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Hoyt

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54. Such a poor pitiful plight. Maybe it's time to give up the gun love.

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Gun owners say goodbye to high-capacity magazines at Freedom Shoot (Colorado) [View all] madamesilverspurs Jun 2013 OP

Funny how when our side implements laws of no practical purpose... krispos42 Jun 2013 #1

Just wait until we start treating gun dealers like they do abortion clinics. bluedigger Jun 2013 #8

It's the same basic playbook krispos42 Jun 2013 #11

I've commented on that simularity multiple times. NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #53

I know right! nt Mojorabbit Jun 2013 #176

I feel such sorrow for the poor pitiful losers whining about this. Hoyt Jun 2013 #2

Lol. Physician heal thyself. Nt galileoreloaded Jun 2013 #10

And this Greeley Tribune article is full of beans! rdharma Jun 2013 #3

Would an outright ban of all existing mags be effective? lhecker51 Mar 2016 #184

This law will be easy to get around. Travis_0004 Jun 2013 #4

And who manufactures 10 round mags for .50 Beowulf? rdharma Jun 2013 #5

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Quit it, you'll hurt his feewings!! CokeMachine Jun 2013 #16

I see they don't Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #7

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think he will reply? nt Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #12

Doubt it; I explained how that sort behave when confronted in a recent post: friendly_iconoclast Jun 2013 #13

my guess will be self delete to hide Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #15

Ha! Well played. friendly_iconoclast Jun 2013 #17

That one has problems with backing up his claims or admitting when he's wrong. CokeMachine Jun 2013 #18

That's a gas! But don't they make 'em for 40mm? Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #118

The hallways are busy BainsBane Jun 2013 #25

Try that mag with 30 rounds of .223! rdharma Jun 2013 #20

So cannibalize a 10-rd mag for a .223 follower NickB79 Jun 2013 #24

The lips on mag are still different. nt rdharma Jun 2013 #57

That's what files and pliers are for, dude NickB79 Jun 2013 #111

You give that a try! rdharma Jun 2013 #112

Your addendum is exactly correct. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #113

Yes! By all means, follow Lizzie Poppet's advice! rdharma Jun 2013 #114

Thanks for yet another indication... Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #115

Like I said..... don't believe me? Try it! rdharma Jun 2013 #119

Watch and weep: Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #120

I watched a guy take a 5 round Beowulf and remove a pin to make it a 15 round 50 Beowulf........ rdharma Jun 2013 #124

BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #125

That's what it was! rdharma Jun 2013 #126

Bullshit. Watch the whole thing this time. Read the desc. Or just stop lying. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #127

some here are just not capable Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #128

See that a lot in online forums, alas. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #130

Why modify a Beowulf mag to 15 rounds? rdharma Jun 2013 #129

He didn't. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #132

Canada has a 10-round limit rdharma Jun 2013 #133

5-round, actually. My mistake in the previous post. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #136

OK! The Tavor is not chambered in .223. rdharma Jun 2013 #139

Well done. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #141

Like I said before......... try it! rdharma Jun 2013 #142

Do you understand what I said in post #142.... or should I provide a picture...... rdharma Jun 2013 #143

Just got back home. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #144

The law as written is unenforceable. lhecker51 Mar 2016 #186

Here is your answer and then some.... lhecker51 Mar 2016 #185

Yep gun nuts will always push the spirit and intent of the law. Hoyt Jun 2013 #23

This is why we need a TOTAL ban bowens43 Jun 2013 #50

"You better hope I can't get no bullets on layaway!" CTyankee Jun 2013 #51

After all, it works so well for drugs. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #58

Good point, gun nuts are not nearly as "law-abiding" as they want us to believe. Hoyt Jun 2013 #59

This just in: people disregard laws they consider harmful, pointless, and/or fuckwitted. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #61

And gun nuts are at the top of ignoring laws and modern societal mores. Hoyt Jun 2013 #64

