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Tell them to quit buying them ?? OneTenthofOnePercent Feb 2012 #1
Typical NRA talking points; greiner3 Feb 2012 #6
NRA talking points? OneTenthofOnePercent Feb 2012 #9
"And I live I Ohio" sudopod Feb 2012 #16
The fastest way to deal with both problems... krispos42 Feb 2012 #21
Yes, this IS sound reasoning duhneece Feb 2012 #43
Oh, yeah, that's sound reasoning. harmonicon Feb 2012 #7
Let me clarify.. OneTenthofOnePercent Feb 2012 #11
Do you even read what you write? izquierdista Feb 2012 #13
+1 madokie Feb 2012 #65
Speaking of logic... is there a gun law on the books that we have not begun to enforce? aikoaiko Feb 2012 #67
"...Calderon supervised the destruction of more than 7,500 automatic rifles and handguns..." PavePusher Feb 2012 #2
Language fail. boppers Feb 2012 #58
Sorry, but in the technical (and legally VERY specific) language for firearms... PavePusher Feb 2012 #72
Pregnant. boppers Feb 2012 #76
I'm starting to think you are being intentionally obtuse and disingenuous. PavePusher Feb 2012 #78
Well there is some linguistic game play afoot. boppers Feb 2012 #84
No, in the legal sense of the BATFE, who take a very dim view of unregistered automatic firearms. PavePusher Feb 2012 #86
There is no such thing as an "automatic semi-auto"???? boppers Feb 2012 #88
Your post does not even address my statement. PavePusher Feb 2012 #89
From that link: boppers Feb 2012 #102
You specifically mentioned hand-cranks. A hand-crank activated firearm is not classified... PavePusher Feb 2012 #107
Sure, put a person who lost their hand, and now has an "assist" arm, at the crank. boppers Feb 2012 #110
You are correct on the the "many" vs. "more than one"... PavePusher Feb 2012 #113
It's pretty much the same point as the AWB rules. boppers Feb 2012 #116
This message was self-deleted by its author AlecBGreen Feb 2012 #94
Well, that was an amusing mental jump. boppers Feb 2012 #109
"(Not to hosts, I think this constitutes "really big news"" PavePusher Feb 2012 #3
Facsinating how such "really big news" couldn't be bothered to have a picture. PavePusher Feb 2012 #4
The El Paso Times has a picture of the billboard happyslug Feb 2012 #5
Thank you. ellisonz Feb 2012 #33
I'll have to go see it duhneece Feb 2012 #44
We even got a picture of the sign/guns in the tulsa world newspaper this morning madokie Feb 2012 #66
This ongoing tragedy lies at the feet of the weapons industry, the weapons lobby, baldguy Feb 2012 #8
The last time I checked the US had over 20,000 gun laws.n/t Johnson20 Feb 2012 #22
Which "responsable gun owners" can avoid by simply crossing an imaginary line on a map. baldguy Feb 2012 #30
Explain this claim, please. n/t PavePusher Feb 2012 #35
57 hours, no response. Figures. n/t PavePusher Feb 2012 #91
Automatic weapons have been highly regulated for decades Taitertots Feb 2012 #36
I can buy one at Wal-Mart. boppers Feb 2012 #59
You can't buy automatic weapons at Walmart Taitertots Feb 2012 #64
You can buy automatic weapons of the semi automatic variety. eom boppers Feb 2012 #74
Semi-automatic =/= Automatic, your statement is non-sequitur Taitertots Feb 2012 #79
Semiautomatics "are highly regulated in the US"? boppers Feb 2012 #105
FBI background checks, 1968 GCA, prohibited people, import restrictions, sales restrictions..... Taitertots Feb 2012 #118
What an silly statement to make. Oh well, yeah can't fix stupid.n/t Johnson20 Feb 2012 #81
freedictionary.com is your friend AlecBGreen Feb 2012 #95
3 shot burst = full automatic, legally boppers Feb 2012 #103
"Interpreting the sign as an indication of shortage, US manufacturers raced to meet demand...." Robb Feb 2012 #10
LOL - DUZY right there! n/t OneTenthofOnePercent Feb 2012 #12
hahahaha... Good job! octothorpe Feb 2012 #80
How are these weapons getting across the border? Lasher Feb 2012 #14
7,500 automatic rifles could not possibly have been smuggled from the US into Mexico slackmaster Feb 2012 #18
Why not? Incitatus Feb 2012 #26
Maybe you don't know it minavasht Feb 2012 #29
Wrong. boppers Feb 2012 #61
My friend minavasht Feb 2012 #82
You are not a gunsmith, are you? boppers Feb 2012 #85
As a matter of fact I am minavasht Feb 2012 #99
...Then you should know about selective fire systems. boppers Feb 2012 #104
They're tightly regulated, registered, and the supply is very limited slackmaster Feb 2012 #40
You're talking about machine guns. boppers Feb 2012 #62
Using the term "automatic" to describe a semi-automatic rifle is a cheap propaganda ploy slackmaster Feb 2012 #69
Using the term "automatic" to describe only a full-automatic rifle is a cheap propaganda ploy boppers Feb 2012 #75
So it becomes clear minavasht Feb 2012 #83
