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Me too underpants Feb 2018 #1
I agree 100%. Aristus Feb 2018 #2
Easily customized to become automat machine gun-like too OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #68
Two things worth noting however better Feb 2018 #74
One thing worth noting, it took 30 seconds to find 30-60 BULLET clips for AR-15 online OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #101
Yes, I know. better Feb 2018 #189
Well, a few disagreements: yagotme Feb 2018 #91
I consider 1-1/2 & 2 yr olds babies OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #96
You didn't read my post correctly. yagotme Feb 2018 #172
Thank you. Muddled mind overcome by sadness and anger and wtfery OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #177
Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #180
Wonderful. "Death Bunnies" for the..... SergeStorms Feb 2018 #175
Tumbling Bullet Correct. Saw Two Dead VC Where Exit Wound Far From Entry Wound. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #3
AR-15 Actually Hyped Up M-16 That Can Have Bigger Magazine. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #4
15 holds more bullets than 16? samir.g Feb 2018 #36
The magazines are interchangeable sarisataka Feb 2018 #38
SEE THIS PIC: 30-60 BULLET clips available online, under $20 each OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #103
Keep looking. There are 120 round drums. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #123
We have the superior product A HERETIC I AM Feb 2018 #145
Seriously bad line, aimed at the white supremist/racists imo OhNo-Really Feb 2018 #165
No it is not sarisataka Feb 2018 #40
my understanding cab67 Feb 2018 #55
When the M-16 came out sarisataka Feb 2018 #75
In Vietnam... jimmil Feb 2018 #99
The AR-15 and the M-16 are physically identical in every way that matters to feeding a mag into AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #125
What? No. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #108
I am told that there are similar guns, Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #5
there are ak lookalikes as well as some m14 lookalikes I believe as well getagrip_already Feb 2018 #24
Thank you. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #31
Knowledge is power. nt yagotme Feb 2018 #93
M14 vs 16 njcpa1978 Feb 2018 #199
From the tenor of your post... ADX Feb 2018 #6
Let's cover all the bases here--ban 'em both. lastlib Feb 2018 #52
I don't think anyone who wants an AR-15 ban is against banning other similar weapons... ExciteBike66 Feb 2018 #62
Ban them all samir.g Feb 2018 #64
I Carried My Captain's CAR15 In Nam. It Was About 18" Long With Expandable Stock. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #7
+1, that's right !!! The AR-15 was designed to kill a lot of people quickly !!! uponit7771 Feb 2018 #8
Exactly... The gun is a force multiplier. mitch96 Feb 2018 #86
Absolutely...I think the destructive power needs to be demonstrated Ryano42 Feb 2018 #9
That seems to contradict the earlier post about exboyfil Feb 2018 #13
Absolutley correct...it's a combination of velocity bullet design and other factors... Ryano42 Feb 2018 #30
any ban has to be carreful with wording. dixiegrrrrl Feb 2018 #92
M-1 reloading: yagotme Feb 2018 #94
Agreed. The .30-06 is a monster...accurate to over 1000 yards... Ryano42 Feb 2018 #97
Not "Cartridge Fed" they are magazine fed SonofDonald Feb 2018 #77
Sorry for the mistake exboyfil Feb 2018 #82
Pretty much everything you just said is wrong. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #132
I refuse to argue with you... Ryano42 Feb 2018 #135
You're misremembering. My 30-06 WILL go through my exterior wall and penetrate the neighbors AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #136
That's why it's locked up! Ryano42 Feb 2018 #139
Ok. Maybe we're not disagreeing then? AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #141
Not in the slightest sir... Ryano42 Feb 2018 #143
You had me at what appears to be a glass of guinness. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #144
THIS is why DU is so amazing...talking it out Ryano42 Feb 2018 #148
Ban weapons of war SHRED Feb 2018 #10
agree 100% nt shanny Feb 2018 #11
It should be common sense Mr. Ected Feb 2018 #12
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #168
Please illuminate me. Mr. Ected Feb 2018 #171
Damn straight Clarity2 Feb 2018 #45
No semi automatics. SHRED Feb 2018 #46
I know nothing about guns Clarity2 Feb 2018 #106
Semi automatic refers to the action style. yagotme Feb 2018 #154
What is your definition of a weapon of war? Marengo Feb 2018 #138
Anything not a hand gun or hunting rifle SHRED Feb 2018 #146
So, my Colt 1911A1, made in 1944, is safe??? n/t yagotme Feb 2018 #155
The Pistol, Semiautomatic, 9mm, M9 is not a weapon of war? Marengo Feb 2018 #159
This is silly Calculating Feb 2018 #14
Gun nerds. mac56 Feb 2018 #20
