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Gun Control Reform Activism

Paladin

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9. Muggers and petty thieves aren't part of the initial target market.

Reply to Ghost in the Machine (Reply #8)

Tue Sep 17, 2013, 10:47 AM

Sep 2013

But you knew that already, now didn't you?

Muggers and petty thieves will be glad to subsequently steal these firearms and get them circulating in the gigantic national gun pool, for sale at a significantly reduced cost. That way, a deranged person who, let's just say, wants to shoot up a military facility, will have an easy time acquiring one of these oh-so-charming shooting irons. But I bet you knew all of that as well, didn't you?

If I'm crediting you with too much cognitive ability, feel free to keep it to yourself......

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New rifle mimics machine gun's rapid fire -- and it's legal [View all] villager Sep 2013 OP

NRA gun nuts billh58 Sep 2013 #1

Does it have any real purpose other than to kill people? sinkingfeeling Sep 2013 #2

It should be a big billh58 Sep 2013 #3

Of course not. But that's the unspoken subtext you're supposed to never speak about villager Sep 2013 #4

The same thing can be done with a rubber band and any AR-15. flamin lib Sep 2013 #5

Excellent post and viewpoint. Hoyt Sep 2013 #7

They won't be able to keep up with the demand for them. Paladin Sep 2013 #6

Yeah, I'm sure that at SIX GRAND each, muggers and petty thieves will be lining up to buy them...n/t Ghost in the Machine Sep 2013 #8

Muggers and petty thieves aren't part of the initial target market. Paladin Sep 2013 #9

Anyone who has six grand to blow on a rifle will 99.9% of the time have that weapon locked away Ghost in the Machine Sep 2013 #10

Flattery will get you nowhere. Thanks for the entertainment. (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #11

All of that billh58 Sep 2013 #15

Yeah, but you gotta admit, that's a helluva gun safe he's talking about. (nt) Paladin Sep 2013 #16

unholy ghost jimmy the one Sep 2013 #12

Poor little jimmy the one. Is that a God Complex,"the one"? Do you think you're the Chosen One or Ghost in the Machine Sep 2013 #13

learning curve for ghost jimmy the one Sep 2013 #14