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What is an assault rifle?

What is an assault rifle?

  • Any semi-automatic rifle (fires one shot every time the trigger is pulled)

    Votes: 7 12.5%

  • A semi-automatic rifle with two or more of the features in the Brady bill.(see OP post)

    Votes: 7 12.5%

  • A rifle that will keep firing bullets as long as you hold down the trigger.

    Votes: 36 64.3%

  • A rifle that will fire 3 bullet every time you squeeze the trigger.

    Votes: 20 35.7%

  • I do not know.

    Votes: 11 19.6%
  • Total voters
    56
KevinKohler said:
I'm with you. There is just something about really good steal, isn't there? I mean, I have no guns, nor want any...but I have lots of knives. And there is just something about the feel of a well made, high quality knife, regardless of it's purpose...you can just FEEL good steal...I personally like Frost.
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Personally, I like to shoot my old German-made break-barrel air rifles. There's something about that sound of the barrel snapping back together that reeks of cool. :mrgreen: It's a mechanical steel click.
 
THIS is an assault rifle.

Gawd, I miss her.

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Moot said:
So you what your saying is that you don't need guns that hold 10, 20 or 30 round clips to take out someone?
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Why should anyone have to justify being allowed to posses something that is outlined as a right? It would seem more prudent to justify banning it instead. If, for instance, I proposed an outlaw to a certain phrase, such as "pink turkey," which is a nonsensical thing to say, would you accept it openly because "you don't need" to be allowed to say it? Or, would like some meaningful evidence that such a phrase is harmful?
 
lizzie said:
Personally, I like to shoot my old German-made break-barrel air rifles. There's something about that sound of the barrel snapping back together that reeks of cool. :mrgreen: It's a mechanical steel click.
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Just wait until you pump a shell into an Ithica 12 guage. Ker-chuk. Poetry in motion. Sweet rhapsody.

You know, I believe that sound alone has stopped more prisoners from going over the wall than all the AR 15's put together.
 
Captain America said:
Just wait until you pump a shell into an Ithica 12 guage. Ker-chuk. Poetry in motion. Sweet rhapsody.

You know, I believe that sound alone has stopped more prisoners from going over the wall than all the AR 15's put together.
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Hehe- I'll leave that thrill to you men. I'm in it for the fun. :lol:
 
For me, it's not the sound...it's just the feel of it. The smoothness, the perfection of good metal. First thing I do, when I get a new knife, is sharpen it...yes, they come sharp, machined to some precise plane, whatever...I respect more the imperfect, but personal edge I put on them. The skill it takes to do so, the satisfaction of having a self made edge that can cut a tomato by the slightest touch alone...the smoothness of the cut, etc.


I love knives.
 
ecofarm said:
You should be able to own that ol' sweetheart and fire 'er up now and then. This here's 'Merica!
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Zackly! It the gubbernment can own one so can I! Heck, what if ol' Uncle Sam came knockin' like that ol' Syrian fella is doing now over there in Camelville? Shucks, I don't wanna take a knife to a gunfight! [/sarcasm]

LOL!

Merry Christmas!
 
Moot said:
bullets kill people.



I read somewhere that the type of bullets that Adam used on the children were designed to inflict the most internal damage.

The children and teachers were shot multiple times.

The teacher that was in the next classroom describes what she heard as a rapid fire pop, pop, pop, pop.....that didn't last very long. Does anyone know how many 30 round clips he used? It was a quite few.


Semi-automatics seem to be the choice of mass murderers. We don't know what other guns his mother may have had, but apparently she was a gun collector or enthusiast so Adam must have had an array to chose from, but he chose a semi-automatic....probably because it would hold 30 round clips and take out the most people and inflict the most internal damage.

Banning the type of bullets meant to inflict massive internal damage would be a good place to start.

Any gun that was designed for military use really has no business outside of a war zone, imo.

Is it true, the military was the first to use "assault weapon" If so, then why is calling military style guns "assault weapons" such a problem for gun rightys?
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more idiocy in that post. If those weapons should not be in a place other than a war zone then I hope you call for disarming our civilian (repeat CIVILIAN) police departments
 
KevinKohler said:
You mean "some PEOPLE"?

Clearly, one well aimed shot will take out someONE. So the issue is with non bolt action, single round rifles? Any rifle or gun that holds a clip? Or just the ones that hold higher capacity clips? What then, is the difference between a guy with a rifle that takes 8 round clips, but who has 10 clips, and the guy who has a rifle that holds an 80 round clip, and he only has one? The time it takes to swap clips? Really? Is THAT the determining factor between acceptable murder, and unacaptable massacre?
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A quiz, hmmm. I think...a gun...that doesn't require manual operation between rounds....like say uh....a semi automatic would be acceptable for banning. How does that sound? Did I pass the quiz?
 
