Wed Dec 19, 2012, 01:03 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
Maine has strict gun-control laws: For hunting animals
http://davidfarmer.bangordailynews.com/2012/12/19/republicans/maine-has-strict-gun-control-laws-for-hunting-animals/
Maine has strict gun-control laws on the books. The laws limit the number of rounds a gun can hold and essentially outlaw high-capacity magazines, which can significantly increase the killing capacity of weapons. Unfortunately, the laws only apply if you’re hunting animals. If you don’t intend to hunt, or your target is something at a gun range or on two legs — and a standing bear or a bird doesn’t count — the sky is the limit. <more>
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| jpak | Dec 2012 | OP | |
| Recursion | Dec 2012 | #1 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #2 | |
| Recursion | Dec 2012 | #3 | |
| krispos42 | Dec 2012 | #16 | |
| gejohnston | Dec 2012 | #4 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #6 | |
| gejohnston | Dec 2012 | #11 | |
| Remmah2 | Dec 2012 | #5 | |
| spin | Dec 2012 | #43 | |
| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #7 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #8 | |
| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #9 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #10 | |
| gejohnston | Dec 2012 | #12 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #14 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #22 | |
| gejohnston | Dec 2012 | #34 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #36 | |
| gejohnston | Dec 2012 | #38 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #46 | |
| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #13 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #15 | |
| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #17 | |
| gejohnston | Dec 2012 | #18 | |
| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #19 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #20 | |
| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #21 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #23 | |
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| jpak | Dec 2012 | #28 | |
| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #33 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #37 | |
| ProgressiveProfessor | Dec 2012 | #25 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #27 | |
| ProgressiveProfessor | Dec 2012 | #44 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #45 | |
| ProgressiveProfessor | Dec 2012 | #47 | |
| PavePusher | Dec 2012 | #26 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #29 | |
| PavePusher | Dec 2012 | #30 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #32 | |
| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #31 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #35 | |
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| jeepnstein | Dec 2012 | #41 | |
| jpak | Dec 2012 | #42 | |
| OneTenthofOnePercent | Dec 2012 | #48 |
Response to jpak (Original post)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 01:04 PM
Recursion (25,514 posts)
1. Maine's murder rate is also 1/10th of the US as a whole's
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*shrug*
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Response to Recursion (Reply #1)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 01:09 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
2. Good - then restrct all guns to no more than 5 rounds
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yup
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Response to jpak (Reply #2)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 01:10 PM
Recursion (25,514 posts)
3. I'm totally fine with magazine size restrictions. Most people are.
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If we could focus on that rather than rifles with modern grips, we would make progress.
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Response to jpak (Reply #2)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:11 PM
krispos42 (45,150 posts)
16. You can have guns with more than 5 rounds in Maine...
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...as long as you're not hunting.
You can hunt with an AR-15 or AK-47ish rifle, as long as the detachable magazines you have for it are 5 rounds or less. Once you're home, feel free to slap in a 30-rounder. |
Response to jpak (Original post)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 01:10 PM
gejohnston (12,587 posts)
4. so does Wyoming and Florida
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I knew that about Wyoming when LBJ was president.
If your target is paper, so what? The other is a little more complex I'm guessing you read you Maine hunting regulations? Did you fill your freezer while sticking it to the corporate feedlot industry? |
Response to gejohnston (Reply #4)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 02:48 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
6. You don't need an assault weapon with a 30 round magazine to shoot paper
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yup
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Response to jpak (Reply #6)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 03:33 PM
gejohnston (12,587 posts)
11. who said anything about need
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I said doesn't matter.
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Response to jpak (Original post)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 02:37 PM
Remmah2 (3,291 posts)
5. Has a bear or moose ever been party to a home invasion?
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Have squirrels ever stolen a car and done a drive by shooting?
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Response to Remmah2 (Reply #5)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 12:03 PM
spin (14,737 posts)
43. Actually yes.
Couple attacked as bear invades Pennsylvania home Wednesday, November 09, 2005 Couldn't find anything on squirrels and drive by shootings. |
Response to jpak (Original post)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 02:51 PM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
7. Squirrels don't shoot back.
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Hunting and self defense are two totally different things.
