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k2qb3

(374 posts)
24. This is silly.
Sun Dec 23, 2012, 10:18 PM
Dec 2012

It isn't the mechanical specifics of the weapon, the whole approach is flawed. The critical component is the nut behind the trigger

Here's a guy with a revolver that holds six:

There are people nearly as fast with civil-war era revolvers and bolt-action rifles, or even the bow and arrows.

A fixed magazine that holds ten is what the SKS is, until somebody modifies it.

Yes they are simple mechanical devices, and it would be even simpler to bypass whatever damage your solution did to the weapon.

A weapons ammunition capacity is almost completely meaningless if nobody is shooting back.

The reason we can't get any common sense public safety legislation passed is because we've been stuck on this stupid attempt to ban features for 30 years, and it hasn't done the slightest bit of good anywhere, no matter how many of our historic firearms idiots destroy, how much legal jeopardy you put law-abiding people in, or how much unnecessary expense you add by passing laws about stuff you don't even understand. (How Feinstein has managed to be the leading voice for this legislation for this long and still not know the first thing about the subject is mind-boggling)

20 years later I still get pissed thinking about those million Garands getting burned...that kind of idiocy is why there's no productive dialogue on this subject.
I was just thinking the exact same thing.....Automatic, Semi-Auto...I don't give a shit as long.... yourout Dec 2012 #1
5 Rounds In Thirty Seconds Could Equal 10 Murdered Children Per Minute cantbeserious Dec 2012 #2
I would advocate for a much slower rate. Sit there and say "bang" then count 15 seconds. Say Bang. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #6
I Understand Incremental Improvements - However, I have Moved On To Ban All Firearms cantbeserious Dec 2012 #7
Wishing will not make it so. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #9
Not Wishing At All - How Long Did It Take For DUI Laws? - How Long Did It Take For Smoking Laws? cantbeserious Dec 2012 #11
Apples and oranges Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #17
To Each Their Own - The Path Is Clear In the US - Repeal The 2nd Amendment cantbeserious Dec 2012 #21
Shotguns have a 3 shell limit RobertEarl Dec 2012 #3
Actually most shotguns have a 5 shell limit except for hunting waterfoul. yourout Dec 2012 #4
You must never have heard of a SAIGA. LAGC Dec 2012 #23
What is a reasonable level of lethal-ness? rucky Dec 2012 #5
We will never ban guns. Not in our lifetimes. BUt we CAN slow them down. Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #8
Not a bad idea. backscatter712 Dec 2012 #10
I like your idea Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #12
How much do you know about firearm construction? derby378 Dec 2012 #13
How much do you know about competent engineers? Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #18
I don't see a way that's physically possible; do you have any ideas? Recursion Dec 2012 #14
How would I know? Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #19
Standard bullseye rapid fire competition is 5 rounds in 10 seconds. bluerum Dec 2012 #15
How would such a thing work? Llewlladdwr Dec 2012 #16
I have no clue because I am not an engineer Stinky The Clown Dec 2012 #20
Actually it would be much harder than you think ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #22
This is silly. k2qb3 Dec 2012 #24
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