Not even close, of course. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #69

ever been to Denver on April 20th? SQUEE Jun 2013 #100

Nope, but I have been to enough gun stores, gun shows, etc., in my early years to know gun owners Hoyt Jun 2013 #102

hmmm SQUEE Jun 2013 #105

I could legally get a permit to carry, if I were stupid and paranoid enough to want one. Hoyt Jun 2013 #106

only if you lied on your app.. SQUEE Jun 2013 #108

I did not lie here, SQUEE -- you simply can't comprehend posts in context. Hoyt Jun 2013 #110

OH, I believe what you said here, Hoyt SQUEE Jun 2013 #116

I shocked. Shocked, I tell you! Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #117

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Wow, look, premium Jun 2013 #149

One that apparently failed. oneshooter Jun 2013 #168

Oh my, premium Jun 2013 #171

nope.. Hoyt, always SQUEE, just me. SQUEE Jun 2013 #156

OK, I'm curious. What did the little scamp admit to? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #138

I'll second a request for that info! Rod Walker Jun 2013 #167

Much as I would like to, SQUEE Jun 2013 #169

He already did, apparently. Got a link? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #172

sorry no I don't SQUEE Jun 2013 #173

Good luck with that. premium Jun 2013 #148

Grandfathered magazines are still perfectly legal to own and use NickB79 Jun 2013 #14

Read my post above. rdharma Jun 2013 #21

Just goes to show how unenforcible the law really is NickB79 Jun 2013 #26

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"AUTOMATED MESSAGE: Results of your Jury Service" Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #28

Huh. So if someone suggested going over a state line for an abortion would someone alert? The Straight Story Jun 2013 #29

I think the issue is not advocating breaking the law. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #30

Still seems stupid to alert on it at all The Straight Story Jun 2013 #31

That's a legitimately poor comparison. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #32

Ah, once again though folks miss a point The Straight Story Jun 2013 #34

Again, terrible comparisons. Second hand smoke kills. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #35

Because people are forced at gun point to go to such places? Have you been forced to drink The Straight Story Jun 2013 #42

If the argument is that I shouldn't go to a bar for socializing... Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #43

Then let the owner decide and you can decide to take your business to a non-smoking one The Straight Story Jun 2013 #48

The owner will always choose to cater to more patrons. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #49

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So then we should probably ban any magazine with a capacity higher than 2. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #45

Given that there are *billions* of magazines in circulation in the United States, Rod Walker Jun 2013 #73

right, because high capacity magazines are just the same as sodas BainsBane Jun 2013 #65

I know lazy, believe me BainsBane Jun 2013 #19

Oh, they has a sad! rdharma Jun 2013 #22

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Like oxygenating a good wine and tasting the many subliminal layers. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #37

It's the gunner fantasy BainsBane Jun 2013 #40

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This isn't Iraq BainsBane Jun 2013 #46

Chicago as a city is deadlier than Iraq was as a nation at war. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #134

And the US is deadlier than the West Bank BainsBane Jun 2013 #145

In Switzerland they issue actual honest-to-goodness assault rifles of military quality Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #147

I understand you worship guns BainsBane Jun 2013 #150

. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #157

Of course, we could always impose compulsory military service BainsBane Jun 2013 #151

I volunteered for 20 plus years Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #153

No, you should not. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #155

Perhaps you could do a poll in the gungeon BainsBane Jun 2013 #177

Why don't you? oneshooter Jul 2013 #178

My husband is a veteran and he opposes capacity restrictions. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #158

If only this were true. Most of the ammunition is stored at depots. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #154

Ammunition, I imagine, is as importable as illicit drugs or any other small-sized commodity. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #159

It is inherently impossible to persuade such virtue with the American gun culture. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #160

One society deliberately arms its citizens, while the other leaves it to choice Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #161

A country that abhors war trains its citizens to view firearms... Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #162

You wrote, Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #163

You just sourced to an article that is sourced from RKBA advocates. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #170

Which part is untrue? Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #174

All Swiss Militia have the rifle, uniform, loaded pack, and a full combat load of rifle ammo oneshooter Jun 2013 #164

False. The tradition of keeping 50 rounds at home ended in 2007. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #165

Well I'll be. Do they still allow them to purchase oneshooter Jul 2013 #179

Sly, in real life, is one of the Brady Center's favorite gun controllers... Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #122

