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Thanks, I'm trying my best to be more educated on they present times are any different than decades ago?
The 22 semi auto I had in 1956 functions the same as the AR15, and uses only a slightly smaller round. The former uses a 22LR, the latter a .223.
The main difference is appearance.
Almost all guns are semi-auto, even revolvers. Any gun that fires one round with each trigger pull. A fully automatic fires as long as the trigger is held in until it is empty.
And your point is - what? Whatever weapon allows you to slaughter 17 innocent human beings in this short span of time is a problem. Right?
You're not really going to try to make that distinction with a straight face are you? Doesn't matter a bit whether it was semi automatic or fully automatic. Reality remains that it was a weapon of mass lethality and it was very, very, effective at rapidly slaughtering innocent human beings. No one cares about that distinction other than the gun fetishists.
So the semi automatic firearm kills by itself? It has a brain, intent, and means to act on its own, huh?
So, God forbid I should face multiple attackers, probably armed, in a home invasion scenario, I should just be OK with being unarmed, and unable to protect myself, and family? Will you want me to relinquish my baseball bat when that is the only weapon allowed in my home?
You are the one with the FETISH, pal. We have thousands, and thousands of gun control laws at the Fed, State, and Local level. Murder is also illegal. What would you propose, gun confiscation, door to door? What about the hundreds thousands of gun possessed illegally by criminals. How would you get those?
Forgive my ignorance but what guns were accessible to public in the 1970's. My limited knowledge only knows of slow loading revolvers, shot guns, bolt action rifles. Were auto's and semi auto's around during those times.
I'm not seeing "mass shootings" happening with the gun mentioned above.
Navy Yard shooting was a shotgun/rifle. The shooter did end up killing a security guard and using his Glock midway through.
There is a big difference if you've ever had the opportunity to shoot a semi-automatic and fully automatic rifle.
You guys crack me up. You can dodge and spin and twist - but the reality is that ANY weapon of ANY description that allows someone to slaughter 17 innocent people in a short amount of time is a problem. Right?
And your point is - what? Whatever weapon allows you to slaughter 17 innocent human beings in this short span of time is a problem. Right?
You would have to do away with almost all hunting rifles. The AR 15 is a small game hunting rifle.
Maybe, if the FBI would have paid attention when Cruz was turned in to them.
why were there no school shooting 50 years ago when the NRA had teachers teaching children gun safety in the classroom?
Well, that's a knee jerk statement easily repaired by simple research... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School..._United_States
The scale is by century but as guns probably became more common, you see an increase in school shootings with what looks like an inflection point in the 1950's.
So long as statements such as the one above continue to murk in political conversation, we'll probably never move forward on the gun debate...
You would have to do away with almost all hunting rifles. The AR 15 is a small game hunting rifle.
Maybe, if the FBI would have paid attention when Cruz was turned in to them.
Now there's a plan! Maybe we should do away with those hunting rifles. Thanks for providing a logical suggestion.
You would have to do away with almost all hunting rifles. The AR 15 is a small game hunting rifle.
Maybe, if the FBI would have paid attention when Cruz was turned in to them.
The AR-15 is the single most popular rifle in the U.S. by far. It is mostly used for hunting, target shooting, competition, and home defense. It is very accurate, and modular so you can tailor it to your needs, and purpose.
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