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In reply to the discussion: So for the anti-gunners, what is wrong with Bill Clinton's analysis? [View all]rDigital
(2,239 posts)27. Collapsible stocks? They only shorten the weapon by 4.72 inches on an M4 type rifle. That's not
really going to make it concealable. A short barrel would help in a minimal way, but a pistol is infinitely more concealable.
http://world.guns.ru/assault/usa/m4-m4a1-e.html
The point of a collapsible stock is not concealment, but to more comfortably accommodate different sized shooters. In a military role, a collapsible stock is also used to account for the added shoulder thickness due to body armor.
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So for the anti-gunners, what is wrong with Bill Clinton's analysis? [View all]
AnotherMcIntosh
Sep 2012
OP
Who needs Congress? Executive order and some good judges can do what's necessary.
Loudly
Sep 2012
#1
so how would you vote? . . . who would you send your $$$ to? . . . who would you make calls for?
DrDan
Sep 2012
#3
I am trying to understand but, I am sorry - I do not see the nasty tone in that post
Tuesday Afternoon
Sep 2012
#17
If by "nasty tone" you mean truth and uncomfortable facts, then yeah, maybe so.
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#28
The "regulation" you refer to is related to the militia, not the people when outside the militia.
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#52
Collapsible stocks? They only shorten the weapon by 4.72 inches on an M4 type rifle. That's not
rDigital
Sep 2012
#27
The Batman shooter used an M&P-15 (AR-15), a Remington 870 shotgun and a Glock 22. No AK in sight.
rDigital
Sep 2012
#37
A fixed flash-suppresor counts as part of the barrel length. (welded or pinned)
PavePusher
Sep 2012
#39
it is the Democratic Party, has been since Jefferson's Democratic-Republicans
gejohnston
Sep 2012
#18