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iiibbb

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12. Then again he probably can't tote it that far and has a fraction of the ammunition he would have
Tue Feb 12, 2013, 08:14 PM
Feb 2013

So on balance it's probably good he made such a bad choice.

Well, he is all for an Assault Weapons Ban, so it's okay. Common Sense Party Feb 2013 #1
Pretty much any rifle will penetrate body armor... krispos42 Feb 2013 #2
The Branch Davidians had 'em - Osama Bin Laden and other terrahrists too. jpak Feb 2013 #7
seriously? gejohnston Feb 2013 #8
IIRC... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #11
It's like reading a Cheney speech, isn't it? krispos42 Feb 2013 #13
Oh boy, a rifle used in four whole crimes. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #25
maybe, and no gejohnston Feb 2013 #3
"except to kill at long ranges" holdencaufield Feb 2013 #4
.50 BMG rifles are illegal in California. Ashgrey77 Feb 2013 #5
which is why Barrett made a .416 littlewolf Feb 2013 #18
And there is the .338 Lapua, another countyline rifle Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #22
I can think of 4 crimes. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #26
I stand corrected. Ashgrey77 Feb 2013 #28
I'm surprised the wiki article is that out of date. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #29
let us face it. all guns have a legitmate purpose to do damage, whether it is for good or bad Tuesday Afternoon Feb 2013 #6
Stolen from the LAPD? Remmah2 Feb 2013 #9
I own one, a bolt action AR-50. oneshooter Feb 2013 #10
Then again he probably can't tote it that far and has a fraction of the ammunition he would have iiibbb Feb 2013 #12
A friend of mine bought one to cull deer on his dairy farm ileus Feb 2013 #14
While I am impressed... discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2013 #15
And you can buy 50 cal tracer fire and take down a plane or a helicopter too. What fun! applegrove Feb 2013 #16
actually, you can't gejohnston Feb 2013 #17
60 minutes did a story on it a decade ago. I didn't know they had tightened up applegrove Feb 2013 #19
just because they did a story on it gejohnston Feb 2013 #20
HAAHAHAA no. AtheistCrusader Feb 2013 #27
Marky Mark did it in The Shooter! didact Feb 2013 #32
You know what else can take down a plane? dizbukhapeter Feb 2013 #24
They are fun to shoot. guardian Feb 2013 #21
Any standard rifle round will defeat most police body armor dizbukhapeter Feb 2013 #23
already illegal in California melm00se Feb 2013 #30
Don't know. 'Still waiting to see when I "go bad." nt Eleanors38 Feb 2013 #31
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