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Where are silencers legal? NYC_SKP Dec 2012 #1
all over - and the gungeoneers will set you straight on this jpak Dec 2012 #3
Not true, and you know it... ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #7
Where are they legal? jpak Dec 2012 #10
Well if you bothered to look at the site your quoted, they are legal in ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #31
yeah - all over - you owe me an apology jpak Dec 2012 #42
I owe you nothing ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #46
What? ret5hd Dec 2012 #58
Let me clarify for you ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #60
You know there is a difference between "all over" and "everywhere" , yes? Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2012 #83
i was merely poking fun at your lack of aural clarity. ret5hd Dec 2012 #91
Silencers are absolutely legal in Indiana. I believe its a $200 dollar permit and thats it. aaaaaa5a Dec 2012 #65
that is a federal law gejohnston Dec 2012 #67
OK! nt Walk away Dec 2012 #2
Make sure you get the .50 cal and above black powder weapons Duckhunter935 Dec 2012 #4
all firearms that use .50 cal centerfire cartridges - banned jpak Dec 2012 #8
Including my 50-70 Trapdoor oneshooter Dec 2012 #12
Yup jpak Dec 2012 #22
Do you even have an idea of what you say? oneshooter Dec 2012 #66
Don't worry, he's coming up with another ban as you speak. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #70
Another gun nuttery deflection jpak Dec 2012 #92
Might shoot down an airliner or something. krispos42 Dec 2012 #96
When was the last time Jenoch Dec 2012 #68
A 12 gauge shotgun is 74 caliber ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #5
Gun nuttery deflection jpak Dec 2012 #9
Well at least you get specific after tossing more out more lies ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #25
Why were they banned in California? jpak Dec 2012 #29
Hysterical, uninformed people screeched to their representatives, of course. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #33
The uninformed hysterical folks are buying up assault rifles as fast as they can. jpak Dec 2012 #39
Uninformed? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #41
Yeah - uninformed douchebag gun nuts jpak Dec 2012 #51
Aaaand the inevitable resort to infantile playground insults. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #59
YUUUUUUUUUUUP! ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #63
The last time an assault rifle Jenoch Dec 2012 #69
Hoplophobia and ignorance on the part of the pols as best I can tell ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #38
A-yup. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #43
They bought into the idea... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #61
I have not had cable or satellite TV for years. Not cost effective for just me ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #62
They are, umm... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2012 #64
.50 cal sniper rifle was used at Waco. That's why the FBI went to the Army for armor neverforget Dec 2012 #74
And after Waco, all the wackos wanted them jpak Dec 2012 #97
+1000,000 n/t a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #6
Are they commonly used in crime? PavePusher Dec 2012 #73
The only use I can think of for a .50 cal is vest hunting. a geek named Bob Dec 2012 #76
Long-range target and competition shooting. PavePusher Dec 2012 #81
waste not want not invader zim Dec 2012 #11
Because they're such a crime problem, right? beevul Dec 2012 #13
They have no legitimate purpose jpak Dec 2012 #15
neither do sports cars gejohnston Dec 2012 #20
Cars are transportation - .50 cal sniper rifles were designed to kill at 1000 meters or greater jpak Dec 2012 #24
So what? None has ever been used in a crime. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #30
You have to be kidding jpak Dec 2012 #34
About what? Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #47
ummm... jpak Dec 2012 #50
most of them were in possession of one gejohnston Dec 2012 #54
So, approximately two crimes per year over 20 years, three out of forty of them violent... Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #56
sports cars are toys gejohnston Dec 2012 #37
Not that you will even take in what I am about to say. SQUEE Dec 2012 #78
Cars are transportation...yet they cause so much death rl6214 Dec 2012 #86
Camaro. blue neen Dec 2012 #57
Thats your opinion. beevul Dec 2012 #35
So JPAC, do you serve any legitimate purpose? Yavapai Dec 2012 #72
I serve a purpose - to defy sickfuck gun CULTure jpak Dec 2012 #98
I don't think the OP really cares about gun-control.nt Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #18
yee-haw. bring on the banhammer! Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #14
There is a deodorant company in his future! Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #71
how about regulating silencers like gejohnston Dec 2012 #16
If you want them - move to Finland jpak Dec 2012 #21
You hang out with the wrong Kiwis gejohnston Dec 2012 #26
The NRA sucks jpak Dec 2012 #28
And ban the tracer fire for the 50 caliber gun. That could take out a helicopter or a plane. applegrove Dec 2012 #17
How? Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #19
since the rifle costs more than some cars gejohnston Dec 2012 #23
An Al Queda straw buyer can walk into a gun show with a bag of cash and buy one jpak Dec 2012 #27
I have never ever seen one for sale at gun shows ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #44
You have never seen a Barrett rifle or a knockoff at a gun show? jpak Dec 2012 #53
I have seen them only as floor models, not available to carry home ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #55
riddle me this gejohnston Dec 2012 #48
Where...where has one been used to even attempt an assassination rl6214 Dec 2012 #87
You're kidding, right? PavePusher Dec 2012 #75
60 Minutes did a story of 50 calibre guns and tracer fire. People at war applegrove Dec 2012 #77
What, pray tell, is "tracer fire", and where can I get some of them? PavePusher Dec 2012 #79
I for one will look forward to the day when we have an NRA free applegrove Dec 2012 #82
it was a reasonable question gejohnston Dec 2012 #84
The only person bringing up the NRA here is... you. PavePusher Dec 2012 #89
The NRA teaches obfuscation to their applegrove Dec 2012 #100
sounds like projection gejohnston Dec 2012 #102
I'll repeat my questions: PavePusher Dec 2012 #107
it is a us company gejohnston Dec 2012 #80
America does not have a Dept. of Needs, and you aren't the Needs Czar. GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #94
not my flintlocks! n/t nebenaube Dec 2012 #32
any legitimate excuse not to own them? ileus Dec 2012 #36
Gun nuttery at its worse jpak Dec 2012 #40
Another Dave Hester contribution ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #45
Still at it, I see. -..__... Dec 2012 #49
Why, That is the only gun politicians and the wealthy BR proof limo owners do not like LiberalArkie Dec 2012 #52
Yeah because so many of either of those have been used in a crime...ever rl6214 Dec 2012 #85
So now your excuse to ban things that could cause harm is simply "no need to own"?? OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #88
jpak don't need no steenkin' excuses! Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #90
Forget it... he's rolling... -..__... Dec 2012 #104
And then the gun makers will bring out the .494 specials. N/T GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #93
Whew, so my .499 caliber is still legal? krispos42 Dec 2012 #95
Obvious troll... sylvi Dec 2012 #99
And tracer fire that can be used to shoot applegrove Dec 2012 #101
I could still own a Bofors though... -..__... Dec 2012 #103
How about banning dumdums. Remmah2 Dec 2012 #105
sure thing baby, just leave alone the suppressors. Tuesday Afternoon Dec 2012 #106
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