You want an informed solution? Calculating Feb 2018 #25
Bingo. Best reply in this thread. SlimJimmy Feb 2018 #47
Here's a better solution SHRED Feb 2018 #49
a complete ban on semiautomatics would not be workable. cab67 Feb 2018 #61
My starting point is where I'd start in the discussion SHRED Feb 2018 #71
The problem I see with getting "legitimate hunters" on board, yagotme Feb 2018 #95
Hunting is not a right. samir.g Feb 2018 #109
That's a different position that I'm used to hearing. yagotme Feb 2018 #113
It's a hobby. An obsolete one that was useful 100 years ago. samir.g Feb 2018 #114
Again, the arguments for banning XYZ were that they weren't yagotme Feb 2018 #116
fine, leave them their precious bambi-killing samir.g Feb 2018 #117
"For now." yagotme Feb 2018 #122
That makes the other side not want to come to the table. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #147
You obviously know a lot about wildlife management. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2018 #196
Re: Fully automatic weapons should certainly be prohibited TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #134
Bump stocks rapidly manipulate the trigger, yagotme Feb 2018 #160
What is workable quakerboy Feb 2018 #184
I agree cab67 Feb 2018 #186
As unilaterally determined by you. quakerboy Feb 2018 #192
This is a vapid misunderstanding of my view cab67 Feb 2018 #197
How about adding registration of each firearm and an insurance requirment like with autos? brush Feb 2018 #133
We only require liability insurance on cars operated on public roads. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #140
This. Step one. Day one. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #137
So are we moving the age of major majority to 21 now? krispos42 Feb 2018 #193
Yes. Yes. And yes. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2018 #23
OK, sure. Ban them all. MineralMan Feb 2018 #27
Not only that... ExciteBike66 Feb 2018 #67
The 3-round burst option wasn't available back when I qualified. MineralMan Feb 2018 #73
Heh, I went all rock-and-roll with the burst mode at the range once ExciteBike66 Feb 2018 #87
I think I got away with it because they had just verified MineralMan Feb 2018 #88
In Vietnam... jimmil Feb 2018 #107
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #162
Ban all semi-auto long guns including the M1A VMA131Marine Feb 2018 #60
Thank you, lark Feb 2018 #15
What kind of mental health criteria would you suggest? Marengo Feb 2018 #157
Make it mandatory to report anyone who talks, writes about killing others. lark Feb 2018 #198
Yep. Not much legitimate use for that 5.56 mm round other than shredding human bodies. Still In Wisconsin Feb 2018 #16
What about similar cartridges, such as the .222? .22 caliber centerfire cartridges are popular for.. Marengo Feb 2018 #32
The NATO 5.56 mm cartridge was derived from the .222 Remington sporting round FarCenter Feb 2018 #17
I do not have your experience, education or knowledge genxlib Feb 2018 #18
The AR-15 Is The Same As M-16 As To the .223 Round They Both fire. TheMastersNemesis Feb 2018 #56
The AR15 can fire dozens of different calibers. Kaleva Feb 2018 #130
One caveat. 5.56 NATO has a higher pressure rating than .223 Remington. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #149
The "loose tolerance" is that the front of the chamber is cut deeper, yagotme Feb 2018 #163
Yep, that's it. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #166
It'll chamber and extract OK, yagotme Feb 2018 #173
Not the case any more hack89 Feb 2018 #19
They actually had trouble with the new rounds under performing in Iraq and going back to Somalia EX500rider Feb 2018 #105
The new round was designed to "work" with 20" barrels, yagotme Feb 2018 #164
I too have an expert marksman qualification on the M16 better Feb 2018 #21
Would you be okay with that, along with licensing and serialization for ammo? moriah Feb 2018 #29
Yes, absolutely. better Feb 2018 #33
Hand guns? Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #42
Yes, I would say that logic applies to any type of firearm. better Feb 2018 #70
Thank you. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #79
My pleasure, and thanks for the tactful discourse! better Feb 2018 #81
Someone posted this article in another thread: Saviolo Feb 2018 #90
Thanks - insightful Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #98
The .223 and similar ammunition jimmil Feb 2018 #110
Thank you for sharing this point of view JustAnotherGen Feb 2018 #22
I grew up around hunters, not one of them ever used an AR-15 or similar IronLionZion Feb 2018 #26
Semi-automatic version of m-4 is illegal? samir.g Feb 2018 #44
The shorter barrel is illegal. There are laws for the barrel length IronLionZion Feb 2018 #57
Why does the m4 win? samir.g Feb 2018 #63
lighter, shorter, more maneuverable IronLionZion Feb 2018 #66
