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Assault Rife Carried by Lewis & Clark Expedition
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Posted on 07/05/2016 8:49:41 AM PDT by dvan
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The anti-gun liberals claim the Colonists never envisioned firearms capable of firing semi-automatic when they passed the 2nd Amendment. This air rifle was capable pf firing 22 .462 caliber shots in 1 minute.70 shots were capable. An interesting side note from history.
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posted on
07/05/2016 8:49:41 AM PDT
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dvan
To: dvan
Assault rock carried by Cain...
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posted on
07/05/2016 8:51:28 AM PDT
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Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
07/05/2016 8:53:55 AM PDT
by
dvan
(Send Them Home!Napolatono)
To: dvan
The fact that the Lewis and Clark expedition was not exterminated by the natives has been attributed to this rifle. When the group met a new group of hostiles they would demonstrate the rifle. It is thought that the natives thought better of attacking them in case they had enough rifles for the entire expedition.
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posted on
07/05/2016 8:54:59 AM PDT
by
E. Pluribus Unum
(If Omar Mateen does not represent all Muslims, why does he represent all gun-owners?)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
I’ll bet Cain’s rock had multiple clips.
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posted on
07/05/2016 8:55:58 AM PDT
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COBOL2Java
(Donald Trump, warts and all, is not a public enemy. The Golems in the GOP are stasis and apathy)
To: dvan
A letter of my composing was published today in my local small-town (quite rural in tone and outlook, but also home of a land grant university) newspaper, wherein I asserted that no assault rifle, which I defined as a firearm capable of repetitive automatic fire with a single pull of the trigger, currently is being sold by licensed gun dealers in the USA.
Did I err?
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:03:14 AM PDT
by
Elsiejay
(a)
To: dvan
Oh how terrible,”held up to 22 lead balls
“A high capacity magazine and environmentally insensitive non EPA approved lead balls.”
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:06:49 AM PDT
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: Diana in Wisconsin
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:10:19 AM PDT
by
Vendome
(Don't take life so seriously-you won't live through it anyway - "Enjoy Yourself" ala Louis Prima)
To: Elsiejay
I suppose the M-1 Garand would be considered an assault weapon now. I think the Germans and Japanese considered it was. 8 rounds, one pull of the trigger fires one round. The Germans had their fully automatic weapons, but the ordinary soldier carried a bolt action weapon that could not match the M-1 in fire power.
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:10:25 AM PDT
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dvan
(Send Them Home!Napolatono)
To: dvan
“Assault Rife Carried by Lewis & Clark Expedition”
Incorrect and misleading title.
To: COBOL2Java
I bet Cain’s rock was black, (That’s not racist is it?)
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:28:11 AM PDT
by
Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:29:25 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
(I'll tell you what's wrong with society -- no one drinks from the skulls of their enemies anymore.)
To: Elsiejay
"..I asserted that no assault rifle, which I defined as a firearm capable of repetitive automatic fire with a single pull of the trigger, currently is being sold by licensed gun dealers in the USA.."They sell full auto if you go thru the NFA process with the BATFE. I dunno how those guys can afford to shoot'em and it's not very accurate. But hey, if it trips yer trigger, knock yerself out. I don't think there's been a crime committed with a legal full auto weapon obtained by one of us peons.
To: TexasGator
"Incorrect and misleading title." How so??
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:29:57 AM PDT
by
Wonder Warthog
(The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
To: TexasGator
The title was supplied for a purpose.
I don't know about you but this gives me some ideas. Capable of firing 22 .46 caliber rounds in one minute. Penetration through 1" pine board at 100 yards, no powder, no noise?
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:32:50 AM PDT
by
dvan
(Send Them Home!Napolatono)
To: dvan
It takes 1500 pumps to fully charge the reservoir.
To: Elsiejay
"Did I err?" Yes. It is perfectly legal to buy and own fully automatic firearms if you pay the $200 tax and pass the background check. A bigger obstacle is that such weapons are now VERY expensive (I have seen $30K listed for some). But they can be sold (and anyone dealing in them WILL be a licensed gun dealer) and bought.
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07/05/2016 9:33:50 AM PDT
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Wonder Warthog
(The Hog of Steel and NRA Life Member)
To: Wonder Warthog
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:34:26 AM PDT
by
fishtank
(The denial of original sin is the root of liberalism.)
To: Elsiejay
wherein I asserted that no assault rifle, which I defined as a firearm capable of repetitive automatic fire with a single pull of the trigger, currently is being sold by licensed gun dealers in the USA. You erred.
Every "Class III" licensed dealer in the country has "firearm(s) capable of repetitive automatic fire with a single pull of the trigger".
None of them available for sale to the general public were manufactured after 1986. A citizen who wishes to buy one must submit to a background check, and pay a $200 tax to the BATF. And they cost in the tens of thousands of dollars.
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:34:31 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(A plague o' both your houses.)
To: dvan
I didn’t know they used air rifles back in the 1700’s ..... Guess you do learn something new every day!
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posted on
07/05/2016 9:36:54 AM PDT
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R_Kangel
( "A Nation of Sheep ..... Will Beget ..... a Nation Ruled by Wolves.")
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