Pepperoni or sausage? BainsBane Jun 2013 #38

Goodnight sweet prince. Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #47

I think it goes to some people feel powerless and want to leverage a higher power The Straight Story Jun 2013 #39

IMO: Gun owners don't need high-capacity magazines! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #41

Life is just not worth living without them. Hoyt Jun 2013 #55

My life is! In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #56

30 rounds is standard issue. Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #135

Hopefully everyone is stocked up for the future. ileus Jun 2013 #52

Such a poor pitiful plight. Maybe it's time to give up the gun love. Hoyt Jun 2013 #54

In anticipation of this law (which takes effect tomorrow), I've purchased about 80 normal capacity Rod Walker Jun 2013 #60

It seems to me... Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #62

Oh, the law is completely unenforceable...I'm just a law-abiding sort of guy. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #63

I tend to be, as well. Er...except for the "guy" part. Lizzie Poppet Jun 2013 #68

So clearly "most folks" BainsBane Jun 2013 #70

The penalty for the law being discussed is a misdemeanor, not a felony. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #72

ok BainsBane Jun 2013 #75

And your evidence for this is an anonymous internet post? Rod Walker Jun 2013 #77

My evidence is what people are saying here on this site. BainsBane Jun 2013 #79

As I said...an anonymous internet post. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #81

the claims of the law abiding gun owner BainsBane Jun 2013 #83

Was the claim that gun owners are law abiding only supported by the fact that someone making Rod Walker Jun 2013 #87

I guess you have never Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #85

like laws against rape and domestic battery BainsBane Jun 2013 #86

Did you just compare jaywalking to rape? Rod Walker Jun 2013 #91

I compared stock pilling ammo with rape BainsBane Jun 2013 #93

Equally absurd. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #97

If you're going to enter a discussion BainsBane Jun 2013 #103

The effects of "jaywalking" BainsBane Jun 2013 #94

If obedience to the law is the highest moral duty then why do you Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2013 #137

Another nail in the coffin of the myth BainsBane Jun 2013 #67

Do you ever exceed the speed limit? NutmegYankee Jun 2013 #107

Oh, my! I'm already there. Have you ever... Eleanors38 Jun 2013 #123

and what on earth are you going to do with that stuff? BainsBane Jun 2013 #66

Given that these are magazines...for guns...I anticipate loading cartridges into them, taking them Rod Walker Jun 2013 #71

What is so onerous about reloading? BainsBane Jun 2013 #74

A common use for "high-capacity" magazines is not mass shootings. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #76

but you're too important to follow the law BainsBane Jun 2013 #78

What law am I not following? "High-capacity" magazines are still fully legal to own and use Rod Walker Jun 2013 #80

What part of public safety do you not understand? BainsBane Jun 2013 #82

You accused me of not following the law. Either tell me what law I'm violating, or retract Rod Walker Jun 2013 #84

fine BainsBane Jun 2013 #92

Apology (such as it is) accepted. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #95

You didn't buy 16 capacity magazines did you? BainsBane Jun 2013 #96

Actually, I did...for my CZ75 pistol. Rod Walker Jun 2013 #98

That's what they always say BainsBane Jun 2013 #101

Are you a second profile for the user banned in this thread? Gravitycollapse Jun 2013 #140

No I'm not. I have no other profiles on this board. Other than my assertion, I know of no way Rod Walker Jun 2013 #166

joined Jun 13 BainsBane Jun 2013 #175

I think he said Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #89

You are very wrong on that "common use" Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #88

They are banned because most Coloradoans actually think BainsBane Jun 2013 #90

If that were truly the case Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #99

So they should have empowered police to go around confiscating magazines? BainsBane Jun 2013 #104

Well that is the only way to ensure the ban works, magazines do not expire like milk. Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #109

Your point is illogical BainsBane Jun 2013 #146

As I have said in other posts Duckhunter935 Jun 2013 #152

Get over yourselves, you pitiful losers. alarimer Jun 2013 #131

This is a violation of their religious freedom mwrguy Jul 2013 #180

What a bunch of whining losers. Zoeisright Jul 2013 #181

People who had the foresight to stock up on these magazines... NaturalHigh Jul 2013 #182

Gun Laws lhecker51 Mar 2016 #183