I own rifles and pistols. boppers Feb 2012 #87
Do they even make 3-round clips for Garands? PavePusher Feb 2012 #90
This is not an answer to my question. minavasht Feb 2012 #100
No-if-you-limit-reload-times-instead boppers Feb 2012 #101
Illumination trumps obfuscation slackmaster Feb 2012 #96
For one thing it would represent about 75 MILLION dollars worth of firearms. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #47
"Auto" or "Semi-Auto" -- makes little difference. One can kill a lot of folks with either. Hoyt Feb 2012 #48
+1 ellisonz Feb 2012 #49
Actually it makes a world of difference if you're talking about where the weapons came from. Kurska Feb 2012 #51
It does when the narcos here are using full auto, grenades and rockrt launchers.nt expatriate2mex Feb 2012 #54
I beg your pardon but there is a huge distinction between semi-auto and full auto. Lasher Feb 2012 #55
I beg yours. You can kill plenty of innocent folks with semi-auto. Hoyt Feb 2012 #57
And you can kill plenty of innocent folks with a car. Is a car a machine gun? Lasher Feb 2012 #60
It indicates ignorance or deceit on the part of the reporter. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #77
Hanlon's Razor. eom boppers Feb 2012 #106
Except we know that this confusion has been intentionally fostered. Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #120
Sounds like a jobs killing bid DUIC Feb 2012 #15
Please tell me you are being sarcastic Kolesar Feb 2012 #17
Partially DUIC Feb 2012 #19
And of course... ellisonz Feb 2012 #34
It sounds and looks cool minavasht Feb 2012 #20
but...but...but we have been told by Gun Luvers that thar ain't no gun running to Mexico jpak Feb 2012 #23
'Argument from authority' is acceptable if you agree with the authority? friendly_iconoclast Feb 2012 #27
The fact of "guns in Mexico" montanto Feb 2012 #38
Yeah - them traceable serial numbers that go back to Texas gun shops is a gummit conspiracy! jpak Feb 2012 #39
or - more likely - the traceable serial numbers that go back to the Mexican military and police DUIC Feb 2012 #42
Bingo!!!! They are using full auto weapons plus grenades and rocket launchers here. expatriate2mex Feb 2012 #53
Some came stolen from the Mexican authorities...but EX500rider Feb 2012 #70
Sure, I am sure some are coming from south of us. Full autos, expatriate2mex Feb 2012 #71
The weapons in question are automatic, there is no way in hell the majority of them came from Kurska Feb 2012 #50
More important than the price, you require a Federal Firearms License to buy or own one. Lasher Feb 2012 #56
Again with the qualifiers. boppers Feb 2012 #63
And then see my response to it. n/t PavePusher Feb 2012 #73
Not true. We've been saying that gun restrictionists are fibbing about the amount of gun running. aikoaiko Feb 2012 #68
Should we put up a "No More Drugs" sign opposite theirs? Incitatus Feb 2012 #24
You mean things entering into Mexico, illegally, are causing issues down there? Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #25
Stop sending us drugs then. Kurska Feb 2012 #28
What a pendejo! To do what he asks would mean to stop arming his Policía Federal. aikoaiko Feb 2012 #31
Or smuggled over by the ATF!!! Johnson20 Feb 2012 #46
Mexico would be a crime-free utopia if it weren't for the U.S Dr_Scholl Feb 2012 #32
Perhaps Mexico could have provided a list of make/model/serial numbers of those guns..... PavePusher Feb 2012 #37
+1000. Show me the serial #s as well or stfu. Johnson20 Feb 2012 #41
We should put up one that says, "No More Drugs!" Atypical Liberal Feb 2012 #45
I can tell you right now that the weapons expatriate2mex Feb 2012 #52
That's funny, I thought guns were supposed to make society SAFER Hugabear Feb 2012 #92
Crime levels are lower in the U.S. and have trended that way for some time. PavePusher Feb 2012 #93
How diifficult is it to convert a semi-automatic AK-47 knock-off to full auto? Comrade Grumpy Feb 2012 #97
Very hard hack89 Feb 2012 #98
Very hard... how? boppers Feb 2012 #111
Automatic rifles are regulated at the component level hack89 Feb 2012 #112
A whole.... day! You don't say. boppers Feb 2012 #115
By a skilled machinest. With expensive tools hack89 Feb 2012 #117
Have you ever read one of those manuals? Dr_Scholl Feb 2012 #121
63K, over how many years? I'd bet more cars get taken over illegally. n/t PavePusher Feb 2012 #108
I'm not sure over how many years, whether it's since 2005 or 2007 or what. Comrade Grumpy Feb 2012 #114
Not all those weapons were seized from cartel affiliates. PavePusher Feb 2012 #119
I imagine a sign reading "No more weapons" would indeed LanternWaste Feb 2012 #122
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