Whats the diff between an assault rifle & a rifle w/hi-cap mag?

[HumblePie]

what about drive-bys and use by gangs and drug dealers ? Tec-9s and Uzis ?

I came across this..why isn't considered a "machine gun" crime ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland_School_massacre

Never happened. Hollywood hype you keep seeing on TV to scare the shit out of you.

 

[Tom]

Because it wasn't a machine gun dummy.

And you know this how ?

 

[Tom]

looks like it was a semi auto. just like the vast majority of rifles.

Really ? What % of rifles are semi-automatic ?

How VAST of a majority does something need to be to be VAST ?

 

[xj0hnx]

And you know this how ?

WOW, you really are this stupid? Aren't you?

Fine, I'll help you out. Because in the link it says SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE.

 

[spidey07]

Really ? What % of rifles are semi-automatic ?

How VAST of a majority does something need to be to be VAST ?

Probably 90% if not greater. You have to really TRY to find a weapon that isn't semi-automatic.

 

[Tom]

WOW, you really are this stupid? Aren't you?

Fine, I'll help you out. Because in the link it says SEMI-AUTOMATIC RIFLE.

I asked a question because I thought you might have a better source as to details of the weapon he used and if it had been modified.

I never said it was a machine gun.

I asked a question about an article I came across, the sources for which have some conflcting information.

 

[HumblePie]

I asked a question because I thought you might have a better source as to details of the weapon he used and if it had been modified.

I never said it was a machine gun.

I asked a question about an article I came across, the sources for which have some conflcting information.

The link you posted says he used a Chinese-made Type 56. That is a semi-auto rifle. It is one of these.

It is in no way a fully automatic weapon without illegal modification done to it. By which he didn't do. He also used a Taurus PT92 handgun.

side note, that picture is of the standard config. It can look just like an AK-47 like this though.

 

[zinfamous]

i think the assault rifle is the one with more clips

 

[momeNt]

The link you posted says he used a Chinese-made Type 56. That is a semi-auto rifle. It is one of these.

It is in no way a fully automatic weapon without illegal modification done to it. By which he didn't do. He also used a Taurus PT92 handgun.

side note, that picture is of the standard config. It can look just like an AK-47 like this though.

Wooden pistol grip I believe is the loophole in all of this. Has Feinstein shored that up yet?

 

[xj0hnx]

The link you posted says he used a Chinese-made Type 56. That is a semi-auto rifle. It is one of these.

It is in no way a fully automatic weapon without illegal modification done to it. By which he didn't do. He also used a Taurus PT92 handgun.

side note, that picture is of the standard config. It can look just like an AK-47 like this though.

The Type 56 is an AK variant, not a SKS like the first one you posted.

 

[drebo]

What procedure ? This entire chain of posts is about selling a firearm without any procedure..

"I sold an m1a last weekend with 1,000rds of ammo and 10 20rd mags to someone in wal-mart parking lot, no background check for him, just cash and a handshake. Didn't even get his name. They can suck on that too. "

How does that establish the buyer wasn't a felon ?

And that's exactly why gun legislation doesn't work. These types of transactions do happen and will continue to happen.

Criminals will continue to be criminals.

 

[Theb]

i think the assault rifle is the one with more clips

The clips and the silencers.

 

[HumblePie]

The Type 56 is an AK variant, not a SKS like the first one you posted.

When I did a wiki look up on the Chinese type 56, that was one of the pictures depicting what it is. Same with the one below it.

 

[Nebor]

Probably 90% if not greater. You have to really TRY to find a weapon that isn't semi-automatic.

Agreed. The past 10 years has seen millions and millions of AR-style rifles purchased by the public. I think expensive semi-auto rifles far outnumber cheaper bolt action rifles at this point.

 

[ussfletcher]

Agreed. The past 10 years has seen millions and millions of AR-style rifles purchased by the public. I think expensive semi-auto rifles far outnumber cheaper bolt action rifles at this point.

Pretty much all hunting rifles that I have ever seen are bolt action. I would venture to guess that those are more prevalent, but I would welcome statistics.

 

[TallBill]

Pretty much all hunting rifles that I have ever seen are bolt action. I would venture to guess that those are more prevalent, but I would welcome statistics.

Yeah there are a shitload of bolt guns out there. Hell, I have 4.

 

[Cerb]

Pretty much all hunting rifles that I have ever seen are bolt action. I would venture to guess that those are more prevalent, but I would welcome statistics.

For small calibers, semi-auto is fairly popular (specifically, Ruger), though I'm sure sure of stats.

For .30 caliber, there's little point, since there is added cost, potential reduction in velocity (enough to matter?), but no added utility, and common bolt actions are crazy simple, which helps keep them reliable, safe, and potentially easier to clean in the field (Browning-revised level-actions likely have similar advantages, and have also remained fairly popular, especially throughout the Americas). They can also be made lighter than most other action types, for a given cartridge and barrel length. Firing rate isn't all that important. People do hunt with semi-autos, but I think refinements on ~1900 bolt designs will outlast all of posting in this thread.

 

[BladeVenom]

Marlin 60 and then the Ruger 10/22 was the popular rimfire rifle. So for rimfire semi-auto has been the most popular choice for a long time.

Lever actions have always been popular. They are still probably the most common rifles made by Henry and Marlin. .30-30s are still very popular deer rifles.

For hunting small game semi-automatics may be more popular, but for medium and large game bolt action is still the most common choice.

I believe Remington is still the largest rifle manufacturer, and that bolt action hunting rifles are still their main rifles. They really haven't been selling ARs that long.

Semi-autos weren't so popular, at least for centerfire, until Clinton was elected. Nothing makes something more popular than trying to ban it. Clinton caused a massive increase in semi-automatic rifle sales. Then rifle sales were fairly steady until people started to realize Obama was going to win, and sales skyrocketed again. Then there was an even bigger increase in sales with his second term after the media started pushing gun control propaganda.

The left wing extremists in their mindless quest for banning them are the ones who have made centerfire semi-automatic rifles so popular.