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benEzra

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37. The civilian ones are basically a Glock made less concealable.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #12)

Thu Jul 14, 2016, 07:34 AM

Jul 2016

They're still non-automatic handguns firing pistol cartridges. They're not all that popular, in part because they have less capability than an ordinary-looking pistol shooting the same ammunition.

The restricted Title 2 automatic versions (the middle 3 in your pic) are a different story, but I doubt that was what was used here.

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Suspect Fires Machine Gun at Cops During Car Chase Prompting Capitol Complex Lockdown [View all] IronLionZion Jul 2016 OP

It would be SOOO sweet if it was... 63splitwindow Jul 2016 #1

short video AntiBank Jul 2016 #2

More Guns,,,, More Idiots,,,,,, Drink! Cryptoad Jul 2016 #3

"It wasn't a machine gun!" in 5..4..3..2.. forest444 Jul 2016 #4

I don't think it matters what type of gun the key thing is that they were stupid enough to shoot it cstanleytech Jul 2016 #6

Absolutely. forest444 Jul 2016 #8

Hmm the thing I think annoys me is the people trying to denigrate the pro gun people cstanleytech Jul 2016 #14

I hear you...but chowder66 Jul 2016 #18

Oh I can understand being exhausted but the problem still exists that by denigrating them for cstanleytech Jul 2016 #19

Nonetheless, the make/model of the firearm is always important to Gun Enthusiasts. Paladin Jul 2016 #24

it matters Locrian Jul 2016 #22

Lot's of people don't know the difference between machine gun and automatic rifle either. ileus Jul 2016 #35

Article says "fired a shot", so no, it likely WASNT a "machine gun" 7962 Jul 2016 #10

There you go, Forrest. You counted it down to the second. Midnight Writer Jul 2016 #11

So you dont think a news story should be accurate? Especially the headline? 7962 Jul 2016 #13

I guess what I am saying is "I don't give a flying fuck if it is full auto or semi auto" Midnight Writer Jul 2016 #15

Perfect. n/t. Scruffy1 Jul 2016 #16

Or if in a fatal traffic accident, a sedan rather than the coup was reported as the vehicle. LanternWaste Jul 2016 #25

Use of the term "machine gun" is nothing but fear mongering click bait. 7962 Jul 2016 #27

I stopped measuring mine at 15 MyNameGoesHere Jul 2016 #34

HAHAHAHAAHA!!!! 7962 Jul 2016 #36

semiautomatic Mac-11 handgun IronLionZion Jul 2016 #12

To be honest I cant see why anyone would need those for home defense. cstanleytech Jul 2016 #20

You are correct. 7962 Jul 2016 #28

Gun humpers have lots of enemies, most are imaginary IronLionZion Jul 2016 #29

It's interesting about this gun hollowdweller Jul 2016 #33

The civilian ones are basically a Glock made less concealable. benEzra Jul 2016 #37

The only reason it matters is legal... malthaussen Jul 2016 #30

Hope they catch this a**hole quickly. iandhr Jul 2016 #5

Idiots - no brains. 840high Jul 2016 #7

in other words, gun humper Skittles Jul 2016 #17

He was in the wrong place. . . OldRedneck Jul 2016 #9

Guns are a pox on the entire world. nt onehandle Jul 2016 #21

That must have gotten the NRA hard as a rock. Gun porn. Vinca Jul 2016 #23

WaPo report indicates the gunmen TeddyR Jul 2016 #26

Wow, this image looks very familiar. Yonnie3 Jul 2016 #31

because 'man throws gun out of car during police chase' won't generate any interest/clicks. Sunlei Jul 2016 #32