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In reply to the discussion: Semi-auto AR-15 bumpfires 100 rounds in 6 seconds. How is this not an "assault weapon"? [View all]UndahCovah
(125 posts)18. See comment #10 regarding the weapon in he vid
I don't doubt that many ex-cops and ex-military people own or would like to own a weapon like this. What I'm saying is, neither the police nor the military have to rely on the "bump-fire" system, because truly automatic, select-fire weapons are available to them.
This system is perfectly legal, because it is semi-auto. One trigger pull, one bullet. The speed of those individual trigger pulls is immaterial as far as the law is concerned.
A military/police weapon is, as I said, select fire. You hold down the trigger and the weapon fires continuously due to the auto-sear. No need for repeated trigger pulls like with the bump-fire system.
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Semi-auto AR-15 bumpfires 100 rounds in 6 seconds. How is this not an "assault weapon"? [View all]
Electric Monk
Dec 2012
OP
Definitely a Human Killer, ONE person can survive an assault, Many people are meant to die w/this
AnotherMother4Peace
Dec 2012
#16
Geez, with those 2 round thingies on it (are they magazines?) it even LOOKS like
valerief
Dec 2012
#4
I wouldn't even call that thing an assault weapon, but a weapon of mass destruction.
doublethink
Dec 2012
#5
Sure, but that background check does nothing to stop someone else from using the fucking thing.
leveymg
Dec 2012
#27
Do you have a solution that will be more effective that the marijuana ban? n/t
ComplimentarySwine
Dec 2012
#29