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In reply to the discussion: Semi auto, it wasn't an automatic weapon!!!! [View all]Recursion
(56,582 posts)68. Well, a Bushmaster is an assault weapon if it has a bayonet lug or collapseable stock
and it's not if it doesn't.
That's not really something people can argue about; that's just what the law said.
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Actually this distinction between SEMI and FULLY automatic is becoming less & less clear
99th_Monkey
Dec 2012
#4
You make an excellent point. Shooters using full auto waste most of their ammunition.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#10
I want to ask a question simply for information and you appear to know what you are talking about
underpants
Dec 2012
#7
The jamming issue was so bad that the Viet Cong would strip dead American soldiers of everything
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#16
I read a great article on it in a newspaper called "Shotgun News", many, many years ago.
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#34
I hadnt heard about the problem with too many rounds. Thanks for the info. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#44
I don't give a damn what kind of gun it was. They all need to be HEAVILY regulated.
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#13
My dad's family were all pretty much of the opinion that if you couldn't drop a deer with
kestrel91316
Dec 2012
#25
Gee, I couldn't wait until some gunbanger came along to teach us all about gun tetminoligy and lore.
Whovian
Dec 2012
#15
RIFLE. it is spelled RIFLE.. if you want to pretend to be an expert on firearms stop typing "riffle"
dionysus
Dec 2012
#29
So, the argument will be that they were killed with a LESS capable weapon, so that implies ...
eppur_se_muova
Dec 2012
#31
It is essentially similar to the 1862-65 models used in the Civil War -- so I guess yes.
FarCenter
Dec 2012
#65
I don't even understand all this. Are semi-automatics used for hunting? That seems to be
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#66
Damn. It'll be pert near impossible to severely restrict or ban guns used often in hunting.nt
Honeycombe8
Dec 2012
#69
Well, a Bushmaster is an assault weapon if it has a bayonet lug or collapseable stock
Recursion
Dec 2012
#68