Gun Control & RKBA

Straw Man

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49. Yes.

Sat Nov 14, 2015, 01:42 PM

Nov 2015

The thumbhole stocks and barrel shroud rationale is even more disturbing.

Apparently, they would rather people own "rapid firing" rifles that are more difficult to control when firing.

I had a discussion on here a few years ago in which my interlocutor asserted that ergonomics increase lethality, and therefore are fair game for regulation. Following that line of reasoning, my suggestion was that perhaps Federal law could mandate that in the future, the stocks of all semi-automatic rifles must be embedded with ground glass.

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Assault Weapons [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP

Oh god now we will be treated to the list of why there is no such think as an assault weapon upaloopa Nov 2015 #1

No real point in doing any of that hack89 Nov 2015 #2

Well get a Dem congress and the backing of people and we can get some new laws. upaloopa Nov 2015 #3

Gun control at the national level starts and ends in the Senate hack89 Nov 2015 #4

You actually don't have TeddyR Nov 2015 #8

<face palm> It's precisely stupidity like "assault weapon" bans that prevent us from pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #24

I'd really like to buy a military style assault-weapon. Never shot an automatic firearm before. Waldorf Nov 2015 #10

Being in the Vietnam war I often wonder what upaloopa Nov 2015 #12

Ergonomic, no recoil to speak of, easy to accesorize ... DonP Nov 2015 #13

What appeals to me is they are accurate, modular, low recoil, variety of calibers than can be Waldorf Nov 2015 #14

A great part of it, is that anti-gun folks don't like them. beevul Nov 2015 #17

Not on my radar, either... Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #20

"A great part of it, is that anti-gun folks don't like them." pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #28

That is a terrible motive upaloopa Nov 2015 #35

First, I haven't done it. beevul Nov 2015 #38

Au contraire, IMO a poke in the eye to the self-important is always a good thing... friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #41

Heh-heh "make gunn owners look bad." I like that one. Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #59

You are bad! NutellaBear Nov 2015 #43

Only mostly. beevul Nov 2015 #47

They can fit everyone in the family, making it fun to shoot for everyone. ileus Nov 2015 #21

If you were a Vietnam war vet, you wouldn't ask the question. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #25

Mine isn't M16 style, and you well know that they aren't select-fire like the M16. benEzra Nov 2015 #37

You don't even need a new upper for a .22LR conversion... Kang Colby Nov 2015 #44

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #55

Accurate Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #40

Yet you can't refute the arguments you mock. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #42

don't need to. We can pass an assult weapons ban given the right congressional make up upaloopa Nov 2015 #46

one thing for the forseeable future Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #48

They did that in New York state. beevul Nov 2015 #53

Why? discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #54

And why is legislating rifle handgrip shape so important to you, benEzra Nov 2015 #57

Given the right congressional make up?!?! pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #58

What do we do about the millions of semi-auto rifles already in circulation? Snobblevitch Nov 2015 #62

Ban all black plastic assault rifles. JonathanRackham Nov 2015 #5

Careful. "Assault weapons" and assault rifles are two different things. ManiacJoe Nov 2015 #22

I own counter-assault firearms....and I'll be keeping them, thanks anyway. ileus Nov 2015 #6

So the poll cited in that article TeddyR Nov 2015 #7

I encourage everyone to carefully read the footnotes and linked citations. branford Nov 2015 #9

So that sleek, cutting-edge Remington Model 8 isn't included? Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #11

LCPGV is an anti-gun propaganda mill... beevul Nov 2015 #15

"Folding stocks provide concealability" Lizzie Poppet Nov 2015 #16

The thumbhole stocks and barrel shroud rationale is even more disturbing. branford Nov 2015 #18

Traditional stocks are more conducive to 'spray firing from the hip'... beevul Nov 2015 #19

Yes. Straw Man Nov 2015 #49

The argument displays its absurdity... beevul Nov 2015 #50

Guess they never saw a modern turkey shotgun. nt Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #60

Dumb stuff like this is why Citizens tell controllers to F off. ileus Nov 2015 #23

Exactly. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #26

What you are saying is we should ban guns that look scary Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #27

Gun #2 doesn't look scary enough for my taste. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #29

The politically devastating "assault weapon" lies that never die. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #30

Here is Dianne Feinstein to explain what a barrel shroud is Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #31

Thats Carolyn McCarthy. beevul Nov 2015 #34

How is an article from 2013 relevant? Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #32

43 wanted to sign a new AWB, that alone is reason enough to not support it. ileus Nov 2015 #33

"Dihydrogen monoxide" bullshit. benEzra Nov 2015 #36

WAIT A DAMN MINUTE discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2015 #39

I would like one of these. Kang Colby Nov 2015 #45

Better yet: friendly_iconoclast Nov 2015 #51

Yup, now that's more like it. n/t Kang Colby Nov 2015 #52

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2015 #56

So you're in favor of guns that are.... krispos42 Nov 2015 #61