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In reply to the discussion: Why don't most people care whether a gun is semi-automatic or automatic? [View all]cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)135. I Am Past Half Measures With The Body Count Steadily Rising - I Do Not Support Your Position
For me there is no middle ground.
The deaths of the two firefighters this morning only strengthens my resolve to fight all half measures moving forward.
Repeal the 2nd Amendment NOW!
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Why don't most people care whether a gun is semi-automatic or automatic? [View all]
pnwmom
Dec 2012
OP
there is a difference and to argue from a position of ignorance weakens any valid points you make
NightWatcher
Dec 2012
#1
I have things I would like to see done to change things for the better.
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#28
I missed seeing your comment when I posted below, you are absolutely right. That is what it is
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#83
I feel many on your side should be totally honest and simply say you wish to ban ...
spin
Dec 2012
#157
I'm willing to consider the legality of a single shot rifle that is difficult to reload.
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#167
Especially with the addition of bump stocks or rubber bands, making them for all intents and purpose
RC
Dec 2012
#144
I don't care if they are semi or automatic. Any gun that fires rounds like that
roguevalley
Dec 2012
#81
Which countries military does Bushmaster have a contract with to export their AR 15 to?
former-republican
Dec 2012
#6
Okay , what you meant to say was that some AR types have been found in other countries
former-republican
Dec 2012
#27
Don't forget the foreign manufacturers like the Chinese Norinco and there CQ AR variant
pediatricmedic
Dec 2012
#68
The ones in Mexico were given to them by the ATF the rest I suspect are M16 clones
Mec9000
Dec 2012
#14
around the world they want full auto not a semi auto... AKs much cheaper in the third world.
Mec9000
Dec 2012
#26
We have no easy way to know if Bushmaster ever received a FMS contract
ProgressiveProfessor
Dec 2012
#18
Evidence, I'm sure the people who pointed you towards this discussion could provide some n/t
intaglio
Dec 2012
#130
at least Biden is working on it, and he wrote the previous AWB bill. It had a lot of good points
NightWatcher
Dec 2012
#20
That's not good enough! We should all be educated enough on gunnery to write legislation ourselves!!
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#31
Both need to be removed form our country yesterday! It does not matter what you call it.
robinlynne
Dec 2012
#52
No, that was what I have in mind. I'd like to see handguns significantly restricted
Recursion
Dec 2012
#122
Hog wallow. It is the mindset that is attracted to the military knockoffs that is a major problem.
RC
Dec 2012
#146
The bickering over details is how the NRA exhausts opponents of mass murder weapons
_Liann_
Dec 2012
#114
Ignorance makes bad preparation for writing laws. For example, those who want to bad the evil
jody
Dec 2012
#3
I didn't say that. I proved the term semi automatic does not mean all firearms with that type action
jody
Dec 2012
#21
Mea culpa. Sad that anti-gun DUers are just a click from a group that IMO has the finest group of
jody
Dec 2012
#38
I have opinions but I want to hear other people's credible ideas. Please post your thoughts at
jody
Dec 2012
#54
pnwmom you conflate magazines with proposals to prevent another Sandy Hook Tragedy. Too many posts
jody
Dec 2012
#88
Why isn't it an effective option to ban the possession of high capacity magazines?
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#91
"Too many posts have repeated ad nauseam the simple fact that hundreds of millions of high capacity
jody
Dec 2012
#93
"why do we have ANY criminal laws?" Excellent question to which I also would like an answer.
jody
Dec 2012
#97
Because making the magazines illegal would be as ineffective as making marijuana illegal has been
Recursion
Dec 2012
#113
HA HA- Only the pro-gunners want to or can help with good gun regulations, HA HA
bettyellen
Dec 2012
#87
Actually they already have helped with gun regulations. That is why we are having this problem now.
RC
Dec 2012
#147
Being psychotic, as many of these shooters are, doesn't tend to enhance competency.
pnwmom
Dec 2012
#76
The problem is that many hunting rifles are semi-automatic, though carrying only 4 or 5 rounds.
eallen
Dec 2012
#39
most people don't know the difference between a scud missile and a patriot missile
spanone
Dec 2012
#41
if I get run over by a car while out walking no one is going to care if it was a Chevy or Ford.
likesmountains 52
Dec 2012
#50
Agreed No Distinction - It Took Lanza 10 Minutes To Slaughter 26 People - 2.6 People Per Minute
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#57
Yes - Maybe - But A Distinction Without Much Merit When Viewed Through The Prism Of Destruction
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#62
As Many Have Pointed Out - The NRA And Gun Apologists Don't Seem To Demonstrate Much Compassion
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#63
My Response - Repeal The 2nd Amendment - Outlaw All Firearms Now! - The Latest, Two Firefighters Dead
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#132
I Am Past Half Measures With The Body Count Steadily Rising - I Do Not Support Your Position
cantbeserious
Dec 2012
#135
Actually semi-automatics may be more deadly under the circumstances we worry about. nm
rhett o rick
Dec 2012
#64
if it looks like only a military person should be carrying it, it's a machine gun.
pansypoo53219
Dec 2012
#70
I think pro-gun folks are deliberately trying to steer discussions into the weeds with these
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#82
"how much damage it can do in a short amount of time" What is your specification? nt
jody
Dec 2012
#89
We've had "public discourse" that produced the AWB. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
jody
Dec 2012
#92
So we disagree. See link below. The anti-gun community has been trying for decades to
jody
Dec 2012
#95
No, I think our party has been burned before by people who know squat about guns writing laws
Recursion
Dec 2012
#104
No, I didnt say that. I dont care about the things you are talking about. Thats what I am saying.
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#118
"What I DONT know is the demarcation point between whether a gun is an assault weapon or not.
Jenoch
Dec 2012
#139
No, it was a dismal failure because it concerned an obscure and irrelevant classification.
stevenleser
Dec 2012
#140
Does it look like a hunting rifle, or a military weapon - a military knock-off, such as a Bushmaster
RC
Dec 2012
#150
OK, but you can't do anything with an "assault weapon" that you can't do with a hunting rifle
Recursion
Dec 2012
#164
The rubber band is just as ineffective with assault weapons as it is with hunting rifles
Recursion
Dec 2012
#166