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In reply to the discussion: Post removed [View all]hack89
(39,171 posts)37. So why did we see such milquetoast legislation?
nothing bold, nothing of consequence. No actual bans on magazines. Colorado didn't even attempt an AWB.
Either they don't care that much about gun control or they don't think the voters support them.
It is hard to argue that the board has changed when the result is pretty much the status quo.
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No - I am amused at people like you that think something significant has happened.
hack89
Feb 2013
#51
and if I were a prosecutor in Colorado the very first time a person was killed by one of these
dsc
Feb 2013
#2
The "Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act of 2005" would stop you. N/T
GreenStormCloud
Feb 2013
#69
So it's "Fuck you, we're gonna let potential murderers to have a higher body count."
sakabatou
Feb 2013
#3
I recently saw somewhere that they're using 3-D polymer printing to make such magazines.
Gorp
Feb 2013
#20
Give it time. They'll find materials that are heat resistant and can still be used for 3-D printing
Gorp
Feb 2013
#27
Can you make a barrel without metal though? I highly doubt that. From what I've read about 3d
Erose999
Feb 2013
#23
I am sure someone in FL has released them into the wild and they're probably all over the Everglades
Erose999
Feb 2013
#38
Take out the gun powder and replace it with compressed gas of some sort. It's simple.
Gorp
Feb 2013
#48
Compressed gas doesn't generate heat - only the friction of the pellet in the barrel.
Gorp
Feb 2013
#52
Bakelite has been around since the 1930's. If a bakelite barrel would have worked it'd have been
Erose999
Feb 2013
#54
Paintball is a good analogy. Same basic idea. But 3-D printing was science fiction until recently.
Gorp
Feb 2013
#56
I can't think of a case where someone shouldn't have a high-cap mag but should have a regular one
Recursion
Feb 2013
#42
This is just a stunt. I haven't seen 30rd AR mags in stock in a month and half.
aikoaiko
Feb 2013
#70