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5. If you can use it to kill more than 2 dozen people then it's an assault rifle...

Thu Dec 20, 2012, 03:47 AM

Dec 2012

they serve no useful purpose ban them and try to recover as many as possible that are already out there.

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Debate over shooting took a turn to a debate over what is an assault rifle [View all] Sugarcoated Dec 2012 OP

If you can assault someone with it mwrguy Dec 2012 #1

You can pry my snowball from my incredibly cold dead hands. Glassunion Dec 2012 #6

Given ARs are used in actual combat zones nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #17

Some gun-idolaters will gladly choose to criminals... sanatanadharma Dec 2012 #2

Our modern day semi auto nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #3

Thompsons are fun to shoot. ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #4

Like the Uzi. nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #7

Very true. And they are expensive to feed.... ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #10

And expensive to buy and sell nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #14

There have been semi auto tommy guns over time ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #16

I could do that with a bow and arrow ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #11

"Divided and concord picked apart" Union Scribe Dec 2012 #8

The real issue here is what is "assault" k2qb3 Dec 2012 #9

How useful do you find that position? ManiacJoe Dec 2012 #12

Extremely. k2qb3 Dec 2012 #18

It always does gollygee Dec 2012 #19

Control Of The Vocabulary: A Prime Gun Militant Tool Paladin Dec 2012 #20