I was wondering when somebody would catch that. You have to admit that I was reasonable in dropping the price from $5000 to $1600 a bullet.
Every weapon is an assault weapon. That is the entire point of a weapon, even if used for defense. Making the term a political exercise is a futile gesture of ignorance.
I carried an auto-knife in combat. A black ebony handle housing a blackened blade 2 1/2" wide, 8" long, total weight 2.2 lbs., a Toledo type steel. Place it up against the opponent at the center of his back, pull the trigger back with a light touch of the thumb, press the trigger with a second lite touch, and the internal steel spring releases the blade from the head of the handle at 200 psi right through the spine. The man doesn't know he's dead and neither does the devil, before slitting his throat for insurance. An assault knife. Excellent for removing a sentry at night. A surprise during hand to hand. It takes about 2-2 1/2lbs of psi to stab a human manually with a sharp pointed knife. A bit more if it is dull. Push the trigger forward, the blade slides back into the housing. Push down the trigger after pulling a slide to load the spring, the blade locks in place, all done with the thumb.
This knife was my Dad's. He used it during WWII. He bought it from a custom knife maker in Brooklyn. He bought it at age 12, for self protection. It cost him $2.80, two weeks of wages from his after school job in a shoe store bringing up shoes and bringing them back to the basement storage area as the customers requested them from salesmen for trying on. 1931. Better than any combat knife issued by the US Army in any war. I still have it, but don't carry it without reason. NYC law limits a pocket knife blade to 3 1/2". Sharp enough to slice a clove of garlic paper thin. Triggered stilettos are popular with European criminals. Yes, this is a stiletto.
The so called assault weapons that were banned during the Clinton administration, a ban which expired during the Bush administration and has not since been renewed, are simply guns with certain cosmetic features. For instance, a semi automatic rifle that has features such as a pistol grip and an adjustable stock. Now, a semi auto rifle that had just a pistol grip was fine. A semi auto rifle that had just an adjustable stock was fine. But, if the semi auto rifle has both a pistol grip and an adjustable stock all of a sudden it becomes an assault weapon and is subject to the ban. So for anybody who is in favor of banning so called assault weapons, why would you want to ban a gun simply because it has both a pistol grip and an adjustable stock?
So 31 bullets in a clip at $200 a bullet? On second thought, that's really not as cost prohibitive as I would have hoped. If I really wanted to take out a dude and meant business, $6200 wouldn't slow me down for an instant. I think if you really wanted to make sure that the target had it coming, $50,000 for a clip would slow down everybody but Bruce Wayne. Therefore each bullet should cost $1600. In fact, you could probably bet on the shooter going up to his victim and asking for the bullets back.
I carry a myerco x-ray military auto side opener. has the best safety release on the market. I have drawers full of Microtechs, keyshaws and other autos. I make lots of bowstrings and I have a crock stick on my workbench to sharpen these up. Now I can open a flipper faster but I like autos. laws against autos are based on stupidity and too many senile politicians watching west side story too much. I gave my Green Beret nephew a MOD Auto and a Chris Reeve fixed blade when he was running combat missions as a ranger in Iraq. he got another CR when he became a GB and I told him to give the other one to one of his ranger friends which he did. He said he used the CR the two times he had to stick someone in a house clearing operation-it allowed him time to zap the guy with his M4
or buy an $8 knife on Amazon and slit the (*&^(*&'s throat.
Much more messy, but equally effective.
Atom bombs or crap on a stick in a hole....dead is dead.
again that proves ignorance on your part. a 12G shotgun loaded with #4 buckshot is brutal at close ranges against massed targets.
its worthless against a concealed sniper 200M away and a concealed sniper with a bolt action 5 shot sniper rifle can kill dozens of people in an urban environment if the sniper has a position of concealment and height. On the other hand-a guy carrying a bolt action SAKO sniper rifle with a 16 power scope isn't going to last very long if he tries to attack 200 citizens who are massed 10 yards away from him
so you need to understand that the "lethality" of a firearm depends on the environment
I was wondering when somebody would catch that. You have to admit that I was reasonable in dropping the price from $5000 to $1600 a bullet.
Are you going to hunt that elk with that $8 knife from Amazon?
Correct.
See: Nirvana Fallacy.
So I've been told.
That's not my concern.
just easier to reload....or maybe not?
So your only concern is limiting law abiding citizens, no matter if it adversely effects the poor, increases government spending, people losing jobs, less tax revenue, reduction in training for not only citizens, but police and military.
Those are pretty much garaunteed.
The pros however are questionable.
It is possible that it could lead to fewer deaths overall but there is a chance that the net result could be worse.
It seems to much of a gamble when weighing the two options.
Also, we seem to have conflicting world views that has us at an impasse. Where you seem to value the common good over the individual, I place more value on the individual over the collective good.
I don't believe a rape survivor should be told she can't have a gun when that gun could possibly be the only reason she is not living in constant fear. I don't want to render the father unable to defend his family from an intruder. There is evil in this world and the gun is the only equalizer. Once we have better nonlethal options I would be more inclined even though I still ultimately believe every responsible citizen should have a gun and the ability to use it in order to protect the people from a tyrannical government.
My concern is reducing the number of firearm related deaths. If raising the price of ammo to prohibitive levels reduces access to ammo and therefore its use in murdering people, then that will be a desirable outcome.
Not if you're poor and wish to defend yourself.
Why do you hate the poor? /s
Are you going to hunt that elk with that $8 knife from Amazon?
My concern is reducing the number of firearm related deaths. If raising the price of ammo to prohibitive levels reduces access to ammo and therefore its use in murdering people, then that will be a desirable outcome.
Why do you take joy in the death of children?
See? I can ask stupid, hyperbolic questions too.
Did you not see the /s?
Don't worry about it, with elimination of all guns, murderers will still find other methods for committing murder en masse. People enjoy killing people. The one part of the equation no one speaks about.
Don't worry about it, with elimination of all guns, murderers will still find other methods for committing murder en masse. People enjoy killing people. The one part of the equation no one speaks about.
On the contrary far from never being spoken of, it's the same tired argument that's always trotted out. "Guns dont kill people people kill people!" Well, people with guns kill a lot more people than people with none.
Nirvana Fallacy.
Hey, this is the internet. I can be as bad assed as I want.
At least until i log off.
Ask me about when i was "back in 'Nam" at Firebase Bang Foo Fok.
I was born in 1965, so that would mean i was about 4 years old in '69, but hey, they let me in under a special program.
Like the guy that said he got hit with a .50 caliber round in the chest and keeps the recovered round on a chain around his neck.
Many legends were born on the internet.
My concern is reducing the number of firearm related deaths. If raising the price of ammo to prohibitive levels reduces access to ammo and therefore its use in murdering people, then that will be a desirable outcome.
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