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In reply to the discussion: Dear pedantic shits saying it's a Sig Sauer MCX, not an AR-15, and not an assault rifle: FUCK YOU [View all]Atticus
(15,124 posts)who knows more than others about firearms. So am I, and you, sir, are a bullshit merchant of the first order.
To say that an AR-15, or similar weapon, is "the same as all other semi-auto carbines" is, to be blunt, intentionally deceptive. Is the AR simply a "civilian" version of the M-16, specifically designed as a battlefield weapon of maximum lethality? YES. Can it be easily converted to "full auto"---ie, a machine gun---in less than an hour by the average person with common tools for about $300? YES.
Are magazines capable of holding up to 100 rounds readily available? YES.
This is not a 10-22 and you damn well know it. No one "needs" one of these, but many "need" the instant power, the instant "masculinity" which they provide. Making excuses for these cripples is pathetic.