Moot said:
A quiz, hmmm. I think...a gun...that doesn't require manual operation between rounds....like say uh....a semi automatic would be acceptable for banning. How does that sound? Did I pass the quiz?
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anyone who wants to ban semi autos is probably a good reason for the rest of us to be well armed

a double barrel shotgun would meet your moronic definition
 
Moot said:
A quiz, hmmm. I think...a gun...that doesn't require manual operation between rounds....like say uh....a semi automatic would be acceptable for banning. How does that sound? Did I pass the quiz?
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So...all semi-autos should be illegal? Does that apply only to rifles, or to all firearms? Explain how you would go about making a non semi-auto hand gun?
 
KevinKohler said:
For me, it's not the sound...it's just the feel of it. The smoothness, the perfection of good metal. First thing I do, when I get a new knife, is sharpen it...yes, they come sharp, machined to some precise plane, whatever...I respect more the imperfect, but personal edge I put on them. The skill it takes to do so, the satisfaction of having a self made edge that can cut a tomato by the slightest touch alone...the smoothness of the cut, etc.


I love knives.
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I ain't no knife expert but I sure do love my Gerber deer guttin' knife. It's so easy to wash out the blood and hair to.

Hey, if you know about knives maybe you can school me about something.

I stumbled across a knife during a unit clean out. It was left behind with a lot of other junk. It may just be junk too. I dunno. But it looks like one of those big Crocodile Dundee knifes. It's says stainless and China on it. It seems to be of pretty good quality but I'm no expert.

Have you ever seen one like it before? Do you think it has any value?

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TurtleDude said:
more idiocy in that post. If those weapons should not be in a place other than a war zone then I hope you call for disarming our civilian (repeat CIVILIAN) police departments
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The police have my permission to be armed as long as they are trained, licensed and deputized. I'll even help pay for their weapons with my taxes.

Btw, does "civilian army" ring any bells?
 
Moot said:
A quiz, hmmm. I think...a gun...that doesn't require manual operation between rounds....like say uh....a semi automatic would be acceptable for banning. How does that sound? Did I pass the quiz?
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Why should it be banned? Do you believe this would have ANY impact on a shooter who is facing no resistance at all?

Or that if it did, this shooter wouldn't go to illegal avenues to posses such a weapon anyways?
 
Moot said:
The police have my permission to be armed as long as they are trained, licensed and deputized. I'll even help pay for their weapons with my taxes.

Btw, does "civilian army" ring any bells?
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Please give me permission as well, master. I promise to be good with it.
 
Moot said:
The police have my permission to be armed as long as they are trained, licensed and deputized. I'll even help pay for their weapons with my taxes.

Btw, does "civilian army" ring any bells?
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You know. You might be on to something. What if off duty police donated time to guard the schools their children attend and then the city will credit them at time and half pay scale in property tax credit. That way, the officer has no extra income to pay income taxes on, our children are guarded and the city just has to do without one convention trip or christmas party.

A penny saved is a penny earned.

Vote for Captain America!

A pot in every chicken!
 
KevinKohler said:
I'm with you. There is just something about really good steal, isn't there? I mean, I have no guns, nor want any...but I have lots of knives. And there is just something about the feel of a well made, high quality knife, regardless of it's purpose...you can just FEEL good steal...I personally like Frost.
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Yeppers there's just something about a forged blade. Frost is a Scandinavian knife company, well made. Cold Steel, Case, Old Schrade's and Benchmade are a few of my favorites.

Most multiple gun owners I know preach safety and respect for a guns power. People should want more gun advocates who're are responsible because they're good role models.
 
Captain America said:
I ain't no knife expert but I sure do love my Gerber deer guttin' knife. It's so easy to wash out the blood and hair to.

Hey, if you know about knives maybe you can school me about something.

I stumbled across a knife during a unit clean out. It was left behind with a lot of other junk. It mau just be junk. I dunno. But it looks like one of those big Crocodile Dundee knifes. It's says stainless and China on it. It seems to be of pretty good quality but I'm no expert.

Have you ever seen one like it before? Do you think it has any value?

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I'm inclined to say, not so much. First up is, the blade of the knife is cut off before the grip, by an inch or so. Bad sign. Does the tang go through the grip? Judging by the angle of the blade to the handle, not likely. Another bad sign.

I wuld say that this is just an ordinary, made in China, "bad" looking knife. Compare this one to a Buck knife, and you'll see a LOT of differences. The edge of this thing is really pronounced, making it likely very hard to sharpen, over a period of time. Also, just made in China is not a good sign. The best metals, and metalurgy, are actually processes performed by the best cvompanies. The best knives are not forged by metals that exist naturally, typically, except for VG japanese steal. This is likely nothing more than a nice souvineer.
 
Republic Now! said:
Why should it be banned? Do you believe this would have ANY impact on a shooter who is facing no resistance at all?

Or that if it did, this shooter wouldn't go to illegal avenues to posses such a weapon anyways?
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haven't you figured out that crime control is not Moot's goal? its disarming conservative males apparently. that is why the gun control crowd never can make logical arguments based on crime control

IT IS NOT WHAT MOTIVATES THEM
 
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