"Cindy Hamilton" > wrote in message
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> On Tuesday, September 9, 2014 3:27:24 PM UTC-4, Paul M. Cook wrote:
>
>>What use does it have other than killing as many people as quickly >as
>>possible?
>
> My husband has a rifle similar to an AR-15. He uses it for target
> shooting. It's lightweight, so he doesn't get tired while shooting
> (which makes him inaccurate). It's a long walk from the parking
> area to the range in the state park where he goes to shoot, so
> it's a winner on those grounds, too. Although he generally finds
> the indoor pistol range sufficient, he does like to really stretch
> his skills and use a rifle from time to time.
>
> There's no practical definition of "assault rifle" or "assault-style
> rifle". Most people start mumbling and saying stuff that boils down
> to "It looks scary". If people used "automatic" and "semi-automatic"
> correctly, it would be easy to explain that automatic weapons are
> rare in the U.S., and somewhat expensive to legally obtain. And
> that criminals are inexplicably indifferent to what is legal.
>
> Of course, if we won the lottery, DH would buy a Thompson.


If you were a suicidal mass murderer which would you choose? A bolt action
rifle with a clip or a AR15? Also, there are kits to make those weapons
full auto. They are illegal mostly but the plans are not and can be found
on the Internet and any machinist can make them.




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