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Response to jeepnstein (Reply #7)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 03:15 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
8. You do not need an AR-15 for self defense
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nope
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Response to jpak (Reply #8)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 03:25 PM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
9. What do I need then?
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An AR15 is a formidable fighting gun and is ideal for self defense. I can't really think of any other use for one.
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Response to jeepnstein (Reply #9)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 03:32 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
10. An AR-15 is a formidible mass kid killer
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yup
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Response to jpak (Reply #10)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 03:59 PM
gejohnston (12,587 posts)
12. so are machetes and dynamite
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35759877/ns/world_news-africa/t/machete-wielding-rioters-kill-nigeria/#.UNIqP9OzxL8
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bath_School_disaster still the worst mass school murder in US history, and hopefully always remain so. |
Response to gejohnston (Reply #12)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:09 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
14. AR15 mass murder apology fail
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According to the Book of Gun Nuttery - two wrongs DO make a right.
yup |
Response to gejohnston (Reply #12)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 09:42 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
22. You cannot stroll into a pawn shop and buy dynamite - you can outrun a guy with a machete o
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or fend him off with a chair.
You cannot order dynamite mail order. There are no Dynamite Shows. There are no Dynamite Shops. There is no sickfuck "Dynamite CULTure" Gun Massacre Kookery Fail. yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #22)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:05 AM
gejohnston (12,587 posts)
34. so why didn't they?
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just asking
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Response to gejohnston (Reply #34)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:08 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
36. Because, unlike assault rifles, dynamite is highly regulated and highly secured
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duh
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Response to jpak (Reply #36)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:19 AM
gejohnston (12,587 posts)
38. but diesel fuel and fertilizer
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isn't.
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Response to gejohnston (Reply #38)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 08:15 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
46. Tim McVeigh was a gun nut and a kid killing terrorist
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what's your point?
Massacre apologist fail again. yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #10)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:01 PM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
13. So what do I need?
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You being an expert and all I'm interested in your opinion.
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Response to jeepnstein (Reply #13)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:10 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
15. Get a good 12 ga pump and a box of buckshot
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that is all the Deefense you need.
yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #15)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:17 PM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
17. Do you base that opinion on experience?
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What makes a good 12 gauge pump gun suitable for self defense? Why are the police transitioning away from shotguns as issued long arms in their cruisers in favor of AR15's?
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Response to jeepnstein (Reply #17)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 04:25 PM
gejohnston (12,587 posts)
18. conventional wisdom
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my understanding is that Hollywood shootout showed pistols and shotguns lacked the range compared to their converted AKs.
Why LAPD SWAT didn't just send someone on a roof with the bolt action, escapes me. |
Response to gejohnston (Reply #18)
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 05:04 PM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
19. A lot of things were learned that day.
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I'm just curious about the reasoning behind what some of the experts on this board advocate.
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Response to jeepnstein (Reply #17)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 09:11 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
20. Common sense
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yup
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Response to jpak (Reply #20)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 09:32 AM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
21. Really?
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That's your reply to what is going to be serious political issue in 2013?
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Response to jeepnstein (Reply #21)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 09:51 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
23. With a shotgun - it's point and shoot. Sliding the action to chamber a round
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makes a noise no burglar wants to hear.
Buckshot won't go through yer neighbor's nursery room walls. Toddlers can't lift a full sized duck gun - and kids can't conceal them in their backpacks to take them to school on the bus. Criminals can hide them in their wasitbands. Common sense. yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #23)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:25 AM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
24. Can't hide an AR in your waistband either.
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00 buck will penetrate at least four walls fairly easily. http://www.theboxotruth.com/docs/bot3_2.htm
Oh, and as someone who regularly trains and qualifies with a fighting shotgun I can assure you it's not "point and shoot" unless you don't really care what you're shooting. The point and shoot thing is a common misconception among people who have never held, much less fired, a shotgun. The shotgun is a great weapon, but it's not exactly the ideal choice for everyone if one takes the time to think about it. 5.56 frangible ammo, which is what the police use, is highly accurate and does not over penetrate. It is also useful for preventing ricochets, which is a serious concern in police work. The low recoil also keeps you on target for subsequent shots so there's a lot less chance of putting a round in an unintended place. Both the shotgun and the AR have a place in home defense depending on the environment where it's most likely going to be used. |
Response to jeepnstein (Reply #24)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:40 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
28. You can't shoot 30 rounds in 30 seconds with a duck gun
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Last edited Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:44 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Number 6 bird shot trumps gun nut frangible rounds in the collateral damage dept.
