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Gun Control & RKBA

belcffub

(595 posts)

26. the weight is the real deciding factor....

Reply to Callisto32 (Reply #9)

Fri Aug 3, 2012, 08:28 AM

Aug 2012

you can carry three times the ammo in mags for the ar... plus hundreds of extra rounds on stripper clips... if your goal is to put lead down range the AR gets a big plus...

if you are looking to use the mags to beat someone with after they are empty nothing tops the AK... those mags are heavy....

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Subway rider with AK-47 and drugs arrested. [View all] Remmah2 Aug 2012 OP

won't he be losing that CCW now? 2pooped2pop Aug 2012 #1

Hard to carry an AK concealed. Hangingon Aug 2012 #2

even AK pistols are large. ileus Aug 2012 #3

That's exactly why rifles and shotguns are so rarely misused benEzra Aug 2012 #6

I like to bring that up to the U.S. soldiers/airmen that I know... Callisto32 Aug 2012 #9

the weight is the real deciding factor.... belcffub Aug 2012 #26

Is there a big difference in weight of ammo? JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 2012 #27

not sure belcffub Aug 2012 #29

"The stock and the bayonet had been removed from the AK-47 so it would fit in the bag" Remmah2 Aug 2012 #7

You could have a pretty good weekend in Philly with all that, Hangingon Aug 2012 #11

Good thing he had a 12" hunting knife and not a 12" kitchen knife. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #14

I'm firmly convinced... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2012 #16

I guess it would be a bayonet if it had a detachable gun lug. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #17

So what if he had a CCW and NRA card? TheCowsCameHome Aug 2012 #4

Probably a RW, neo-con tea bagger too. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #10

You could argue he was not. Callisto32 Aug 2012 #12

Some folks responding are apparently sarcasm-impaired this morning. PavePusher Aug 2012 #5

Sarcasm impaired my ass. Remmah2 Aug 2012 #8

Cogitation impaired, maybe... Callisto32 Aug 2012 #13

Dont' be ridiculous. HALO141 Aug 2012 #15

Oh no, not marijuana! Pacafishmate Aug 2012 #18

You think Tbaggers will rush to defense- He was just exercising his God given, 2nd Amendment rights. Hoyt Aug 2012 #19

If he had not had drugs, and OC of a rifle was legal it would have been fine. ileus Aug 2012 #20

Go find someone who argues for the right to use guns while clearly intoxicated 4th law of robotics Aug 2012 #21

Shouldn't that be "*I* think Tbaggers will rush to defense?" friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #22

Kind words for your buddies at NRA -- Norquist, Bolton, Nugent, Barr, gun manufacturers, and Hoyt Aug 2012 #24

My "buddies" at the NRA? No James Randi money for you- I think of them almost as poorly as you do. friendly_iconoclast Aug 2012 #25

I prefer this. CokeMachine Aug 2012 #28

It appears this guy was Jenoch Aug 2012 #23