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Well at least it wasn't a Bushmaster nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #1
Oh, it's certainly NOT a pistol. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #2
it looks like a pistol with bells on farminator3000 Dec 2012 #3
No, you'd need a much bigger round for a rhino. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #6
Looks like the picture was truncated. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #15
39 rounds? wha? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #4
usually 30. The 39 is the length of the cartridge in mm. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #5
Very imporatant to get the minutiae down bongbong Dec 2012 #7
A handgun round might not kill them. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #9
which is it? rhinos or commies? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #14
Just adding some sarcasm. NutmegYankee Dec 2012 #20
Actually as a medic it was critical we found, when possible, nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #13
One thing is for sure. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #17
This message was self-deleted by its author jmg257 Dec 2012 #8
The Kalashnikov AK-47 is the world standard military assault weapon Mopar151 Dec 2012 #10
so what? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #23
So what? Mopar151 Dec 2012 #36
chris rock talks about nitwits a lot? really? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #44
Could you clarify? Crackinrocket Dec 2012 #63
no. farminator3000 Dec 2012 #64
Nevermind. Crackinrocket Dec 2012 #65
A Monte Carlo stock is not nearly as good for spraying and praying Major Nikon Dec 2012 #26
Point taken Mopar151 Dec 2012 #37
I've never advocated limiting guns by their appearance Major Nikon Dec 2012 #38
I don't know if it's workable, but it's a better place to start discussion.... n/t Mopar151 Dec 2012 #39
Not only is it workable, it's quite accommodating Major Nikon Dec 2012 #40
Licensing like it is already done for machine guns nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #46
I advocated something similar Mopar151 Dec 2012 #50
You actually have both statements completely backwards. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #51
Uhhm, OK Major Nikon Dec 2012 #54
Good job at misreading everything. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #55
I'm agreeing with you. What's the problem Major Nikon Dec 2012 #56
You have an odd way of showing it. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #57
It seems they are making the assumption Jenoch Dec 2012 #11
No, an AK is not a pistol nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #12
The SKS and AK-47 are totally different guns Kaleva Dec 2012 #16
It will still be a blow nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #21
The SKS preceded the AK-47 so it couldn't be a licensed copy of the AK-47... Kaleva Dec 2012 #27
Ok nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #29
Because you're wrong? zappaman Dec 2012 #45
You can get a semi-AK style pistol that shoots 7.62x39 aikoaiko Dec 2012 #25
They should probably ban those things in NYC. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #18
I'm really shocked that there are people at DU who are too fucking stupid Telly Savalas Dec 2012 #43
sounds like there were lots of casings for the police to analyze farminator3000 Dec 2012 #19
Bad reporter nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #22
that's a pistol grip, isn't it? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #24
What you are missing is that there were two weapons involved. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #28
If the accepted dictionary definition for a word isn't .... oldhippie Dec 2012 #48
No, it's not "just" a pistol grip Mopar151 Dec 2012 #49
that's what it looks like to me...a pistol made up to look like a MILITARY GUN farminator3000 Dec 2012 #58
Here is a link to the uncropped photo of the rifle: ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #59
right farminator3000 Dec 2012 #61
No, it's then just a chopped down rifle. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #62
No, you got a riffle nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #68
Nope eyl Dec 2012 #85
you unscrew the barrel and it is a pistol- its called cheating farminator3000 Dec 2012 #86
those are two different links, by the way. slow down. farminator3000 Dec 2012 #30
Wow...OP about a 17 yr old shot in the head...and with 27 responses, jmg257 Dec 2012 #31
these guys got nothin tonight farminator3000 Dec 2012 #32
You think THAT'S sad? An AK is what blew away half my teeth and jaw... pinboy3niner Dec 2012 #34
Ah what s sad is that somebody nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #35
Just what I was thinking. Now that I have picked my jaw up off of the floor, smirkymonkey Dec 2012 #41
Yeah I think this thread is more shocking than what actually happened. Initech Dec 2012 #52
you are correct! farminator3000 Dec 2012 #67
Gun nuts love to talk about guns, not so much the victims Hugabear Dec 2012 #42
So you know nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #47
With you 1000% n/t Mopar151 Dec 2012 #53
It's the New DU! Now with more GUNGEON GUN PORN! morningfog Dec 2012 #60
ok, now i'm going to sleep farminator3000 Dec 2012 #33
hoo boy, even worse than i thought... farminator3000 Dec 2012 #66
Your heart is in the right place nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #69
no, my brain is... farminator3000 Dec 2012 #70
No pistol, for starters, nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #71
your first sentence was good, but... farminator3000 Dec 2012 #72
Dd they under current federal law? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #73
don't understand at all... farminator3000 Dec 2012 #74
No nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #75
"And when seeking cover...it also matters. Did that shit way too many times." zappaman Dec 2012 #83
We have to tie in every gun murder with the backing of the NRA and the GOP BanTheGOP Dec 2012 #76
i agree, they are beyond IRRATIONAL... farminator3000 Dec 2012 #79
I really hate the gun nerd talk that seems to arise in response to these threads. n/t Ed Suspicious Dec 2012 #77
Some f the "nerd" talk matters nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #78
Exactly - why I chimed in in the first place. Mopar151 Dec 2012 #80
I was a field medic nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #82
don't look between our 2 posts, then! farminator3000 Dec 2012 #81
sorry to bump this thread, i think its over...hopefully...just wanted to give it a happy ending? farminator3000 Dec 2012 #84
UPDATE: they caught the guys! wow! so now we might find out where the gun came from... farminator3000 Dec 2012 #87
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