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In reply to the discussion: UPDATED: Shots fired with AK-47 hit 2 homes in Montville Twp. [View all]Hoyt
(54,770 posts)4. MRI not necessary. If someone wants one of these type guns after all that has happened, they are
clearly too callous and sick to own one. Yep it's a Catch-22, but true.
The background check should merely ask the question, "Does applicant want an assault type weapon?" If answer is "Yes," then background system should respond with, "They can't have one, hold them until authorities arrive."
[Note: The gun purists/cultists can define "assault weapon" however they want. I define them nowadays as any semi-autos, hand guns included.]
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MRI not necessary. If someone wants one of these type guns after all that has happened, they are
Hoyt
Jan 2013
#4
600 + rounds of 7.62 mm AK 47 ammo, 9 mm pistol, a .308 pistol, a .22 cal pistol,
Botany
Jan 2013
#11
If it was semi auto then you could fire it as fast as you could pull the trigger ....
Botany
Jan 2013
#57
Apparently, God is a member of the NRA and approves of these shootings by mentally ill people.
wake.up.america
Jan 2013
#12
If the Kuruc women had been armed with AK47s on their persons this would never have happened.
kestrel91316
Jan 2013
#18
They're a bunch of fucking yahoos, drinking and shooting in a poorly built shooting range.
Selatius
Jan 2013
#27
I'll ask the obvious question: what civilian needs a bullet that will travel 1/3 of a mile?
Myrina
Jan 2013
#28
The warning label on ammunition commonly used for hunting says bullets can travel up to 5 miles
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#30
Actually, there are several classes of people who cannot legally own modern firearms right now
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#43
There are three weak links that make the law less effective than it could be
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#45
As long as the right to own one is enumerated in the Constitution, it has to be that way
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#50
So tell me, does "the right of the people peaceably to assemble" not apply to individuals?
slackmaster
Jan 2013
#59
The 30'06 round, can fire up to 6000 yards (over three miles) and hit something
happyslug
Jan 2013
#41
What kind of moronic news site publishes the complete address of a crime scene?
2ndAmForComputers
Jan 2013
#29
Since they've been charged with a felony do they lose the right to bear arms if convicted?
auburngrad82
Jan 2013
#65