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07-23-2012, 08:51 PM
Thread: Whats your opinion on automatic weapons?
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This touches on the aspect I find most...
This touches on the aspect I find most interesting. So... Stinger missiles, bazookas, and tactical nuclear weapons for all? I might push for one of those "cooling off" waiting periods on the nukes,...
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07-22-2012, 08:44 PM
Thread: Whats your opinion on automatic weapons?
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Assuming that would mean criminals wouldn't have...
Assuming that would mean criminals wouldn't have them (we could always re-release these nanobots every so often), I'd be all for it here in the US. Can't speak for the rest of the world.
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07-22-2012, 05:26 AM
Thread: Whats your opinion on automatic weapons?
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clubs knives handguns grenades machine guns...
clubs
knives
handguns
grenades
machine guns
shoulder-fired missiles
suitcase nukes
These are all arms. Do we agree to infringe upon the right to privately own some of them? How is that... -
07-22-2012, 03:29 AM
Thread: Whats your opinion on automatic weapons?
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So what does "arms" mean, then? Huge, unwieldy...
So what does "arms" mean, then? Huge, unwieldy muskets?
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07-22-2012, 03:16 AM
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So what would you say to the argument that the...
So what would you say to the argument that the genie is already out of the bottle? We have millions and millions in circulation, and people argue that they need firearms to protect themselves against...
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07-22-2012, 03:11 AM
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I mentioned it because I found it interesting,...
I mentioned it because I found it interesting, since I'd always assumed that auto/semi-auto referred to the firing, not the loading. Feel free to disagree with Wikipedia, and to explain why, or not....
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07-22-2012, 02:35 AM
Thread: Whats your opinion on automatic weapons?
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From the wikipedia article ...
From the wikipedia article in question:
"An automatic firearm is a firearm that loads another round mechanically after the first round has been fired.
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07-22-2012, 01:25 AM
Thread: Whats your opinion on automatic weapons?
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If I were king, I'd probably restrict gun...
If I were king, I'd probably restrict gun ownership to shotguns for home defense and bolt-action rifles for hunting. Not gonna happen any time soon, though.
EDIT: I was going to say the same as...
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