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Why does anyone need an "Assault Rifle"?
woofer2425 | woofer2425

Posted on 12/18/2012 12:47:32 PM PST by woofer2425

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To: Secret Agent Man
people who own rifles don’t call them assault rifles.

Mine goes to the range every few weeks, gets a cleaning worthy of a fine tool and otherwise sits in the corner. It's never assaulted a thing.

I only have pistols in case I need to defend my rifle.

161 posted on 12/18/2012 4:36:15 PM PST by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: IamConservative
It's

Type alert..

162 posted on 12/18/2012 4:38:46 PM PST by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: Ditter

I shot an assault rifle once ... but I didn’t load the “clip” to its’ full capacity.


163 posted on 12/18/2012 4:40:46 PM PST by smokingfrog ( sleep with one eye open (<o> ---)
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To: IamConservative
It's

Type alert..

Well, guess that covers typing on this damn tablet keyboard.

164 posted on 12/18/2012 4:40:52 PM PST by IamConservative (The soul of my lifes journey is Liberty!)
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To: CatherineofAragon

I haven’t been able to tolerate Gretchen for a long time. She always butts in with a know it all opinion. There is not a person out here that doesn’t feel horrible for the families of the slain. Overly dramatic presentation like Gretchen does is downright scarey.

The only one left on that show that shows an ounce of brains and stability is Steve Doocey. Gretchen needs to be replaced with a cooler head.

Brian is just a word stumbling dork. He doesn’t even read a teleprompter well.

This morning, Gretchen was acting so weird. I will be nice on my part by saying that being forced to cover and dwell on this for so many days could take a toll. That is why the 24/7 everyday coverage is unhealthy and is the likely reason they get so many copycat freaks and phone scare kooks coming out of the woodwork.


165 posted on 12/18/2012 4:46:17 PM PST by dforest
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To: Squeako
“For the same reason Bob Beckel needs booze and prostitutes.”

Bingo! You beat me to it. Haha good one. Let me add “Democratic political guru in sex extortion
Bob Beckel removed from Senate campaign after scandal surfaces”

http://www.wnd.com/2002/09/15093/

166 posted on 12/18/2012 4:49:08 PM PST by Polynikes (Hakkaa Palle)
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To: woofer2425
From the article: "Bob Beckel on Fox news asked ..."

And I ask, why do we have to have "The Five"? We should be satisfied with just "The Four". I know I am.

167 posted on 12/18/2012 4:52:28 PM PST by William Tell
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To: mnehring

That was my point............


168 posted on 12/18/2012 4:53:52 PM PST by Chief901 (Obama is full of sh!t and smell like crap)
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To: dforest

You’re right about her behavior. This morning, as she was beginning another CT story, she stopped and heaved a big sigh. I guess she was wondering when the wall-to-wall coverage is going to stop.

Steve Doocy seems to be pretty conservative to me. Today, when Gretchen asked why anyone needed an assault rifle, he asked her if she knew how many murders were committed with rifles. She said no, and he said that in 2011, there were 12,000 murders, only 300 of which were done using a rifle.


169 posted on 12/18/2012 4:58:24 PM PST by CatherineofAragon (Support Christian white males---the architects of the jewel known as Western Civilization)
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To: woofer2425; All

“When the people fear the government, that’s tyranny; when the government fears the people, that’s freedom.”-Thomas Jefferson

The 2A is about preventing tyranny from taking hold. Imagine the Founders watching us ask for the right to own a certain weapon.

The risk they run with any AWB is that there are many people out there in this nation who would rather die like a free man than live like a slave.

And it should be noted, this is the very idea the Founding Fathers had in mind.


170 posted on 12/18/2012 5:04:36 PM PST by Red in Blue PA (Read SCOTUS Castle Rock vs Gonzales before dialing 911!)
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To: humblegunner

Is she an actual carbine or did you cut her down? I noticed original carbines are going for much higher prices now (around $300 at the last show).


171 posted on 12/18/2012 5:04:51 PM PST by mnehring
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To: humblegunner

They have them in stock again at Wideners, but the price has gone up a bit ... a nice aszortment of Yugo M57 Tokarevs, too!


172 posted on 12/18/2012 5:14:40 PM PST by MHGinTN (Being deceived can be cured.)
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To: woofer2425

“Why does anyone need an assault weapon?”

Simple. Because the government and criminals have them.


173 posted on 12/18/2012 5:22:02 PM PST by Aleya2Fairlie
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To: woofer2425
Why does anyone need an "Assault Rifle"?

Because I'm an American and it is my RIGHT to own an "Assault Rifle".

174 posted on 12/18/2012 5:22:22 PM PST by 41Thunder (The SUPPLY of Government is GREATER than the DEMAND of the people)
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To: woofer2425; P-Marlowe

FWIW, the AR15 would not be an effective assault rifle. It has no selector switch that would enable it to go to full auto. You can only get one round per one trigger pull.

The M16 and other assault rifles have full auto capability.

In effect, the AR15 is nothing more than a gas-powered repeating rifle using a .223 round.

The Spencer Repeating Rifle was used in the Civil War (manual repeat, not gas powered) and was an improvement over muzzle loaders.

I’m not a gun guru, so someone feel free to correct me. Prior to being a chaplain, however, I was an enlisted man for 6 years, and I do know my way around an M16 and M60.


175 posted on 12/18/2012 5:23:16 PM PST by xzins (Retired Army Chaplain and Proud of It! True supporters of our troops pray for their victory!)
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To: woofer2425

Well my weapon question weird. Why can’t I buy a strategic bomber, or an attack helocopter, if I have the money? Or a howitzer artillery cannon? Obviously it is absurb for an average citizen to buy such military equipment. Where does my right to bear arms stop. Does it stop simply with affordability and with what technology the government owes (nuclear, emp)? Or does it stop with actual laws?


176 posted on 12/18/2012 5:23:22 PM PST by castlegreyskull
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To: castlegreyskull

“The tank, the B-52, the fighter-bomber, the state-controlled police and military are the weapons of dictatorship. The rifle is the weapon of democracy. If guns are outlawed, only the government will have guns. Only the police, the secret police, the military. The hired servants of our rulers. Only the government - and a few outlaws. I intend to be among the outlaws.” (Edward Abbey, “The Right to Arms,” Abbey’s Road [New York, 1979])


177 posted on 12/18/2012 5:28:48 PM PST by mnehring
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To: mnehring

Of course we all should have guns in the hands the citizens.

It was really about the types of weapons, but just why are any of them ever banned from purchase?


178 posted on 12/18/2012 5:35:30 PM PST by castlegreyskull
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To: castlegreyskull

Thinking about it, things like fighter jets and bombers are owned by private citizens. They are just priced outside the hands of most. Surplus aircraft, tanks, and such are available on the open market with the only restriction being price.


179 posted on 12/18/2012 5:48:45 PM PST by mnehring
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To: mnehring

Thats probably true. I never looked into actually buying one. I generally assumed that the U.S. government owned the technology on much of the equipment, so no one get get that stuff.


180 posted on 12/18/2012 5:53:34 PM PST by castlegreyskull
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