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In reply to the discussion: The CT shooter armed with a "high-powered assault rifle." Six bullets a SECOND. [View all]ManiacJoe
(10,136 posts)56. Words have meanings. It helps to pick the correct ones.
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The CT shooter armed with a "high-powered assault rifle." Six bullets a SECOND. [View all]
pnwmom
Dec 2012
OP
Didn't you "actually" read the post? He had several weapons, including a high-powered rifle.
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#2
With guns it's more about who is first to hit the other rather than the power of the weapon
Fumesucker
Dec 2012
#4
Nope, I'm not going to bother because I've cited the Harvard research dozens of times here.
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#62
1) That story is most likely wrong -- it repeats something said hours ago and since
cthulu2016
Dec 2012
#5
Only gun nuts care to quibble about whether a gun is an "assault rifle" or an "assault weapon."
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#48
This is a distinction without a difference. How does it help to pick the "correct" word?
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#68
A report said that he was wearing a military style vest. The report didn't say whether it was
bluestate10
Dec 2012
#7
But, but, the gun rights folks say there's no such thing as an "assault rifle"!!
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#10
A rifle is a weapon, right? That means an assault rifle is an assault weapon.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#33
It could only shoot 6 bullets a second if the shooter is able to pull the trigger six times per....
A HERETIC I AM
Dec 2012
#17