[John Jorsett]

wrote in a letter to the FTC that sniper weapons are different from standard hunting rifles because they are designed to strike a target from a distance

Hmmm. So the deer hunters are strolling up to their prey and just blasting them point blank? Interesting ...

[freeeee]

[Texas_Jarhead]

any rifle can be used as a sniper weapon

technically, that 5.56 round is not associated with a 'sniper' rifle

[gc4nra]

Leaving for WY this evening. Glad to know I can just walk up to them this year, Last years shot was 200yds.(I tell everyone who'll listen 300).

[tracer]

"Rep. John Conyers of Michigan, the top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee (news - web sites), and three fellow House Democrats wrote in a letter to the FTC that sniper weapons are different from standard hunting rifles because they are designed to strike a target from a distance."

LOL!! A .223 is nowhere near as powerful as a "deer rifle." Where do they get these guys, anyway?

As for looking into assault rifle sales, there's a special on at the Blue Ridge Arsenal.....

[gc4nra]

"They can hit targets accurately one mile away and can inflict damage to targets up to four miles away."


These idiots are talking about 50 cals. One has never been used in a crime in the USA!

[ikka]

Tap dancing on these innocent people's graves for political advantage, even before the funeral procession. Sick.

[RogueIsland]

sniper weapons are different from standard hunting rifles because they are designed to strike a target from a distance

Yes, we all know that your "standard hunting rifle" is only good out to about fifteen feet.

[RogueIsland]

bang

[RLK]

That's what I was afraid was coming. Every yahoo and sadist that wants nation full of meek disarmed victims will come out of the woodwork.

[matrix]

I think it's silly to assume there is an "assault rifle" (whatever that is), involved here. The weapon might well be Ruger Mini-14 Ranch Rifle. It fires .223, too. And, there are even pistols that use a .223 round.

Anything to make gunowners look bad!

[blackdog]

They have that stuff printed up and ready to go even before the shooting begins. It sits in a special memory section of the fax machine connected to the news wire. As soon as the phrase school shooting, sniper, church shooting, postal shooting takes place, the liberals hit the SEND button with glee almost like it's the Bat Signal. They had been hoping they could pound that SEND button for weeks and their prayers were answered.

Remember about 20 years ago it was the "Cheap saturday night special" that was the danger BECAUSE IT WAS A CLOSE RANGE ONLY WEAPON???? I thought for a while there they were going to just ban saturdays and make up a new name for that day of the week.

Well, one thing is for certain. There will be far fewer outdoor speeches made by politicians in DC for a while. And as Forest Gump say's...."That's a good thing"

[dts32041]

So they think the guy might be using a Kimber or a ruger.

Bet he is using a Thompson Contender or Remingtopn XP-100.

[RLK]

What kind of sniper and assault weapons were used against innocent American citizens at Waco and Ruby Ridge? Has there been any call to investigate that?

[blackdog]

To prove my point, did you hear the comment from the Fox infobabe that those press briefings by Mooseman, and the like are now to be held INDOORS?

[RippleFire]

BUMP

[45Auto]

The M 24, current US Army sniper rifle

.308 Win caliber, built on a Remington 700 action, H S Precision stock with aluminum bedding block.

[facedown]

Bump

[Pushi]

What does Conyers know about guns?

[stevio]

Yea, they'll never ban hunting rifles, first they'll call them assault/sniper weapons.

[TERMINATTOR]

I think you posted to the wrong section, shouldn't this be in the humor/comedy section?

Any idea who these three unnamed co-conspiritor tyrants are? The whole bunch should be hung for sedition just for suggesting it.

Molon Labe !