headspace). The prohibitions on machine guns has basically worked.
But the problem is how do we define a semi automatic weapon? They are rare today, and not common in commerce.
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How would banning semi-autos make a difference? People would just use shotguns, rifles and revolvers. The time difference in having to rack a shotgun or rifle or shoot a revolver is miniscule. You can rack a new shot in a shot gun or rifle in about a 1/4 second.
And as far as reloading time, just look at the Las Vegas shooter, he just used multiple guns.
You can't stop someone who is determined to commit such crimes. If you take away all guns, they will just make bombs. Or drive trucks. Or run around stabbing people or cutting them up with a sword.
The problem isn't with the weapons, it is with the people doing it.
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Originally posted by Sparko View Post
The problem isn't with the weapons, it is with the people doing it.Atheism is the cult of death, the death of hope. The universe is doomed, you are doomed, the only thing that remains is to await your execution...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jbnueb2OI4o&t=3s
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Originally posted by simplicio View PostBut the problem is how do we define a semi automatic weapon? They are rare today, and not common in commerce.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostSemi-automatic weapons are WAY numerous and readily available, and the definition is simple - basically any weapon that fires a round when you pull the trigger apart from other actions. All of my weapons are semi-auto, including my shotgun. I think part of the problem is that you have people trying to enact "solutions" who don't even understand the terminology or the hardware.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by rogue06 View PostWhich explains why virtually every reporter on TV the past few days kept referring to the AR-15 as an "assault rifle" when it isn't.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by seer View PostI'm just tried of seeing dead kids and young people
I suspect that the deeper problem is the destruction of nuclear family. And I don't know how to fix that...Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostCorrect - an assault rifle is fully automatic, as is the AR-15's military cousin, the M-16 - "a rapid-fire, magazine-fed automatic rifle designed for infantry use". The AR-15 (unless illegally modified) is semi-auto, and not "an assault rifle".The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostAnd, AS WE SPEAK, Senator Nelson [D] is grandstanding in Florida calling for a ban on "assault weapons", and "let me tell you what an assault weapon is and is not -- an AR-15 is an assault weapon"!I DENOUNCE DONALD J. TRUMP AND ALL HIS IMMORAL ACTS.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostAnd, AS WE SPEAK, Senator Nelson [D] is grandstanding in Florida calling for a ban on "assault weapons", and "let me tell you what an assault weapon is and is not -- an AR-15 is an assault weapon"!
An assault weapon is defined by its appearance.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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Originally posted by Zymologist View PostIt's easy: A(ssault)R(ifle)-15The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostThat's TOO "easy". The AR in “AR-15” rifle stands for ArmaLite rifle, after the company that developed it in the 1950s. “AR” does NOT stand for “assault rifle” or “automatic rifle.” AR-15-style rifles are NOT “assault weapons” or “assault ...I DENOUNCE DONALD J. TRUMP AND ALL HIS IMMORAL ACTS.
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Originally posted by Zymologist View PostHave you looked at an AR-15 lately? Clearly a weapon of war.
I'm always still in trouble again
"You're by far the worst poster on TWeb" and "TWeb's biggest liar" --starlight (the guy who says Stalin was a right-winger)
"Overall I would rate the withdrawal from Afghanistan as by far the best thing Biden's done" --Starlight
"Of course, human life begins at fertilization that’s not the argument." --Tassman
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