and to think if it wasn't for a CIVILLIAN named Barrett who started the trend, the Military would never have them
Posted on 08/20/2004 8:23:04 AM PDT by Mr. Mojo
A local congresswoman wants to ban the sale of an armor-piercing rifle.
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney says under current federal law, .50-caliber armor-piercing sniper rifles are actually easier to purchase than a handgun. The weapons were first used by the U.S. military, because they can pierce tanks and aircraft.
Maloney says various terrorist organizations are now buying the weapons, and they can be used against the nation's aircraft and chemical plants.
Maloney says the weapon, which doesn't fall under the current assault weapon ban, is so dangerous it deserves its own legislation.
“It's a deadly weapon. It’s a weapon of war. It should be regulated,” the congresswoman said Wednesday. “It should not be sold on the Internet for as little as $1,200, and it should be removed from the market.”
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate have legislation pending that would ban or restrict sales of the rifle.
Something must be done about all the .50 caliber rifle shootings.
"as little as $1,200"
I sure wish I could look at an amount like 1200 dollars and call it "little."
But then again, if so many people can afford that, then I guess the economy isn't so bad after all.
Molon Labe!
You can write the editors of this paper and ask for a balancing article at: ny1news@ny1.com
It's worth a shot (groan) any way.
I don't think anyone in the US has been shot with a .50 since the powder, patch, ball days.
and to think if it wasn't for a CIVILLIAN named Barrett who started the trend, the Military would never have them
She forgot to add: "It's never been used in a crime."
BTW: Where can I get a one for $1200 "on the internet"
Bump for your ping list
What you said...BTTT
But be fair. She didn't call it "an easily concealable 'pocket rocket'".
I think the term willfully ignorant sums up her mental state pretty well.
True--LOL---the phrase "... is that a rocket in your pocket or are you just glad to see me..." would have taken on a whole new order of meaning if she had.
And it her husband had had a gun, and was willing to use it, many fewere on that train would have died, probably including her husband. But the train was either comming from or going to New York City where mere citizens are pretty much disarmed, other than the gang bangers, and other law breakers of course.
Well, during WWI they could pierce tank armor (at the time tanks were basically little more than armored cars). But why quibble about something like that?
I think once one American criminal once used a .50BMG rifle to shoot someone at point-blank, but that's about it. At that range, it's basically just a shotgun.
Also, you should use the qualifier "in America" because around the world, I'll bet crimes are committed every day with .50 MGs (especially if you include war crimes as crimes)
Well, I had intended the phrase ".50BMG weapon" to mean ".50BMG rifle". I suspect that the (war) crimes you are talking about are committed with the real fully-auto .50BMG mccoy machine guns.
A decent scope for a .50 costs $1,200. Now the price jumped 100% to $2,400. AP ammo runs about $3-$4 a round.
(Ma'am , the price is going up fast. You had better buy one soon!)
LOL!
This woman is an idiot!
The glass alone for a .50 is going to cost $1200, and I'd hate to fire a .50 I could buy off the Net for another $1200.
I belong to two .50 caliber associations.
In all their literature I've never seen a .50 advertised for $1200.
I buy ammo off the Web for about two dollars a round, but if I buy them off the shelf, it's $4.80 a round.
What an ignorant fool. The rule known by police officers is that if it is held in both hands (in other words; any long gun) it will go through your vest.
She is just an opportunistic maggot. Ignorance is not bliss!
Damn! Where can I find this mythical $1200 .50 cal rifle? Link please.
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