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morningfog

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20. How is target shooting with an assault weapon not an offensive and/or defensive act?

Reply to Recursion (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 27, 2012, 01:09 AM

Dec 2012

It is practice for one and/or the other. I can't believe the arguments you people make.

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THE reason for assault weapons ban [View all] joeunderdog Dec 2012 OP

Assault weapons are marketed for target shooting and hunting Recursion Dec 2012 #1

They are not. They are marketed as tactical weapons to appeal to gun culture's baser instincts. Hoyt Dec 2012 #2

Just wandered over to Bushmaster and from the looks of things... OneMoreDemocrat Dec 2012 #5

You'd think after Sandy Hook those callous bastards would take that marketing crap down for awhile. Hoyt Dec 2012 #10

That was sarcasm - this is marketing ashling Dec 2012 #52

No, No, No. They are marketed as ashling Dec 2012 #48

And they are not necessary for either. n/t doc03 Dec 2012 #6

Why then does Bushmaster sell a gun called the ACR (Adaptive Combat Rifle)? Kaleva Dec 2012 #9

How is hunting not an offensive act? morningfog Dec 2012 #19

Why would it be an offensive act? ProgressiveProfessor Dec 2012 #28

Using this gun the meat burrowowl Dec 2012 #31

The meat would be unuseable because the ammo is not powerful enough NickB79 Dec 2012 #32

By that definition, any consumption of meat is an offensive act NickB79 Dec 2012 #34

How is target shooting with an assault weapon not an offensive and/or defensive act? morningfog Dec 2012 #20

Baseball is not practice for assault. Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #29

EXACTLY! Defense is just like target shooting ashling Dec 2012 #49

+1 uponit7771 Dec 2012 #50

+1000 RetroLounge Dec 2012 #66

Right RetroLounge Dec 2012 #65

The NY firemen's killer was armed with a .223 Bushmaster Kaleva Dec 2012 #3

No donnasgirl Dec 2012 #24

Costco Peanut Butter is recalled because it's dangerous tblue Dec 2012 #4

How many toys do they take off the market every year because they could injure doc03 Dec 2012 #7

They are not soley used for offense. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #8

Recreational shooting vs. killing rampages? Last Stand Dec 2012 #11

And exactly how many shooting rampages have there been with "assault weapons"? rl6214 Dec 2012 #12

Several just in the last year. Last Stand Dec 2012 #13

About 1% of all gun-related homicide in any given year. Lizzie Poppet Dec 2012 #16

Exactly how many = several rl6214 Dec 2012 #21

Apparently you missed the news. Last Stand Dec 2012 #61

AFAIK none of the rampages this year used an AW Recursion Dec 2012 #57

I wasn't making that case. aikoaiko Dec 2012 #25

35 and save lives shintao Dec 2012 #42

They are bought for their tactical and killing reputation. Gun culture may use them for target Hoyt Dec 2012 #14

If you are not a gun nut who goes to a range, how, exactly, do you purport to know that "a lot of AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #18

Hoyt, make something up? rl6214 Dec 2012 #22

RL, face facts about fellow gun cultist "hobbyists," and cut off access to guns? Not likely. Hoyt Dec 2012 #56

Google "rifle range targets", click images, bhikkhu Dec 2012 #27

Our friends from the gungeon are trying to portray their "hobby" as clean wholesome fun. Hoyt Dec 2012 #55

Grew up around the losers who do such stuff. I suppose these fine gun aficionados Hoyt Dec 2012 #54

Lordy nadinbrzezinski Dec 2012 #15

Plus they are very scary looking former-republican Dec 2012 #17

If we painted them pink with a bow? shintao Dec 2012 #43

maybe...' I'm not sure former-republican Dec 2012 #45

Most people will NOT agree with this. Numerous legal uses exist for assault style weapons. jmg257 Dec 2012 #23

You could ask China for some help spreading propaganda shintao Dec 2012 #37

We get enough crap from China...no need for their assistance with propaganda too! jmg257 Dec 2012 #58

Correct. I've yet to hear news of an AR used in self-defense in the US. ErikJ Dec 2012 #26

Defensive uses rarely make the headlines. n/t Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #30

Jose Guernena comes to mind NickB79 Dec 2012 #36

Another resounding victory in the War on Drugs. n/t Glaug-Eldare Dec 2012 #38

Sickening. Sad what this country has become. Whovian Dec 2012 #41

Hmm, need the list shintao Dec 2012 #33

Is it somehow wrong to injure or kill an assailant in self-defense? NickB79 Dec 2012 #35

The point is Last Stand Dec 2012 #53

There is very little data on self-defense, period NickB79 Dec 2012 #59

I kinda wish they would give up on the whole 'Assault Weapons' yada yada rrneck Dec 2012 #39

The "NEW" Supreme Court May Help Ban This Weapon Altogether triplepoint Dec 2012 #40

Why is this relevant? Demo_Chris Dec 2012 #44

The Reasons NOT to Ban Assault Weapons are; Captain Boomerang Dec 2012 #46

I challange you to find and post a link that contains the legal definition of an "assult weapon" jal777 Dec 2012 #47

I still haven't seen a documented story about how someone whipped out their assault weapon and world wide wally Dec 2012 #51

"Assault Rifle" in self defense sarisataka Dec 2012 #62

Wow!.. That's one world wide wally Dec 2012 #63

You asked... sarisataka Dec 2012 #67

exactly farminator3000 Dec 2012 #60

Widespread misuse is relative... Coyote_Tan Dec 2012 #64