Please gun supporters - explain to me once and for all why you need an automatic weapon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK morons, for the thousandth time, every AR-15 is not an "automatic weapon".

Why do you "need" a BMW or a Mercedes?

You don't. You want it. Other people want AR-15s. It's called freedom.

And yet I can't buy a missile launcher or machine gun for use in my own backyard. Limits DO exist. This should be the new limit.

Sure you can. The limit is cost. That limit already exists.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You realize that an AR-15 is not a full auto weapon, right?

Why do you need anything automatic about it? WTF about "not a full auto".

The difference is important and is legally recognized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just to clarify.....
Automatic weapons are illegal.

Technically that's true. But semi-automatics seem to be lethal enough in the hands of a maniac. So the Technicality is irrelevant.

Not to the Federal government it isn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OK morons, for the thousandth time, every AR-15 is not an "automatic weapon".

Why do you "need" a BMW or a Mercedes?

You don't. You want it. Other people want AR-15s. It's called freedom.

In that case, shouldn't they also be able to buy tanks, rocket launchers, chemical and nuclear weapons?

Yes. Go for it. You'll find they're a little pricey though.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yes why do you need a gun that can shoot so many bullets in a short time period?

Why do you need a BMW?

You don't.

You just want it.

I want an AR-15.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:An AR-15 is not automatic, is not a machine gun, and is not an "assault rifle." It works just like any hunting rifle but fires a smaller bullet than most. The tragedy in Orlando could have been accomplished with just about any gun, and banning the AR-15 because it looks scary won't change a thing.

Wrong:
https://www.atf.gov/file/83561/download

The National Firearms Act defines "machine gun" as "any weapon which shoots, is designed to
shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual
reloading, by a single function of the trigger." 26 U.S.C. 5845(b)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An AR-15 is not automatic, is not a machine gun, and is not an "assault rifle." It works just like any hunting rifle but fires a smaller bullet than most. The tragedy in Orlando could have been accomplished with just about any gun, and banning the AR-15 because it looks scary won't change a thing.

Wrong:
https://www.atf.gov/file/83561/download

The National Firearms Act defines "machine gun" as "any weapon which shoots, is designed to
shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual
reloading, by a single function of the trigger." 26 U.S.C. 5845(b)

That does not describe an AR-15.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An AR-15 is not automatic, is not a machine gun, and is not an "assault rifle." It works just like any hunting rifle but fires a smaller bullet than most. The tragedy in Orlando could have been accomplished with just about any gun, and banning the AR-15 because it looks scary won't change a thing.

Wrong:
https://www.atf.gov/file/83561/download

The National Firearms Act defines "machine gun" as "any weapon which shoots, is designed to
shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual
reloading, by a single function of the trigger." 26 U.S.C. 5845(b)

That does not describe an AR-15.

You have to pull the trigger for each bullet? No ...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yes why do you need a gun that can shoot so many bullets in a short time period?

Why do you need a BMW?

You don't.

You just want it.

I want an AR-15.

49 families want their kids back. Not gonna happen.

[Anonymous]

Weapon "has become the gold standard for mass murder of innocent civilians"

http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-ar15-gun-used-in-orlando-20160613

Wake up and ban these firearms people!

[Anonymous]

I just listened to a coworker explain that it's his right to bear arms and he will never give that up. When pressed why, his response was "in case the government ever comes for us". This is a well educated person in a high level job.

The sheer paranoia and narcissism of these people is appalling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An AR-15 is not automatic, is not a machine gun, and is not an "assault rifle." It works just like any hunting rifle but fires a smaller bullet than most. The tragedy in Orlando could have been accomplished with just about any gun, and banning the AR-15 because it looks scary won't change a thing.

Wrong:
https://www.atf.gov/file/83561/download

The National Firearms Act defines "machine gun" as "any weapon which shoots, is designed to
shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual
reloading, by a single function of the trigger." 26 U.S.C. 5845(b)

Wrong! An AR-15 does NOT shoot, nor can it shoot, automatically more than one shot . . . by a single function of the trigger. This excerpt applies to automatic weapons, not the AR-15. Sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An AR-15 is not automatic, is not a machine gun, and is not an "assault rifle." It works just like any hunting rifle but fires a smaller bullet than most. The tragedy in Orlando could have been accomplished with just about any gun, and banning the AR-15 because it looks scary won't change a thing.

Wrong:
https://www.atf.gov/file/83561/download

The National Firearms Act defines "machine gun" as "any weapon which shoots, is designed to
shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual
reloading, by a single function of the trigger." 26 U.S.C. 5845(b)

Wrong! An AR-15 does NOT shoot, nor can it shoot, automatically more than one shot . . . by a single function of the trigger. This excerpt applies to automatic weapons, not the AR-15. Sorry.

So it sounds like we need to ban MORE than just automatic weapons. Let's ban them ALL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An AR-15 is not automatic, is not a machine gun, and is not an "assault rifle." It works just like any hunting rifle but fires a smaller bullet than most. The tragedy in Orlando could have been accomplished with just about any gun, and banning the AR-15 because it looks scary won't change a thing.

+1. This is an attempt to get the low-infos on board to ban a gun that they know nothing about so the gun-grabbers can later make the argument that all semis are actually just like the banned AK and should be banned as well.

OK, so explain how a handgun could do as much damage as an assault rifle in the same amount of time?

Jesus Christ. NOTICE ALL DCUM PEOPLE WHO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT GUNS. PLEASE READ A WIKI PAGE ABOUT HOW GUNS WORK.

This has been explained numerous times on several threads here. There is no difference between semi handguns and semi long guns. The AK looks like a machine gun, but it's actually not. Large capacity magazines can be bought for either. Some states restrict the number of rounds in a magazine. Regardless of this, empty magazines can be quickly swapped out with new, full ones, with a little practice. A 9mm Beretta handgun can accept a 33 round magazine and then re-loaded an unlimited amount of times. Also it would probably be more convenient for a shooter to have two semi handguns rather than a bulky AK. Easier to shoot someone a t short range with a handgun also. (This is why cops carry handguns and not AKs).

We're saying we want all semi's gone. Single use handguns only.

A pressure cooker can also kill a large number in a very short time. The Boston bombers used it. We need to ban that too.

Again, you people try to come up with the dumbest analogies, the lamest excuses. A pressure cooker is not meant to kill a living being. You must be a Trump supporter who thinks N. Korea and other countries should also build nuclear weapons as a deterrent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:An AR-15 is not automatic, is not a machine gun, and is not an "assault rifle." It works just like any hunting rifle but fires a smaller bullet than most. The tragedy in Orlando could have been accomplished with just about any gun, and banning the AR-15 because it looks scary won't change a thing.

Wrong:
https://www.atf.gov/file/83561/download

The National Firearms Act defines "machine gun" as "any weapon which shoots, is designed to
shoot, or can be readily restored to shoot, automatically more than one shot, without manual
reloading, by a single function of the trigger." 26 U.S.C. 5845(b)

Fail