Please stop making shit up. FMJ Ball Nato is FAR less deadly than AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #153
Short barrel rifles are not illegal. SQUEE Feb 2018 #152
The M4 is just a flat top carbine AR-15. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #151
there should be special requirements/restrictions for any tactical class weapon..... getagrip_already Feb 2018 #28
Read this, it adds more details and pictures Dem2 Feb 2018 #34
I was issued an M-16 in 1967 The Wizard Feb 2018 #35
The powder burn rate doesn't have anything to do with the rate of fire. yagotme Feb 2018 #102
It was an issue jimmil Feb 2018 #120
If I remember correctly (and I may not be) yagotme Feb 2018 #126
Gore alert! this is a graphic description I'm sorry but it has to be said/posted gfwzig Feb 2018 #37
If you hunted nil desperandum Feb 2018 #43
minngal marieo1 Feb 2018 #84
My father and grandfather used to hunt and fish BumRushDaShow Feb 2018 #85
You couldn't if you wanted to. No semi-auto .223 for deer in that state. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #156
+1. Good post. nt Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #178
It's certainly a derivative, but sold to hunters also.... nil desperandum Feb 2018 #39
Military style firearms should be banned Progressive dog Feb 2018 #41
Hey, Mr. Expert..... Adrahil Feb 2018 #48
Hey, mr pedantic internet guy samir.g Feb 2018 #53
Yes, I know... knowledge is useless... Adrahil Feb 2018 #76
It's not pedantery to show a post is complete bullshit from stem to stern. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #158
So, where was he wrong??? nt yagotme Feb 2018 #167
Post 48 specifies clearly, and accurately where it was wrong. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #174
My bad. I thought you were suggesting the explanation was wrong. yagotme Feb 2018 #176
Yeah, no it was the OP that is off the rails AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #183
Out of curiosity, sarisataka Feb 2018 #50
Your arguing against Sgent Feb 2018 #51
I was in college when the AR-15 was developed. mikehiggins Feb 2018 #54
The AR-15 and M16 are Meatgrinders and weapons of death.... Pachamama Feb 2018 #58
Thanks so much for making this point, shockey80. calimary Feb 2018 #59
It is crazy stanleyollie Feb 2018 #65
The ones used by the military are way less deadly than ones civilians can buy GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #69
I learned the facts about the M16 in basic training in 1967 Stainless Feb 2018 #72
K&R stonecutter357 Feb 2018 #78
When they trained me in the M-16... malthaussen Feb 2018 #80
minngal marieo1 Feb 2018 #83
My proposal: any gun that can cut a small adult in half in 10 seconds should be banned. BamaRefugee Feb 2018 #89
So, you want to ban shotguns? yagotme Feb 2018 #104
Hell yes I do. samir.g Feb 2018 #111
So, an all out ban on everything. yagotme Feb 2018 #115
Maybe not all at once, but we are on the right side of history samir.g Feb 2018 #119
What history is that?? nt yagotme Feb 2018 #124
The same one most of the civilized world belongs to Wednesdays Feb 2018 #188
You're going to tell me, a shotgun owner and user for over 50 years, that someone with a shotgun BamaRefugee Feb 2018 #128
You want me to provide proof, but you don't want to hear technical facts. yagotme Feb 2018 #129
Techical facts are always published, annotated, cross-referenced so yeh BamaRefugee Feb 2018 #131
Don't know where you got the part about where yagotme Feb 2018 #142
Neither can the AR-15. AtheistCrusader Feb 2018 #161
Post removed Post removed Feb 2018 #170
Except the M16 (and variants) can fire full automatic and the AR15 is always semi-auto. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #100
I was going to ask about that: Do AR15s & AR16s rapid-fire? Honeycombe8 Feb 2018 #179
ARs don't shoot any faster than any other semi-auto rifle. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #195
Note- the damage isn't just AR-15's- James48 Feb 2018 #112
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #118
google "hunting with AR15" and you'll see a ton of pictures of game killed with ARs aikoaiko Feb 2018 #121
A single shot rifle chambered for the .223 round does the exact same thing Kaleva Feb 2018 #127
All Assault Rifles? erpowers Feb 2018 #150
An "assault rifle", by definition, yagotme Feb 2018 #169
Ban Them Capperdan Feb 2018 #181
Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #182
AR-15s were banned from 1994 to 2004. That Ban was ruled Constitutional, tclambert Feb 2018 #185
Manufacturers changed the name which essentially unbanned the AR-15 Kaleva Feb 2018 #187
Lawrence talked about this tonight, read some quotes from shock/trauma specialists ... eppur_se_muova Feb 2018 #190
In the 70's, even the "girls" in the service trained on them. raven mad Feb 2018 #191
Politicians that support AR-15's in our society duforsure Feb 2018 #194
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