Guns are banned, people still died.

[Glenzig]

Originally Posted by Faron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Another guy claiming to be the moral compass on who "needs" what, and probably thinks "assault rifle" means machine gun.

Out of curiousity, if you open carry in a Wendy's, who is that harming?

The person you shoot in a psychotic rage. Of course.

[Lictor]

Originally Posted by Faron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Another guy claiming to be the moral compass on who "needs" what, and probably thinks "assault rifle" means machine gun.

Out of curiousity, if you open carry in a Wendy's, who is that harming?

The 'needs' sentence was meant as a hyperbole. The conditional phrase before it does not insert morality into the discussion.

Yes, I am aware of the differences between assault rifle v machine gun, and playing off you need an assault rifle to hunt is still ridiculous to me.

I would feel uncomfortable and/or unsafe with random_person01 walking into any place of business with a rifle or firearm of any kind slung around their shoulder or hip.

I don't know what type of training or qualifications that individual has with the firearm they are carrying, don't know the emotional status of the individual, or propensity which they would escalate a situation where they would feel using deadly force or the threat of deadly force would be necessary.

I lack faith in the intelligence and level headed reasoning of the average American to accurately judge adversarial situations. Throwing guns into the mix and the local Walmart over who stole the last Elmo doll for their kids christmas present, would eventually, over time, lead to an incident involving firearms.

[jettle]

Originally Posted by Lictor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yes, I am aware of the differences between assault rifle v machine gun, and playing off you need an assault rifle to hunt is still ridiculous to me.

assault rifles are military grade with automatic fire selections. A hunting rifle and a standard AR are essentially the same. One shot per trigger pull. I know plenty of people who use AR's to hunt due to its kill power, effective range and game size you can bag with. So i dont see the issue here. Or do you mean like someone hunting with an m60 or a SAW? an actual assault rifle. yeah that would be a total waste of an animal to litter it with bullets

[Duckwalk]

Originally Posted by jettle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

assault rifles are military grade with automatic fire selections. A hunting rifle and a standard AR are essentially the same. One shot per trigger pull. I know plenty of people who use AR's to hunt due to its kill power, effective range and game size you can bag with. So i dont see the issue here. Or do you mean like someone hunting with an m60 or a SAW? an actual assault rifle. yeah that would be a total waste of an animal to litter it with bullets

I assume he referencing the ease with with assault rifles can be modified for automatic fire.

That said I'm all for automatic weapon ownership (with reasonable restrictions) as the romantic in me likes to think of the 2nd amendment as a check against the government.

[Faron]

Originally Posted by Lictor [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

you need an assault rifle to hunt is still ridiculous to me.

What so kind of weapons does one "need" to hunt? Bow hunting is a thing, so technically you don't "need" a gun at all.

I would feel uncomfortable and/or unsafe with random_person01 walking into any place of business with a rifle or firearm of any kind slung around their shoulder or hip.

That's not really their problem though is it?

[jettle]

Originally Posted by Faron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

That's not really their problem though is it?

it wouldn't be mine. id be open carrying too if it were legal in my state.

[Lictor]

Originally Posted by Faron [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What so kind of weapons does one "need" to hunt? Bow hunting is a thing, so technically you don't "need" a gun at all.



That's not really their problem though is it?

So ignore all points and responses to direct question you asked, and avoiding the issue all together by focusing on one word. I know your wife does the exact same thing in arguments, does t make it better on forums. Replace need with want or desire if it makes you feel better.

It's not their problem, no. You asked for my thoughts or reaction. If you want to expand it beyond my subjective view then that is a different issue for society to wrestle with.

[Duckwalk]

Are people 3d printing those conversion parts yet?

[jettle]

Originally Posted by Duckwalk [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Are people 3d printing those conversion parts yet?

Can 3D print a whole weapon now yes? Could be wrong

[Duckwalk]

Originally Posted by jettle [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Can 3D print a whole weapon now yes? Could be wrong

You can but it doesn't survice extended use. How from memory the parts needed to convert a semi-automatic weapon into a fully-automatic weapon undergo much less stress.

Also just emphasizing that people's fears regarding assault rifles arnt exactly unfounded given the ease of converting them (legally or illegaly).