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In reply to the discussion: I am sincerely perplexed by the "it's not an assault rifle" meme... [View all]Edweird
(8,570 posts)If the Aurora shooter's gun was so extra super mega lethal, why did he only get 12 kills? He was shooting 'fish in a barrel' - guaranteed to be unarmed thanks to a brilliant 'gun free zone'. That's not all that 'lethal'. Hell, a flat tire on an F250 topped him. Yet the Virginia Tech shooter used 10 rd mags in a handgun and killed 32.
Pretty much all the stuff for 'increased lethality' is gimmicks. At least as far as the general public is concerned. The only thing that is going to make your weapon more 'lethal' is proficiency, and that's not an 'off the shelf' item. That's why they train you in the military. And train you. And train you. And train you. I'm not saying that there aren't civilians that train as much, if not more than, the military - just that just that it's obvious that the Aurora shooter was a doofus.
I'd take my chances with the Aurora shooter over this guy:
or this guy:
any day of the week. And these guys are using REVOLVERS.