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In reply to the discussion: Queens AK-47 Gunman Shoots, Kills Teen Outside Party- the inquisitr [View all]pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)34. You think THAT'S sad? An AK is what blew away half my teeth and jaw...
...and in another thread I was told, "You were lucky you were not shot with a full power round."
It seems to be a knee-jerk response for some to minimize the destructiveness/lethality of a particular weapon or a type of ammunition.
Besides my own wounds, which left me hospitalized for 18 months, I saw enough people wounded or killed with AKs and M-16s in combat to have a pretty good sense of their destructive power and lethality. Trying to put a 'Hello Kitty' sticker on it metaphorically just doesn't wash with anyone who's been up close and personal with the carnage and death caused by these weapons and their ammo...
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farminator3000
Dec 2012
OP
I don't know if it's workable, but it's a better place to start discussion.... n/t
Mopar151
Dec 2012
#39
I'm really shocked that there are people at DU who are too fucking stupid
Telly Savalas
Dec 2012
#43
that's what it looks like to me...a pistol made up to look like a MILITARY GUN
farminator3000
Dec 2012
#58
Just what I was thinking. Now that I have picked my jaw up off of the floor,
smirkymonkey
Dec 2012
#41
I really hate the gun nerd talk that seems to arise in response to these threads. n/t
Ed Suspicious
Dec 2012
#77
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