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Gun Control & RKBA

ManiacJoe

(10,136 posts)

26. You could not be more wrong if you tried!

Reply to SecularMotion (Reply #25)

Thu Jan 31, 2013, 05:30 PM

Jan 2013

Have you learned nothing in the years you have been here?

Of all the cosmetic features that define an "assault weapon", name one that "make it much easier for a shooter to spray a wide area with rapid fire".

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Can anyone explain... [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 OP

It's emotional. immoderate Jan 2013 #1

That's a bit of a waste. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #8

Can you explain... SecularMotion Jan 2013 #2

change as in gejohnston Jan 2013 #3

I don't expect a decrease in murder rates from a ban on assault weapons. SecularMotion Jan 2013 #4

In that case, you have fallen for the trap. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #24

You're wrong SecularMotion Jan 2013 #25

You could not be more wrong if you tried! ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #26

From wikipedia SecularMotion Jan 2013 #27

Nice list, but it does not support your claim. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #28

If you can read that list and not understand SecularMotion Jan 2013 #29

I see your confusion. ManiacJoe Jan 2013 #30

Have you ever shot a gun, semi-auto, or assault weapon side-by-side? iiibbb Jan 2013 #31

Yes SecularMotion Jan 2013 #33

Then I don't know how you can agree with that list... iiibbb Jan 2013 #34

I think it's because it's a pissing contest and because gun owners want real reforms... NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #5

I don't think restricting access to weapons that can cause mass carnage is a "worthless gesture" SecularMotion Jan 2013 #6

We haven't seen the legislation, but any parts that are about cosmetic details like pistol grips... NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #14

"...not very meaningful..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #16

Well, you know, there are people who maintain a dossier on me and my posts... NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #17

I can almost... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #18

More like Black Big Wheels! NYC_SKP Jan 2013 #20

Careful... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #22

Paranoid! Thinkin' they'll pop you with the jury system. Tsk-tsk. Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #39

Pffffft. NYC_SKP Feb 2013 #40

It is if the ban a gun only to have a mechanically identical one remain legal iiibbb Jan 2013 #36

It won't change anything... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #9

I will explain why I am and it might surprise you. ... spin Jan 2013 #38

^^^PLEASE take note.^^^ Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #41

Was that not rhetorical? holdencaufield Jan 2013 #7

Only rhetorical if... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #10

Freedom is a great thing ... holdencaufield Jan 2013 #11

"Do I REALLY need to indicate sarcasm here?" discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #12

I worked for that guy for years holdencaufield Jan 2013 #13

It's like a shopping list: discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #15

stop with the laughable excuses already jimmy the one Jan 2013 #19

Well... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #21

That's quite an interesting question. Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #23

regarding... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #32

Education should lead to awareness. Starboard Tack Jan 2013 #35

Sometimes... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2013 #37

Got edumacated in Florida a'for I went to Texass Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #42