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janx

(24,128 posts)
138. This should be a thread unto itself--
Wed Dec 19, 2012, 06:47 PM
Dec 2012

because it's fun to shoot up the woods.

Thanks for posting. It says a lot about our current culture.

Thats a popular hunting rifle. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #1
That's why I want a prohibition on all firearms in the United States AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #3
and that would put repukes in charge for generations backwoodsbob Dec 2012 #38
Erm...why? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #40
The vast majority of NRA members are GOOP, anyway. leveymg Dec 2012 #126
2nd amendment UndahCovah Dec 2012 #42
Yah sorry - by prohibiting all firearms I mean repealing the 2nd amendment AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #43
Which would take ratification from how many states? UndahCovah Dec 2012 #44
Nice User Name AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #45
Childhood nickname UndahCovah Dec 2012 #48
yeah, right Euphoria Dec 2012 #51
Whatever UndahCovah Dec 2012 #54
Okay obvious troll Rex Dec 2012 #141
No repeal, just a SCOTUS that interprets "a well regulated militia" properly. Duh. xtraxritical Dec 2012 #67
^^^This n/t TroglodyteScholar Dec 2012 #71
Do you think the founders envisioned 20 six and seven year-olds being slaughtered PA Democrat Dec 2012 #101
Funny, but gun nuts never seem to respond on that point - n/t primavera Dec 2012 #130
No, you don't really want a prohibition on ALL firearms in the United States. slackmaster Dec 2012 #98
People hunt with 5.56mm NATO rounds? underpants Dec 2012 #5
The rifle was described as a .223 HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #7
I asked this last night and got some good information - it is a NATO round underpants Dec 2012 #13
Yes, it is legal in some states for larger game NickB79 Dec 2012 #16
Okay. Thanks that was why I was asking. n/t underpants Dec 2012 #31
I believe you mean SMALLER game slackmaster Dec 2012 #99
It's deer-legal here in MN NickB79 Dec 2012 #122
Some people do UndahCovah Dec 2012 #46
In many states 22 caliber guns are illegal for anything but small critters. Bandit Dec 2012 #93
.223 and 5.56 UndahCovah Dec 2012 #94
Yeah, for varmits krispos42 Dec 2012 #80
5.56 is too small for most game DLine Dec 2012 #106
Someone posted a video of a bushmaster with a slide stock that turned it into a fully automatic RC Dec 2012 #8
Not fully automatic. Clames Dec 2012 #77
It only has to work long enough to take out the next group gathering. RC Dec 2012 #95
Fact is they really don't work. Clames Dec 2012 #102
Having fired full-auto in the military at the range, Amen to that! askeptic Dec 2012 #129
You could ban rifles that hold multiple rounds muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #9
Well I'm against all hunting AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #11
If you're concerned about cruelty XemaSab Dec 2012 #32
You're right AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #35
Not an option for those of us who spend any time in bear country. DLine Dec 2012 #108
I will admit that self-defence against a bear is one time I can see multiple rounds are needed muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #109
Then again... primavera Dec 2012 #131
These "hunting" rifles are easily and often "converted" into fully automatic 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #12
It's not easy at all bossy22 Dec 2012 #14
If you believe that you are deceived or deliberately deceiving intaglio Dec 2012 #21
The DIAS is considered a machine gun in and of itself NickB79 Dec 2012 #22
And did you look at how crudely machined it is? intaglio Dec 2012 #27
You could make a real deal M-16 in a middle school metal shop AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #83
For an AR 15 made prior to 1986, that MIGHT be possible, depending AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #82
You are either willfully ignorant about these "conversion kits" 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #23
How often are converted AR-15s used in crimes? slackmaster Dec 2012 #100
The sale of the kits is also tightly regulated. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #39
Not according to this MEDIA MATTERS source 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #41
You can't spit at a gun show without hitting at least 3 cops. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #84
I rest my case 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #87
No, they aren't. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #90
By the way, I'll save you the effort of searching. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #91
IHOP in Carson City NV * Sept 2011 * 5 dead, 14 wounded using semi-auto converted to fully auto 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #104
There's one. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #105
Two counting No. Hollywood one you posted, and still counting. ~nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #107
You are furthering a meme that these conversions are widely available. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #110
"Fully legal bump-fire" * cheap and easy conversion * watch and learn 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #113
Bump fire isn't fully auto, per the BATFE. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #114
