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Gun Control & RKBA

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19. Mainly because Dianne Feinstein, who possesses great wisdom for beyond the common person, ...

Reply to GreenStormCloud (Reply #3)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 07:12 PM

Dec 2012

has determined pistol grips or thumb hole stocks on rifles are dangerous and undesirable.

Ronald Reagan was another extremely wise politician who realized how important "trickle down" economics was for the future of our nation.

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Thinking about the Assault Weapons Ban [View all] DanTex Dec 2012 OP

OK, I get the magazine gejohnston Dec 2012 #1

My point is that a pistol grip is obviously not just cosmetic. DanTex Dec 2012 #7

while functional, gejohnston Dec 2012 #12

This is where the whole "the NRA crowd is wrong about almost everything" comes into play. DanTex Dec 2012 #20

it seems more ergonomic firing from the shoulder gejohnston Dec 2012 #22

Yes, more ergonomic firing from the shoulder. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #33

I would [b]not[/b] agree that it makes a rifle any more deadly HALO141 Dec 2012 #13

It is functional. It is more comfortable, generally speaking. krispos42 Dec 2012 #29

But but but... Puha Ekapi Dec 2012 #35

Something more to look at the antigun Dec 2012 #2

that is because the lower receiver is the part gejohnston Dec 2012 #4

ammoreclaim.com the antigun Dec 2012 #5

to me Cheyenne is the big city gejohnston Dec 2012 #11

Wyoming... Puha Ekapi Dec 2012 #16

First place to let women to vote too the antigun Dec 2012 #18

part of the culture gejohnston Dec 2012 #21

and sent dick cheney to congress arely staircase Dec 2012 #25

not hardly gejohnston Dec 2012 #27

in texas arely staircase Dec 2012 #28

but has nothing to do with right or left gejohnston Dec 2012 #32

im not saying perry could get elected there arely staircase Dec 2012 #37

define large gejohnston Dec 2012 #39

What is wrong with pistol grips or thumbhole stocks on a rifle? GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #3

Ergonomics is a good thing. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #6

For a competent rifleman... Puha Ekapi Dec 2012 #8

Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #9

And you would know that... Puha Ekapi Dec 2012 #10

I wish there was a quote button the antigun Dec 2012 #14

They are increasingly common for "turkey" shotguns. Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #26

My point is that it is not just a cosmetic feature. DanTex Dec 2012 #15

IMO... Puha Ekapi Dec 2012 #17

Most of the Fudd semiautos are much more powerful than "assault" weapons Pullo Dec 2012 #24

Depends on how one defines "more powerful". Kaleva Dec 2012 #40

unless of course gejohnston Dec 2012 #41

But why is it a bad feature that needs to be banned? GreenStormCloud Dec 2012 #31

Mainly because Dianne Feinstein, who possesses great wisdom for beyond the common person, ... spin Dec 2012 #19

By trying to ban them, you are making "assault weapons" ULTRA COOL Pullo Dec 2012 #23

Wall Street used to have a very simple law in effect. krispos42 Dec 2012 #30

And it will get shot down bobclark86 Dec 2012 #34

Exactly. Most guns sold today are semiautomatic. Pullo Dec 2012 #36

Not necessarily krispos42 Dec 2012 #38