Quote (Surfpunk @ Jun 15 2016 11:45pm)

Jeebus, the amount of stupid in this thread is astounding.

The AR in the name AR-15 stands for Armalite, the company that originally developed it.
The term "assault weapon" is a political misnomer coined by Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center, a gun control group. This terminology was intended to create confusion about, and expand the scope of, weapons that would be pursued by the as yet non-passed Assault Weapons Ban of 1994. What are commonly referred to as assault weapons are a series of semi-automatic rifles that have a specific list of cosmetic features, such as a collapsable stock, flash suppressor, pistol grip, or an accessory rail. These "assault weapons" are functionally no different than the Marlin Model 60 22LR rifle, or the Sig Sauer P220 45ACP pistol that I own. All of them will fire one, and only one round when the trigger is pulled.
An actual assault rifle is a rifle that has a fire select capability to fire either single shot, three-round burst, or fully automatic. These are your machine guns. And these have been banned for decades.

Quote (Maddog402 @ Jun 16 2016 12:47am)

Damn lol u been afk in this thread since like first page.
U have to study up before u post or sum? ;)

Quote (Maddog402 @ Jun 15 2016 11:47pm)

Damn lol u been afk in this thread since like first page.
U have to study up before u post or sum? ;)

Quote (Arsenic_Touch @ Jun 15 2016 11:53pm)

You're the one that should be studying up before chiming in on a subject that you've shown little to no knowledge about.
Surf actually knows what he's talking about and it's not the first time he's discussed this subject. In fact there is a few discussions going on in pard where we've had to continuously educate people such as yourself.

Quote (Maddog402 @ Jun 15 2016 11:58pm)

tbh i know more than u think.
nn to explain anything to me
ppl got off topic in this thread to were they think they know it all :)

Quote (Surfpunk @ Jun 16 2016 12:06am)

That's the thing, though. You don't seem to understand that words have meaning. Especially so when talking about potentially banning certain types of firearms. This is why the term "assault weapon" was invented in the first place. To make the class of weapons so nebulous, that a ban would catch a lot more than people might think. And the thing is, the AWB didn't work. In fact, Eric Harris (one of the two Columbine shooters) used a Hi-Point 995, a rifle that was specifically designed to comply with the new law. Lot of good that law did for the students of Columbine High School.

Quote (Maddog402 @ Jun 16 2016 12:58am)

tbh i know more than u think.
nn to explain anything to me
ppl got off topic in this thread to were they think they know it all :)

Quote (HEAVENSHAKINGSWORD @ 16 Jun 2016 15:13)

this topic only fuels the next murder that will happen while people all bicker about what the real problem is or isnt because of their own personal petty beliefs on what is or isn't something we should or shouldnt do


meanwhile a murderer shot up a bar full of innocent lives that were destroyed for literally no good reason

Quote (Maddog402 @ Jun 16 2016 12:08am)

Ya its w/e i jus feel the diff between a assault rifle n weapon is really only the fire rate.
u can put attachments of the same on both