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the DCM after WWII sold hundreds of thousands of semi auto MI carbines and MI Garand rifles to civilians through the government run Civilian Marksmanship program. By the time Ford was in office there was at least a million of each weapon in civilian hands.
yup.... in common use, and not unusual
today, it's AR's and AK's... in common use, and not unusual.
who knows what it will be in the future....
is there a good reason you reject the actual definition of "brandishing"?
semi auto rifles have been in common usage since the WWI era
and like it or not select fire rifles too-since almost every modern police department has them it meets the Heller test,
it was possible to have a BAR after WWI, Thompsons were legal to buy at one time in its early days
No ...so if you get into an auto accident that makes you a mechanic or a F-1 driver?
if you are told you have cancer, you are now an Oncologist?
if a bird poops on your car will you soon be hired by the Cornell Department of ornithology?
Not going to get in a semantic pissing contest with you either. I will be glad to substitute "showing off in a threatening manner" for "brandishing".
Why wouldn't you carry your rifle in a rifle case??
No ...
But I am saying that if someone tries to assassinate you, you may have some insight into the insane gun culture in America.
Why not carry in a rifle case ?you completely ****ed up the definition of the word....that's not semantics... it's ignorance, stupidity, or dishonesty
who cares why they don't put it in a case.... it's irrelevant.
if they are carrying legally, properly, and safely, there is no problem.... no problem at all.
Why not carry in a rifle case ?
Why are you afraid to answer that simple question?
She was insane and she believed that she could solve problems with a gun as so many here do so ...yeah.the "insane gun culture"
so do you consider a member of the Manson family part of the normal gun culture in the USA?
that's how I carry one
in fact I have a tennis racquet bag for carrying a folding stock AK 74 or M4. It doesn't attract much attention at all
exactly how I like it
She was insane and she believed that she could solve problems with a gun as so many here do so ...yeah.
I agree that would not be threatening...
...and don't you agree that open carrying, slung on the shoulder without a case is, threatening?
Isn't so much of this advocating "open carrying" all about attracting attention?
I agree again. Showing off weaponry to make you feel like a bad ass is stupid and dangerous.that's really stupid. I have coyotes that kill family pets, I solved that problem with a gun. Equating what I did to squeaky frome is true insanity.
why don't you tell us what really causes you to spend so much time bashing gun owners. look, i don't approve of gun owners doing stuff just to piss off the sheeple. walking through the center of town looking like my Green Beret Nephew while he was on ambush patrol for the taliban is stupid and silly.
I agree again. Showing off weaponry to make you feel like a bad ass is stupid and dangerous.
You solved a varmint problem with your gun... Miss Frome thought she could solve a social problem with her gun ...
That's a big difference.
Why not carry in a rifle case ?
Why are you afraid to answer that simple question?
true, so your first attempt to link her to pro gun posters was silly
I did see an anti gun poster on the gun thread suggest that killing NRA leadership would solve is problems but that is the only real insane suggestion for using a gun I have seen by posters here
It absolutely does matter. A rifle in a case on your back is not nearly as threatening or objectionable as the bare weapon in plain sight, ready to shoot.i'm not afraid to answer.. it's just an irrelevant question... it doesn't matter.
It absolutely does matter. A rifle in a case on your back is not nearly as threatening or objectionable as the bare weapon in plain sight, ready to shoot.
It also wouldn't allow the carrier to feel a much of a bad ass, impressing and frightening people.
How is the store owner supposed to know?