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Hardrada Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-02-08 06:20 PM
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55. Good point. I wonder what my CA relatives are planning for
such an event.
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  -Are AR-15 and semi-automatic AK-type rifles in common use? Indy Lurker  Dec-01-08 08:19 PM   #0 
  - As long as they leave my K2 alone  TomInTib   Dec-01-08 08:27 PM   #1 
  - Yeah, well, I guess you're in a rough neighborhood, old chap.  Hardrada   Dec-01-08 09:09 PM   #7 
     - The way I see it...  TomInTib   Dec-01-08 09:59 PM   #10 
        - Good point. I wonder what my CA relatives are planning for  Hardrada   Dec-02-08 06:20 PM   #55 
  - As to the first question, run a google news search  depakid   Dec-01-08 08:29 PM   #2 
  - Since an AK-47 and semi-automatic AK type rifles are different I'm not sure what your point is.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 09:20 PM   #8 
  - Actually, the take on the Heller case is standard constitutional analysis  depakid   Dec-01-08 10:09 PM   #11 
     - There have reasonable restrictions in place for at least 70 years.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 10:27 PM   #15 
     - The point was that it removed the ultimate slippery slope argument  depakid   Dec-01-08 11:04 PM   #21 
        - The slippery slope argument was removed 70 years ago.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 11:08 PM   #22 
        - Actually no- and even today, it still might not be  depakid   Dec-01-08 11:14 PM   #27 
           - You do realize we are talking about gun law right?  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 11:20 PM   #29 
        - Death by a thousand cuts.  gorfle   Dec-02-08 01:26 PM   #54 
     - But can "reasonable laws" be so restrictive as to ban handguns? SCOTUS said no in Heller so the next  jody   Dec-01-08 10:27 PM   #16 
     - First Amendment rights are restricted in certain locations  depakid   Dec-01-08 10:35 PM   #19 
        - Only the right to self defense hasn't been shown to endanger the public in any way.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 11:11 PM   #24 
           - Not sure how to argue with such an absurd statement...  depakid   Dec-01-08 11:19 PM   #28 
              - How many cases can you cite where a bystander was injured by a civilian defending them self?  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 11:22 PM   #30 
              - That goggle search isn't working to well on that one is it?  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 11:34 PM   #31 
              - Not even anecdote to back up your absurd statement. I really expected more.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 11:47 PM   #32 
                 - You aren't really asking that in earnest are you?  depakid   Dec-01-08 11:53 PM   #33 
                    - Show me examples of people using firearms for self defense injuring bystanders.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 11:58 PM   #35 
                       - There's an ENTIRE BODY OF COMMON LAW on this point!  depakid   Dec-02-08 12:13 AM   #36 
                          - So jury instructions are your answer. It shouldn't be hard to find the cases.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-02-08 12:16 AM   #37 
                          - I found 2 cases from the 1950's. Are those the ones you are talking about?  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-02-08 12:20 AM   #39 
                             - This is pointless  depakid   Dec-02-08 12:51 AM   #40 
                                - So a couple of dozen cases over the last 50 years is your evidence?  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-02-08 12:59 AM   #41 
                                - This isn't a trial, and if it were- I'd be motivated to find a LOT of evidence  depakid   Dec-02-08 01:50 AM   #44 
                                   - You wouldn't find much.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-02-08 07:29 AM   #50 
                                - It is pointless.  tburnsten   Dec-12-08 02:10 PM   #75 
     - ah, how lovely  iverglas   Dec-02-08 06:46 PM   #57 
        - Thanks I appreciate the compliment.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-03-08 12:49 PM   #65 
           - follow the dotted lines, Dave  iverglas   Dec-03-08 09:04 PM   #68 
              - We both know you were talking to me.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-03-08 10:28 PM   #69 
  - AK's & AR's are both in common use  app_farmer_rb   Dec-02-08 01:05 AM   #42 
  - Funny thing is, assault rifles and machine guns  tburnsten   Dec-12-08 02:05 PM   #74 
  - re: "...not typically possessed by law-abiding citizens for lawful purposes, such as short-barreled  AlinPA   Dec-01-08 08:31 PM   #3 
  - Depending on how short....  ManiacJoe   Dec-01-08 08:51 PM   #5 
