Hunting rifles--the next 'sniper weapons'

St. Louis Gun Rights Examiner ^ | 20 February, 2009 | Kurt Hofmann

[marktwain]

While it seems like a very long time, it was not that long ago that all the anti-freedom types vociferously declared that they were only after the regulation of handguns, and would never, ever attempt to regulate long guns such as rifles and shotguns. That lie ended when Josh Sugerman saw that he could create the lie of the "assault gun" as a wedge issue to get more control of the population. We have continued on a downhill slope since, as the anti-freedom types have become more and more open about there desire to make all gun unavailable to most of the populace.

[wac3rd]

Only the open border gang bangers can have guns, or the Marxist goons...

[Westlander]

Speak for yourself....

[GOP Poet]

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[VeniVidiVici]

I didn’t know the Mods would allow posting pics of sex toys on here.

[Randy Larsen]

That looks like lipstick for a pitbull!

[DieHard the Hunter]

The Enfield P14 .303 is a fine sniper rifle. An oldie but a goodie!

[Lancey Howard]

I’ll stick with the good old Remington 700.

[Prole]

I am fond of the M1A SOCOM myself.

I also love the M1 Garand as well:

[exist]

Uh I don’t think the 2nd Amendment exists to protect sportsmen. It’s to protect guns. To kill people with. In case it’s necessary. Not to kill deer.

[DieHard the Hunter]

> I’ll stick with the good old Remington 700.

A truly fine rifle, to be sure.

[Westlander]

....and a Remington 870 with a slug barrel for the swamp.

[central_va]

What are those for? A personal howitzer?

[Erik Latranyi]

Urban newspapers have, for the past 20 years, referred to multiple firearms found during a search as an “arsenal” and any rifle with a scope as a “sniper rifle”.

These papers weave the mental image of a high-rise dwelling used as a nest for terrorizing citizens. These journalists hope to sow the seeds for future firearm bans via their prose.

[dljordan]

2 bore?

[wastoute]

LOL Barrett is already making a .460 and marketing it "for sale in California". Gun control @ssclowns.

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[ctdonath2]

Quotable:

nearly 2,000 yards, or almost 10 times a deer hunter's maximum effective range.

Watch for an emerging demand that "rifles with an effective range over 200 yards" be banned.

As we note, they're gonna have a tough time differentiating between a scoped hunting rifle and a real-world "sniper rifle". "Effective range" could be abused suitably, with the ignorant thinking they know what it means but haven't a clue.

Oh, BTW, real-world snipers rarely operate over 100 yards.

[DocH]

Why is such a little man, with tiny little hands, allowed to own a .22 rimfire firearm? :)

[RIGHTWING WACKO FROM MASS.]

So should I worry if my little 10/22 Ruger can effectively hit the 12” steel plates at 200yds?
I guess the 50 cal Muzzleloader must be on their banned list too. You can drop a deer sized animal at 250 yds.

[DuncanWaring]

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