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In reply to the discussion: SE Cupp doesn't know what "rapid-fire" or Military grade weapons" means [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)She stammered like an idiot when asked to define "rapid fire". Now, this is Sippy Cup, and she is an idiot, so there's that. But I would have trouble defining "rapid fire", for the reasons I listed.
The speed of fire is only one measure.
And, as I mentioned, not a very helpful one since they all have the same speed of fire.
Range of accurate fire is another.
Kill potential of the weapon's ammo is another.
Clips sizes available for the weapon is another.
Those are good ideas. They also lead us the opposite direction gun control has been going. "Military style" weapons are smaller caliber and shorter range than traditional hunting rifles.
Magazine size is going to be difficult. If it accepts a detachable magazine, anyone can make a magazine for it in any size (it's just a box with a spring in it).
Lanza selected the weapons and ammo he used from a larger set of weapons because even he knew which weapons and ammo would be best for the type of killing he was planning to do.
Not really. His mother had a shotgun, which would have been more effective at what he was trying to do.