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When an AK47 Is Not an AK47
American Spectator ^ | 17 Oct 06 | John Tabin

Posted on 10/17/2006 10:20:20 AM PDT by rellimpank

The self-righteous ignorance that drives so much gun control advocacy never ceases to amuse. Josh Feit's latest column for the Seattle alternative weekly the Stranger is a classic of the genre.

It seems that as he stumps for fellow Republicans and paves the way for a potential presidential run, Rudy Giuliani is prudently backing off from his history of anti-gun demagoguery. Feit is hopping mad:

(Excerpt) Read more at spectator.org ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Editorial; News/Current Events; US: New York
KEYWORDS: banglist; elections; giuliani; libertarians; rinowatch
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To: Fido969

--you can say that again--


21 posted on 10/17/2006 11:21:32 AM PDT by rellimpank (-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms-NRA Benefactor)
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To: Beelzebubba

--I like to lead others to a good website--


22 posted on 10/17/2006 11:22:28 AM PDT by rellimpank (-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms-NRA Benefactor)
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To: CFC__VRWC

That was my first thought, too.


23 posted on 10/17/2006 11:23:26 AM PDT by 3niner (War is one game where the home team always loses.)
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To: Echo Talon

You'd need subsonic ammo, but yes.


24 posted on 10/17/2006 11:24:21 AM PDT by Oberon (What does it take to make government shrink?)
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To: Oberon

my x-girlfirends father was a navy guy(some kind of special forces type of guy NOT A SEAL but some kind of guy that boards other ships i think), he has a personal regular MP5 it was pretty nice.. also that guy was a monster... he was only like 5'7" but he was HUGE! forearms like popeye and arms like Ahrnold! :)


25 posted on 10/17/2006 11:30:35 AM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: struwwelpeter; All
Here's my favorite media weapon:


26 posted on 10/17/2006 11:37:38 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Why is the War on Terror being managed by the DEFENSE Department?)
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To: Echo Talon

Yes, on an MP5, not on an SD.


27 posted on 10/17/2006 11:37:40 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
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To: Echo Talon

IMHO, some of the coolest guns out there (legally) are the semi-auto versions of WW2-era MGs and SMGs. 1919, MG34, MG42, BREN, ZB26, DP, etc. I'm also waiting for Military Gun Supply to perfect their semi-auto PPSh-41.


28 posted on 10/17/2006 11:38:37 AM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: BenLurkin
What about that folding stock?


Oops, would I better off with something a little less... flexible?
29 posted on 10/17/2006 11:39:29 AM PDT by struwwelpeter
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To: Gordongekko909
The servicemen listened for a few seconds, and agreed amongst themselves that the weapons being fired were AKs.

" This is the AK-47 assault rifle, the preferred weapon of your enemy. It makes a distinctive sound when fired at you. So remember it."
- - Gunnery Sgt. Tom 'Gunny' Highway

30 posted on 10/17/2006 11:44:42 AM PDT by Bloody Sam Roberts (I can't complain...but sometimes I still do.)
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To: Zeppo
The PS 90 is available in black stock (currently short supply and a price premium.) You can also have the green stock dyed black.

You can SBR it the usual way. Use a Form 1 to the ATF, with all the fingerprints, photos, and $200, and when approved, send your barrel to someone who can shorten it for you. (I suggest trosusa.com - and don't buy the bull that it can't be done due to the chrome lining - sales hype.)

The brass catcher is a nifty and affordable accessory.

The optic is quite bad, but easy to replace with a $150 rail that accepts any good scope (like an Aimpoint red dot) and a flashlight and/or laser if you like.)

There is an upcoming version that has a rail integrated, instead of the optic.

Ammo pricing isn't so bad if you don't compare to military surplus prices.

My advice is to get one before Hillary bans them.
31 posted on 10/17/2006 11:46:41 AM PDT by Atlas Sneezed (Your FRiendly FReeper Patent Attorney)
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To: rellimpank

During the Amish shooting episode recently, one of our local reporters actually said "He also had a 12 gauge rifle"


32 posted on 10/17/2006 11:46:42 AM PDT by oldtimer2 (I have seen THE VILLAGE and I don't want it raising my child)
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To: oldtimer2
oldtimer2 said: During the Amish shooting episode recently, one of our local reporters actually said "He also had a 12 gauge rifle"

If you install a rifled barrel in a 12-guage shotgun, then I think you do have a 12-guage rifle.

This fact, however, in no way suggests that the reporter knew what he was talking about.

33 posted on 10/17/2006 11:59:59 AM PDT by William Tell (RKBA for California (rkba.members.sonic.net) - Volunteer by contacting Dave at rkba@sonic.net)
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To: rellimpank

when its both income and foreign exchange?


34 posted on 10/17/2006 12:03:44 PM PDT by himno hero
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To: struwwelpeter

Hmmm.....


35 posted on 10/17/2006 12:08:16 PM PDT by BenLurkin ("The entire remedy is with the people." - W. H. Harrison)
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To: oldtimer2

--stuff like that is the origin of my tagline--


36 posted on 10/17/2006 12:09:48 PM PDT by rellimpank (-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
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To: rellimpank
Giuliani is NOT to be trusted. He's a RINO. Just as Hillary will temporarily put aside many of her most strident liberal beliefs to get elected, so to will RINOs like Rudy.

Note his comment in the original article: "Speaking to a group of reporters at the Sheraton Hotel downtown, where he was hosting a $1,000—$2,100-a-plate fundraiser for McGavick on Monday, October 9, Giuliani said this: "I don't think [the assault-weapons ban] is one of the most critical issues right now."

Yeah. Not "right now", just AFTER I get elected, when I'll join my gun-grabbing democrat brothers and sisters in pushing for a total ban on handguns and "assault weapons".

37 posted on 10/17/2006 12:12:10 PM PDT by DocH (Gun-grabbers, you can HAVE my guns... lead first.)
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To: DocH

--I agree completely--


38 posted on 10/17/2006 12:19:20 PM PDT by rellimpank (-don't believe anything the MSM states about firearms or explosives--NRA Benefactor)
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To: ozzymandus
here ya go :) Tom Hanks Saving Private Ryan style :)
39 posted on 10/17/2006 12:22:38 PM PDT by Echo Talon
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To: Echo Talon

Very cool, but does the 10" barrel have to be registered?


40 posted on 10/17/2006 12:34:28 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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