It is indistinguishable from full auto 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #116
I don't need to watch the video. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #117
I think this is where we agree to disagree. 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #118
I agree. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #119
+10 nt 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #120
This should be a thread unto itself-- janx Dec 2012 #138
Texas A&M * Aug. 2012 * 3 dead 99th_Monkey Dec 2012 #111
Not a maybe. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #115
They were originally fully automatic weapons, designed for the military. janx Dec 2012 #53
again, this is almost identical in form and function to what I carried in Iraq. It is an assault pasto76 Dec 2012 #15
The AWB didn't outright ban pistol grips NickB79 Dec 2012 #18
Well put. Dr_Scholl Dec 2012 #24
Agreed...we need far more restrictive legislation than the AWB alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #25
No we don't bossy22 Dec 2012 #29
Oh alcibiades_mystery Dec 2012 #30
how can we see bodies under my system when it hasn't even been considered or implimented? bossy22 Dec 2012 #36
Umm, 30,000 dead Americans each year by guns isn't a crisis? primavera Dec 2012 #70
I meant mass shootings bossy22 Dec 2012 #72
According to CDC, 31,347 Americans died by guns in 2009... primavera Dec 2012 #75
Per capita numbers are better to use bossy22 Dec 2012 #76
I understand primavera Dec 2012 #81
Nah, just the cost of doing business. TroglodyteScholar Dec 2012 #73
Isn't this essentially an M16 (fully automatic) that was modified janx Dec 2012 #50
Wrong. Clames Dec 2012 #79
A simple Google search: janx Dec 2012 #137
The AR-15 derived from the AR-10 which derived from a civilian survival rifle project... Clames Dec 2012 #139
No you didn't. AtheistCrusader Dec 2012 #85
From my limited understanding, assault weapons are weapons initially designed for military use. janx Dec 2012 #52
That's why semi=autos need to be reclassified as assault weapons. Starboard Tack Dec 2012 #55
A "hunting" rifle? For what, deer tar-tar? Squirrel ceviche? Myrina Dec 2012 #56
actually you are somewhat correct bossy22 Dec 2012 #61
No it is not - it's an assault rifle designed to kill humans jpak Dec 2012 #57
so there is a difference between a 150 lb deer bossy22 Dec 2012 #65
Distance exboyfil Dec 2012 #88
Is a weapon capable of firing 30 shots in 10 seconds intaglio Dec 2012 #127
WTF? No it can't fire 30 shots in 10 seconds, don't be silly. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #128
3 rounds per second ... intaglio Dec 2012 #133
With the weight of the trigger and dealing with the recoil, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #134
I said go away and do the experiment to the original respondant intaglio Dec 2012 #135
Uh, I have fired a semi-automatic rifle. HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #136
Restricting the argument intaglio Dec 2012 #140
And where did he get the vest I wonder? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #2
You can get them online. Even ebay. Ash_F Dec 2012 #6
Yes, true AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #10
I'm sure we will. Ash_F Dec 2012 #26
i wouldnt even say that name. MFM008 Dec 2012 #4
I invite all of you to google "automatic assault weapon videos". You will find dozens pasto76 Dec 2012 #17
are you sure its not "bump firing" videos bossy22 Dec 2012 #19
Yeah, no. Atypical Liberal Dec 2012 #20
Note that he was not old enough to legally firearms in the state. I wonder if he use his geckosfeet Dec 2012 #28
very good point renate Dec 2012 #34
I wondered the same thing. janx Dec 2012 #49
Kick (nt) muriel_volestrangler Dec 2012 #33
i am so sad Berndbrett Dec 2012 #37
"A WELL-REGULATED MILITIA".... key words being WELL-REGULATED... we need secondwind Dec 2012 #47
Then we need to hack away at Mad Dog Scalia primavera Dec 2012 #132
Military assault weapons are designed to workinclasszero Dec 2012 #58
then why area people okay with the police having them? bossy22 Dec 2012 #59
I am not at all in favor of the police having these guns. nm rhett o rick Dec 2012 #60
I actually am in favor of their use bossy22 Dec 2012 #63
I'm not ok with that workinclasszero Dec 2012 #62
then what would they use for a rifle calibre carbine? bossy22 Dec 2012 #64
Bullshit. Dr_Scholl Dec 2012 #86
How come no one ever brings up Mental health care? happyslug Dec 2012 #66
Both mother and father were financially well off, HooptieWagon Dec 2012 #74
I think John2 Dec 2012 #89
Good post. Re: "it was a failure of society for this young man" Amonester Dec 2012 #96
Mental health Care is EXTREMELY Expensive happyslug Dec 2012 #103
The issue is rarely the wealth of the Parents, it is the lack of adequate Mental Health Care: happyslug Dec 2012 #124
No one ever brings up Mental Health Care??? Doctor_J Dec 2012 #123
We are incapable of having a rational conversation on guns. iandhr Dec 2012 #68
don't just blame the NRA bossy22 Dec 2012 #69
If the rifle was bought in Connecticut in the last 18 years... krispos42 Dec 2012 #78
Simple Throckmorton Dec 2012 #92
Ever hear of the "bullet button"? krispos42 Dec 2012 #97
Post removed Post removed Dec 2012 #112
that's a serious looking gun Liberal_in_LA Dec 2012 #121
Logo of Bushmaster rifle is a Red Serpent lovuian Dec 2012 #125
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