  - The point was that there are very, very few NFA Title 2 restricted short-barreled shotguns...  benEzra   Dec-02-08 07:05 AM   #48 
     - That part is still a circular argument  Testament   Dec-02-08 09:09 PM   #60 
        - Quite so. Basically, the Court badly wanted to uphold the National Firearms Act  benEzra   Dec-02-08 09:53 PM   #62 
           - I can only hope that you are right in your second statement there. n/t  Testament   Dec-03-08 12:09 AM   #64 
  - Both are extremely common.  ManiacJoe   Dec-01-08 08:47 PM   #4 
  - Interesting question. I look forward to reading posts from the beetle brigade about how we should  jody   Dec-01-08 08:56 PM   #6 
  - Extremely common.  AtheistCrusader   Dec-01-08 09:37 PM   #9 
  - Not uncommon in crimes at all  depakid   Dec-01-08 10:10 PM   #12 
     - actually they are uncommon when you look at the overall picture  bossy22   Dec-01-08 10:14 PM   #13 
     - Depends on one's perspective  depakid   Dec-01-08 10:23 PM   #14 
        - One person was killed in your four articles. Tragic yes, the sky is falling no.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 10:33 PM   #18 
        - anecdotal evidence proves very litte  bossy22   Dec-01-08 10:45 PM   #20 
        - What it shows is that this shit happens all of the time  depakid   Dec-01-08 11:09 PM   #23 
           - but in small amounts  bossy22   Dec-01-08 11:12 PM   #25 
           - That's just asinine, anecdotal evidence doesn't trump factual statistics.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 11:12 PM   #26 
           - See post 34. N/T  beevul   Dec-02-08 12:18 AM   #38 
           - Good luck,  Pavulon   Dec-02-08 06:27 PM   #56 
           - Here are some interesting statistics...  jeepnstein   Dec-03-08 02:45 PM   #66 
           - Here it is in a more concise format...  jeepnstein   Dec-03-08 02:57 PM   #67 
           - Handguns and semiauto rifles are not "similiar weapons"  tburnsten   Dec-12-08 02:39 PM   #76 
        - Reality check...  benEzra   Dec-02-08 07:10 AM   #49 
        - I ran a few threads a while back doing just that  iverglas   Dec-02-08 06:54 PM   #58 
        - There are crimes against justice and then there are crimes against paper laws  aldo   Dec-11-08 02:57 PM   #70 
           - oh no, paco!  iverglas   Dec-17-08 11:59 AM   #87 
     - According to the FBI they account for less than 2% of crimes.  Fire_Medic_Dave   Dec-01-08 10:30 PM   #17 
     - You assume much, where google is concerned.  beevul   Dec-01-08 11:54 PM   #34 
     - Billy Molina.  AtheistCrusader   Dec-02-08 02:29 AM   #45 
     - Compared to handguns, the numbers are pitifully small.  AtheistCrusader   Dec-02-08 01:41 AM   #43 
        - But I bet SUVs kill more than compacts.  joshcryer   Dec-02-08 03:55 AM   #46 
           - Hunting rifles are the SUV's...big, heavy, much more powerful, and stodgy.  benEzra   Dec-02-08 12:05 PM   #53 
  - Are there more AR-15 type rifles and semi-automatic AK-type rifles in the US than Bolt action rifles  Indy Lurker   Dec-02-08 05:30 AM   #47 
  - They'd be more common...  jeepnstein   Dec-02-08 07:41 AM   #51 
  - They well surpass the number of bolt guns in my collection.  akgirl   Dec-02-08 11:28 AM   #52 
     - "Stoner's ugly hunk of junk"?  jeepnstein   Dec-02-08 07:03 PM   #59 
        - Not as much of a problem anymore...  benEzra   Dec-02-08 09:20 PM   #61 
        - sports..  Pavulon   Dec-02-08 10:11 PM   #63 
  - yeah, my stupid ass brother in law has one  Scout   Dec-12-08 11:05 AM   #71 
  - Too bad for you - being related to an ass hole and all. Nothing you could do to change  jmg257   Dec-12-08 11:46 AM   #72 
  - You have a real point there. Drug dealers, gang bangers and  rrneck   Dec-12-08 12:32 PM   #73 
     - A question...  benEzra   Dec-12-08 02:44 PM   #77 
        - I have never owned an AK nor do I plan to, although it looks like it would be fun to shoot. All I  rrneck   Dec-12-08 03:55 PM   #78 
           - Ah, I see. I thought you were saying that AK's and AR's  benEzra   Dec-12-08 05:00 PM   #79 
              - Thanks for your patient and  rrneck   Dec-12-08 06:39 PM   #80 
                 - That price was in 2003. SAR-1's are going for a bit more now...  benEzra   Dec-13-08 01:32 PM   #81 
                 - If I were younger, I would select an AR 15 or AK platform for deer hunting...  SteveM   Dec-16-08 05:28 PM   #83 
                    - I bought a hunting magazine for mine shortly after buying the rifle...  benEzra   Dec-16-08 08:00 PM   #84 
                       - And affordable when compared with an AR 15 platform...  SteveM   Dec-17-08 10:34 AM   #85 
                          - The easiest way to make an AK considerably more accurate  benEzra   Dec-17-08 11:21 AM   #86 
  - Just put together a hog gun in....  moroni   Dec-13-08 08:57 PM   #82 
  - They are common...  Jack_DeLeon   Dec-18-08 05:13 PM   #88 
 

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