Guns Attack Dallas Police

[LowDown]

Once again, as he did in the Orlando shootings, Pres. Obama made the Dallas shootings about gun control, not the shooters or their motivations.

But in doing so he's just following the media narrative chart:



There are no proposed laws that would restrict the sale of semiautomatic rifles* per se, and so, again, what he's really advocating is something far more severe in the way of restrictions on guns than what they are proposing.

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*Bans on assault rifles are proposed, but this is just a ban on rifles with a certain appearance. There are lots of semiautomatic rifles that work the same and are just as powerful as assault rifles but don't have the assault rifle appearance.

Example:



On top is the Ruger Mini 14 assault rifle, on the bottom the Mini 14 standard rifle. They are the same rifle with the same capabilities. The only difference is that in this picture the standard rifle has the small, 5 round clip. But it will receive the larger clip used in the assault version. Most of the assault rifle bans talked about would affect the upper rifle but not the lower.

 

[DamnYankee]

BO is right on one point.

Leftists shouldn't have guns and ought to immediately turn them in.

 

[joG]

Once again, as he did in the Orlando shootings, Pres. Obama made the Dallas shootings about gun control, not the shooters or their motivations.

But in doing so he's just following the media narrative chart:

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There are no proposed laws that would restrict the sale of semiautomatic rifles* per se, and so, again, what he's really advocating is something far more severe in the way of restrictions on guns than what they are proposing.

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*Bans on assault rifles are proposed, but this is just a ban on rifles with a certain appearance. There are lots of semiautomatic rifles that work the same and are just as powerful as assault rifles but don't have the assault rifle appearance.

Example:

View attachment 67203939

On top is the Ruger Mini 14 assault rifle, on the bottom the Mini 14 standard rifle. They are the same rifle with the same capabilities. The only difference is that in this picture the standard rifle has the small, 5 round clip. But it will receive the larger clip used in the assault version. Most of the assault rifle bans talked about would affect the upper rifle but not the lower.

Guns are soooo mean!

 

[joG]

BO is right on one point.

Leftists shouldn't have guns and ought to immediately turn them in.

He can appeal to the liberal conscience.

 

[Velvet Elvis]

Yes...because ALL those guns that the shooters used were bought legally. Registered and everything.

God this president is a donkey orifice.

 

[Mark F]

From the link you provided, this is what the President was quoted as saying:

"When people are armed with powerful weapons, unfortunately it makes attacks like these more deadly and tragic," Obama said. "In the days ahead we're going to have to consider those realities."

Yup, sounds like jackbooted thugs will be coming for your guns any minute now.

 

[beerftw]

Once again, as he did in the Orlando shootings, Pres. Obama made the Dallas shootings about gun control, not the shooters or their motivations.

But in doing so he's just following the media narrative chart:

View attachment 67203938

There are no proposed laws that would restrict the sale of semiautomatic rifles* per se, and so, again, what he's really advocating is something far more severe in the way of restrictions on guns than what they are proposing.

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*Bans on assault rifles are proposed, but this is just a ban on rifles with a certain appearance. There are lots of semiautomatic rifles that work the same and are just as powerful as assault rifles but don't have the assault rifle appearance.

Example:

View attachment 67203939

On top is the Ruger Mini 14 assault rifle, on the bottom the Mini 14 standard rifle. They are the same rifle with the same capabilities. The only difference is that in this picture the standard rifle has the small, 5 round clip. But it will receive the larger clip used in the assault version. Most of the assault rifle bans talked about would affect the upper rifle but not the lower.

As I have pointed out elsewhere, the shooter did not use an assault weapon, or even a sary looking weapon, he used an sks. The sks was designed in 1943 and first used in 1945 by the russians against the germans. It later saw full use and issue around the late 40's, to shortly after be replaced by the ak-47.

Basically a 10 round fixed magazine rifle with no flash suppressor, pistol grip etc and even came with a wood stock and forearm.

 

[Mark F]

As I have pointed out elsewhere, the shooter did not use an assault weapon, or even a sary looking weapon, he used an sks. The sks was designed in 1943 and first used in 1945 by the russians against the germans. It later saw full use and issue around the late 40's, to shortly after be replaced by the ak-47.

Basically a 10 round fixed magazine rifle with no flash suppressor, pistol grip etc and even came with a wood stock and forearm.

Unless it is pimped out like this:



I have not seen the actual weapon used yet. Not sure if it has been shown publicly.

 

[beerftw]

Unless it is pimped out like this:

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I have not seen the actual weapon used yet. Not sure if it has been shown publicly.

It has not been shown publicly, but it is unlikely he highly modified it, the sks with stripper clips in stock for is quite effective , and many sks mods reduce reliability. He most likely chose that weapon because it is cheap, reliable, accurate and plentiful. For the attack he did, the sks was superior to an ar15, granted an m1garand would have been better, or any 30 cal semi auto, they likely were not as cheap.

In some areas, you can still get them private sale new old stock for 100-300 bucks depending on country of origin, like for example russian models tend to be the most expensive, while chinese models were more mass produced and had a lower cost.

 

[Mark F]

It has not been shown publicly, but it is unlikely he highly modified it, the sks with stripper clips in stock for is quite effective , and many sks mods reduce reliability.

People like to play with their toys. I rule out nothing until we know.

He most likely chose that weapon because it is cheap,...

Probably could have stopped right there.