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In reply to the discussion: Hello gungeon, I've come to join the discussion. [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)56. Full auto hasn't been an issue since the 30's.
With the introduction of the NFA registry, full auto or select fire weapons are very very tightly controlled, and there are no new ones after 1986, so they are extremely expensive. A rifle that costs about 450$ to produce will command prices in the 16,000$ range and up.
There are only two or three instances of select fire weapons that were legally possessed being used in crimes in the last 50 years, and one of them was by a police officer.
F/A may seem scary, but it isn't an issue in the US. You'd have to delve deep into the decimal places to enumerate the per capita death rate attributed to select fire weapons.
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What I want to know is why no one in this group posted a thread about the President's speech.
OrwellwasRight
Dec 2012
#2
Probably wouldn't fit the SoP of the Group, unless there were specifics involved. n/t
krispos42
Dec 2012
#7
Strangely enough, the Gungeon's SoP does not permit gun-related political discussion.
krispos42
Dec 2012
#11
I always start at the Latest Threads tab and open those that interest me.
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#31
Well, many do, and I hope more will begin to, but that's no reason to leave. n/t
NewMoonTherian
Dec 2012
#59
Let's say our nation did ban the sale and manufacture of semi-auto rifles to civilians. ...
spin
Dec 2012
#45
That's true. But hunting also represents the most legitimate use for firearms in this country.
Barack_America
Dec 2012
#38
Hunting represents the smallest bloc of firearms enthusiasts in the nation.
AtheistCrusader
Dec 2012
#47
Scotus will soon be 7 to 2 or 8 to 1...(response to Scotus remark above)
graham4anything
Dec 2012
#77
The lever Acton rifle is possibly the most popular deer hunting rifle made in the last 150 years.
spin
Dec 2012
#44
Once you purchase the gun and pass all the necessary testing, you would receive a renewal form in
Toronto
Dec 2012
#68
According to the latest Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives numbers (as of Aug. 1)
Toronto
Dec 2012
#86
Almost every bolt-action hunting rifle in common use has the ability for 3-4 follow-up shots.
PavePusher
Dec 2012
#64
this is GC&RKBA the gungeon is down in the cellar. Please bring back a case of beer, Thanks.
Tuesday Afternoon
Dec 2012
#75