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What is a MILITARY WEAPON

What is a military weapon

  • A firearm currently used by the US military

    Votes: 16 50.0%

  • a firearm that was once used by the US Military but no longer used currently

    Votes: 7 21.9%

  • any firearm that LOOKS like a firearm used by the US Military

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • any firearm that functions like one used by the US Military

    Votes: 4 12.5%

  • Any firearm that is based upon a US military firearm

    Votes: 2 6.3%

  • Other-explain

    Votes: 16 50.0%
  • Total voters
    32
A select fire weapon. The point of an auto rifle is not to inflict rapid casualties, it's suppression. Suppression makes assault on a fortified position possible. Suppression ability is what makes a rifle "assault", in military terms.

Defense requires all sort of firearm, handgun, bolt, rifle, etc.

Does defense require the ability to assault a fortified position? Should military weapons, actual assault rifles (auto) be banned? Meh. Crew served autos? That could be questionably defining "arms".

In short, if not select fire then not "military weapon", nor assault rifle.
 
SirGareth said:
How about the police, what kind of military weapons can they carry?

The Secret Service carries machine pistols with 100 round magazines.

Are they "protecting" people or planning to make war?

Just asking.
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The question is how "YOU"define a military weapon?
 
Carleen said:
Not if you want to shoot as many people as you can before you are shot or captured as what was used in many mass shootings
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Actually yes.. you could definitely kill more folks with a deer rifle. Particularly from a distance that would prevent you from being shot or captured.

At close quarters.. a shotgun or handgun would be more effective.
 
jaeger19 said:
Actually yes.. you could definitely kill more folks with a deer rifle. Particularly from a distance that would prevent you from being shot or captured.

At close quarters.. a shotgun or handgun would be more effective.
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They forget the tower shooter at the University of Texas, bolt action rifle with a scope, was like shooting fish in a barrel. Oh and he had a brain tumor that made him act erratically, he even left a note telling doctors to find out what was wrong with him.
 
Any weapon used by any nation's military
 
shrubnose said:
Any weapon used by any nation's military
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You know that revolvers, shotguns, and bolt action rifles are used by all military's? And there ya have it, all guns are military weapons, Ludicrous at best.
 
shrubnose said:
ALso sabres and bamboo rods,eh?
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Yeup, also in use. I have those also, and do not forgot my tomahawks, spears, knives, bows, and crossbows, the list goes on and on, takes a while to build a proper arsenal.................especially those items the military no longer uses but has used.
 


I hear you,crossbows are very effective and quiet,eh?
 
shrubnose said:
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Goliath was killed by a sling thrown rock,eh?
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Dang it, I forgot slings and sling shots, can I have a stick, oh wait already covered.................
 
Maccabee said:
Simple. Something that is or was issued to the military. This inclides Colt Peacemakers, 1911s, M1 carbines, M1 Garands, certain pump action shotguns, etc.
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I disagree. Swords and shields were also once used as were spears.
 
jaeger19 said:
Actually yes.. you could definitely kill more folks with a deer rifle. Particularly from a distance that would prevent you from being shot or captured.

At close quarters.. a shotgun or handgun would be more effective.
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So how many rounds can a deer rifle fire in a minute?
 
Carleen said:
So we need to limit actions to prevent mass killings?
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do you even understand what I said? we need to kill mass killers before they kill lots of people
 
Carleen said:
And how does that apply to the last mass shooting.
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I think you have gone off track

at what point does a private citizen become untrustworthy to own a firearm based on how fast it can shoot?
 
Rucker61 said:
A Remington 742? You ought to be able to get off 60 shots, at least.
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So if you can only kill one deer at a time why do you need this king of rifle? I’m trying to understand why we repealed the 1994 ban on assault weapons. It was proven that mass shootings went down during that time.
 
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