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In reply to the discussion: ‘Black Rifles Matter’ sign stirs controversy in Maine tourist town [View all]benEzra
(12,148 posts)72. You'd be happier if rifles with straight stocks had been used instead? Or handguns?
The 2011 mass shooting at Utøya, Norway, is the worst on record (77 total killed, of whom 69 were shot); the shooter used a Ruger Mini-14, another small-caliber non-automatic that wouldn't be affected by any ban on rifles with protruding handgrips, aka "assault weapons".
http://www.ruger.com/products/mini14RanchRifle/specSheets/5802.html
The fact is, rifle stock shape is absolutely irrelevant to lethality, a fact that seems to escape those who are obsessed with outlawing the least misused guns if the stock is too modern-looking.
And no, we'll keep them, thanks. You'd have an easier time outlawing hunting, since considerably fewer voters hunt than own "assault weapons".
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I saw a couple of similar signs in North and South Carolina a few weeks ago. n/t
Calista241
Sep 2016
#1
People die because of this kind of racism. It should not be dismissed. It turns my stomach.
The Wielding Truth
Sep 2016
#31
And some people wonder why Dem and indie gun owners feel alienated from the party?
benEzra
Sep 2016
#57
That's pretty much what Carrie Nation said to people who liked to have wine with dinner.
benEzra
Sep 2016
#73
So then what would you recommend to reduce the number of incidents like Orlando?
cstanleytech
Sep 2016
#48
A mass murder by a state-licensed security guard authorized to carry contractor-owned weapons
benEzra
Sep 2016
#62
"These assault weapons should not be on our streets unless they're in the hands of law enforcement."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Sep 2016
#79
The military doesn't use civilian non-automatics like those, except in very specialized roles.
benEzra
Sep 2016
#61
You'd be happier if rifles with straight stocks had been used instead? Or handguns?
benEzra
Sep 2016
#72
Most AR-15's are .22's, hence are underpowered for hunting anything but small game.
benEzra
Sep 2016
#58
If I want to give a rifle to a niece, should I have to pay a dealer ...
JustABozoOnThisBus
Sep 2016
#45