Duck guns makes a poor choice for mass murderers but a good choice for self defense. yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #28)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:50 AM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
33. Why is it a good choice?
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You make the assertion but you fail to bring any facts to the table.
Oh, and what is #6 shot? |
Response to jeepnstein (Reply #33)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:10 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
37. I thought gungeoneers knew EVERYTHING about guns
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apparently not.
yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #23)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:35 AM
ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)
25. You are quite wrong
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An experienced shotgunner may use one, but for new shooters, its the semi auto handgun that most instructors teach since it is the most effective, hands down.
Like others, you have no idea how dangerous and far 00 buck goes. Yup yup |
Response to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #25)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:37 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
27. Absolutely not true
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What a stupid post.
yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #27)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 08:01 PM
ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)
44. I teach this stuff, you mostly yup about it
Response to ProgressiveProfessor (Reply #44)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 08:13 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
45. I shot skeet in 6th grade after completing hunter safety
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Smoked the first bird up.
No class required. Try that with a first time pistol shooter. Reality fail. yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #45)
Fri Dec 21, 2012, 09:35 AM
ProgressiveProfessor (22,144 posts)
47. Station 1 is easy
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And it has nothing to do with penetration of shot shells
yup yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #23)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:37 AM
PavePusher (15,374 posts)
26. Phale.
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You know nothing about guns, do you?
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Response to PavePusher (Reply #26)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:41 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
29. Yes I do - it is a Gun Nut Conceit to believe only THEY know something
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about guns.
yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #29)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:47 AM
PavePusher (15,374 posts)
30. First Rule of Holes, my friend. You should heed it. n/t
Response to PavePusher (Reply #30)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:49 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
32. Right back atcha
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yup
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Response to jpak (Reply #29)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 10:49 AM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
31. So what is it you know about the subject?
Response to jeepnstein (Reply #31)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:06 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
35. OK - let's compare the massacre effectiveness of an AR15 and a 12 ga. pump duck gun
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Last edited Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:14 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) Let's give our two contestants 30 rounds to fire as fast as they can go.
AR15 with a 30 round clip - 30 seconds - Bang Bang Bang Wolverines!!!111 Shotgunnut fires 5 rounds in 15 seconds - has to reload. Must invert gun to slip 4 shells into the tube. Must jack 1 shell into the chamber. Then slip another round into the tube. This takes 15 - 20 seconds 30+ seconds total and shotgunnut still has 4 more cycles to get to 30 rounds. During the reloading process, potential victims run away or overpower the gun nut douchebag. AR15 wins the Wayne LaPierre massacre competition bloody hands down. yup |
Response to jpak (Reply #35)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:51 AM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
39. You don't know how to speed load a shotgun, do you?
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Not surprised.
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Response to jeepnstein (Reply #39)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:52 AM
jpak (26,923 posts)
40. I have no use to speed load a shotgun - that is the realm of the Gun Nutters
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Last edited Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:58 AM USA/ET - Edit history (1) and gun massacre wannabes
yup |
Response to PavePusher (Reply #26)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 11:53 AM
jeepnstein (2,548 posts)
41. There's no sense in trying to discuss policy with the willfully ignorant.
Response to jeepnstein (Reply #41)
Thu Dec 20, 2012, 12:01 PM
jpak (26,923 posts)
42. So, Obama , Senators and Congresscritters must know how to speed load a shotgun
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Last edited Thu Dec 20, 2012, 12:02 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1) before they can discuss gun control policy?
The Gun Nut Kookery is in Full Cry today. indeed yup |
Response to jpak (Original post)
Sat Dec 22, 2012, 04:04 AM
OneTenthofOnePercent (6,268 posts)
48. Truth be told, gun control for hunting is simply to level the playing field.
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Animals are stupid and unarmed and can only rely on natural skill to fight or flee. Humans are at the top of the intelligence hierarchy and food chain, they can often be armed to shoot back, and they can use a variety of other tools to fight back or flee (clubs, blades, cars, bikes, etc.)
If you're going to use a gun against an animal, it only makes sense that you make it a little more fair/sporting. . . do i really need the sarcasm tag? |

