Sorry if this topic has been covered, but whenever I hear the usual rhetoric about banning assault weapons that have a "Military Feature", I wonder to myself what that means.

 

Can anyone explain?

It means it is black and scary looking.

Basically its a flash hider, accepts detachable hi-cap magazines, pistol grip, bayonet lug and collapsible stock. There is a huge difference from military style weapons and actual military weapons. This primarily includes full auto or select fire capabilities and small CQB style ar15's which means that they are under 16" in length. I hope this helps!

What makes a "military-style" assault weapon?

 

 

 

short answer, ignorant politicians.

I don't understand why a pistol grip would make any different on the function of the rifle, nor do I understand what difference a flash suppressor would make (aside from being less annoying to the neighbors)

And "detachable magazine" means any of my guns except for the shotgun.

 

So I guess you are correct in summing it up by saying ignorant politicians.

 

By the way, I spotted an M&P 15-22 in Cheyenne Outfitters that was done up in Pink Camo finish.

 

So maybe that is a work-around to the scary black rifles?

Anything that kills.

Answer: The military has them... We don't.... This all equals ignorant, mis-informed twits....

 

 

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Purely cosmetic features that have no affect on the gun's functionality - that's what makes it an "assault weapon"....

One twit I was arguing this with was telling me that pistol grips should be banned because they allow people to shoot from the hip.

 

Even worse, this guy claims he was in the army during desert storm. He also claims you can turn an AR into a full auto machine gun by filing down the sear.

One twit I was arguing this with was telling me that pistol grips should be banned because they allow people to shoot from the hip.

 

Even worse, this guy claims he was in the army during desert storm. He also claims you can turn an AR into a full auto machine gun by filing down the sear.

 

That's kinda funny. I thought you would gave to add the tail to the hammer and modify the selector to do that...

short answer, ignorant politicians.

More like: ignorant politicians in collusion with an ignorant media perpetrating misinformation on an ignorant general population.

More like: ignorant politicians in collusion with an ignorant media perpetrating misinformation on an ignorant general population.

 

Good answer! I'm still trying to figure out what a collapsible stock has to do with anything.

Good answer! I'm still trying to figure out what a collapsible stock has to do with anything.

 

How many states don't allow collapsible stocks anyways?

One twit I was arguing this with was telling me that pistol grips should be banned because they allow people to shoot from the hip.

 

He is concerned about people shooting and not being able to hit anything?

He is concerned about people shooting and not being able to hit anything?

 

Yes.

 

As I said, he is a twit. A complete and total dunce.

See this is such a good point that can never seem to be successfully explained to gun grabbers and the anti's. For example: My S&W M&P 15-22 is one of my favorite firearms and it's such a joy to shoot, a ton of fun and of course very accurate, rfeliable, fine-functioning etc. I also spent quite a deal of time, certainly a lot of money, and effort "hooking it up" and making it custom to my 'tacticool' specifications. As a result, I have literally been told its "the coolest gun I've ever seen" several times by many people at the range, at a gunshop, a few internet forums, etc. I have *ALSO* been told, 'That thing doesn't look like an M4 or M16, it looks like a toy!" / "Is that an Airsoft toy gun?" ... which it of course is not. and even some 'anti' types have described it as toy looking, but they've also described it as an evil militaristic gun... Well WHICH IS IT? Does it look like a toy or is it a terrible military style assault weapon with the ability to accept a detachable mag? And if it is, is my Remington 597 'sporter' rifle w/ 'sporter [hunting] style scope' , is THAT a military style assault weapon? Because it uses the same exact style of action as the 15-22 (autoloading blowback rimfire) and both "have the ability to accept a high capacity detachable magazine (albeit we dont allow that here but in principle it can) "... So which is it? And INVARIABLY The naysayers can never provide a real answer, usually can't even get their sentences to agree with each other let alone make a proper conclusion.

 

 

And that is what bothers me. Not that the LOOK of a weapon should dictate legality or acceptability, but these fools making the proclamations can't even decide WHICH Firearms look like the ones they don't like and what is looking bad/ what looks good etc.

Anything with the shoulder thing that goes up, accepts high capacity clips, and goes on random rampages on its own.

^^ MOS DEF on the shoulder thing that goes up.

 

 

 

 

And man oh man, if you got a gat that not only has a shoulder thing that goes up, but takes clips, HIGH CAPACiTY -clips- at that ,boy you're in a world of militaristic assaulting malfeasance.

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See this is such a good point that can never seem to be successfully explained to gun grabbers and the anti's. For example: My S&W M&P 15-22 is one of my favorite firearms and it's such a joy to shoot, a ton of fun and of course very accurate, rfeliable, fine-functioning etc. I also spent quite a deal of time, certainly a lot of money, and effort "hooking it up" and making it custom to my 'tacticool' specifications. As a result, I have literally been told its "the coolest gun I've ever seen" several times by many people at the range, at a gunshop, a few internet forums, etc. I have *ALSO* been told, 'That thing doesn't look like an M4 or M16, it looks like a toy!" / "Is that an Airsoft toy gun?" ... which it of course is not. and even some 'anti' types have described it as toy looking, but they've also described it as an evil militaristic gun... Well WHICH IS IT? Does it look like a toy or is it a terrible military style assault weapon with the ability to accept a detachable mag? And if it is, is my Remington 597 'sporter' rifle w/ 'sporter [hunting] style scope' , is THAT a military style assault weapon? Because it uses the same exact style of action as the 15-22 (autoloading blowback rimfire) and both "have the ability to accept a high capacity detachable magazine (albeit we dont allow that here but in principle it can) "... So which is it? And INVARIABLY The naysayers can never provide a real answer, usually can't even get their sentences to agree with each other let alone make a proper conclusion.

 

 

And that is what bothers me. Not that the LOOK of a weapon should dictate legality or acceptability, but these fools making the proclamations can't even decide WHICH Firearms look like the ones they don't like and what is looking bad/ what looks good etc.

 

That's funny! The first time my mother was looking at my 15-22, she asked "Is that a toy?"

 

I said yes mom, it shoots nerf pellets. Stand out in the yard and let's play. Well, i didn't say that, but...