Gun Control & RKBA

flamin lib

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32. Originally marketed to the navy under the nomenclature

Reply to ClarendonDem (Reply #28)

Mon Dec 18, 2017, 09:15 PM

Dec 2017

"Assault rifle", a name conjured up by Armalite.

Eta marketed and sold to the navy.

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Father of 6-year-old Sandy Hook victim hopes to bring unique lawsuit against AR-15 makers [View all] TupperHappy Dec 2017 OP

Negligent entrustment mountain grammy Dec 2017 #1

This suit isn't going anywhere nt COLGATE4 Dec 2017 #2

FTA: MichMary Dec 2017 #3

Fatal flaw in this suit sarisataka Dec 2017 #4

Cant think of Sandy Hook without it Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #5

The premise has merit. flamin lib Dec 2017 #6

Only if one ignores the fact that the actual purchaser wasn't a member of that demographic friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #7

I googled "AR 15 ads" too Alea Dec 2017 #8

There are more scantily clad women in your example flamin lib Dec 2017 #9

Not seeing the "Vast Majority" asserted. Now you're changing your own goal post. Alea Dec 2017 #10

Vast majority are MILITARY. flamin lib Dec 2017 #11

Not seeing "Vast marority are Military" Alea Dec 2017 #12

None so blind and so not worth my time. Nt flamin lib Dec 2017 #13

I fully agree Alea Dec 2017 #14

Got caught again, eh? Marengo Dec 2017 #23

I'm getting your drift discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #15

Tactical themes abound krispos42 Dec 2017 #16

Is this the velocity of an unladen sparrow flamin lib Dec 2017 #17

*snort* oops, I made a booboo. It was to your comment #6. krispos42 Dec 2017 #18

Bears no relevance to either. Nt flamin lib Dec 2017 #19

I disagree krispos42 Dec 2017 #20

Nice apology for marketing a made-for-war weapon to the masses, but flamin lib Dec 2017 #21

You mean, typical advertising techniques? krispos42 Dec 2017 #22

You're far more polite than I would be- the gun control bitter-enders seem determined... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #25

Do as Australia did...buy back the military grade weapons and toss them on a bonfire. Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #27

All of the "military grade" weapons in civilian hands are registered to the current civilian owners oneshooter Dec 2017 #29

The perpetual question is "how do you define 'military grade'?" krispos42 Dec 2017 #30

Exactly the type of WMD's Australia threw in the Barbi! Zero mass murders since. Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #31

I've no doubt you do a fine job of convincing those who already agree with you... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #36

Zero? Guess again. Straw Man Dec 2017 #37

Wrong again. Straw Man Dec 2017 #38

"Technical details matter." Not to gun control advocates- theirs is a faith-based movement friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #42

I don't think Australia threw any pump-action rifles on the barbie krispos42 Dec 2017 #44

just so you understand... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #45

At minimum, assault spoons should be banned. krispos42 Dec 2017 #47

Don't you think that all serving spoons should be round? discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #48

Try eating with one of the spoons from a WW1/WW2 mess kit. yagotme Dec 2017 #49

Been there; done that; got the waistline. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #50

"NRA talking points" is the antigun version of "fake news": partisan cant and pietism... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #24

How are these semi-auto rifles ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #28

Originally marketed to the navy under the nomenclature flamin lib Dec 2017 #32

Weren't those fully automatic? Nt hack89 Dec 2017 #33

Indeed they were. We were not supposed to notice the conflation of the two sorts of firearms. friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #35

Three mistakes in two sentences. 1) It was the Air Force, not the Navy friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #34

He is an endless source of alternative firearm facts... Marengo Dec 2017 #39

Kindly note just who it was that wrote the following: friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #43

You missed another one, fi: yagotme Dec 2017 #40

Ah, yes- didn't catch that one. Thanks friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #41

Yes, a modern sporting rifle if the "sport" is killing humans. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #26

The AR platform is increasing in popularity for hunting. Ive used an AR-10 and... Marengo Dec 2017 #46

IMO, it won't be lawsuits that change the accountability of gun owners. no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #51

Mandatory gun insurance ... Straw Man Dec 2017 #52

You can't mandate liability insurance ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #53

Liability insurance doesn't cover intentional criminal acts. X_Digger Jan 2018 #54

The insurance load... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2018 #55