Minneapolis mayor - "we have these assault rifles that can reel off 30 clips in conjunction with a magazine "

[StatesRightsForever]

These gun grabbers are as ignorant as they are evil. All they know about guns is that an armed citizenry makes it impossible for democrats to destroy america.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey went on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Thursday to demand a sweeping federal ban on assault one day after the tragic school shooting in his city, but the basic errors he made in articulating how firearms work were quickly seized on by gun-rights activists.

“The reality is, is that we have these assault rifles that can reel off 30 clips in conjunction with a magazine before the person even needs to reload. The reality is, is that these guns make their way into cities across America by the truckload, and it’s terrifying. And so, look, we need an assault weapons ban nationwide.”

Frey’s description does confuse basic gun mechanics. The mayor appeared to confuse clips (which hold ammunition together before it is loaded into a gun) and magazines (which actually feed ammunition into the gun’s chamber), erroneously treating them as components of one another.

MSN

 

[StatesRightsForever]

He wants to ban assault weapons - except he doesn't. He would still let the cops and military have millions of them and they would constantly be "losing" them meaning selling them to thugs.

 

[1srelluc]

Well the fudds still call a mag a clip.

Small wonder, Remington didn't help.

Then they sorta got with the program....Sorta.

Then they finally got it right but I bet 20 years had passed in the meantime.

 

[DukeU]

 

[konradv]

Well the fudds still call a mag a clip.

Small wonder, Remington didn't help.

Then they sorta got with the program....Sorta.

Then they finally got it right but I bet 20 years had passed in the meantime.

Thanks! Now if you could only figure out what a fascist is.

 

[blackhawk]

These gun grabbers are as ignorant as they are evil. All they know about guns is that an armed citizenry makes it impossible for democrats to destroy america.

MSN

At least he made Tim how do I load this shotgun Walz feel better about his gun knowledge.

 

[1srelluc]

Thanks! Now if you could only figure out what a fascist is.

Bugger-off pest.

 

[White 6]

These gun grabbers are as ignorant as they are evil. All they know about guns is that an armed citizenry makes it impossible for democrats to destroy america.

MSN

Damn! I'd like to have me, one of those. That would beat my custom built Ar-15, all to heck.

 

[1srelluc]

Damn! I'd like to have me, one of those. That would beat my custom built Ar-15, all to heck.

Custom built? Pray tell.

 

[konradv]

Bugger-off pest.

Not a chance!

 

[White 6]

Custom built? Pray tell.

I wanted higher grade on some components than others, so I chose carefully from three different manufacturers for the heavy barrel, the upper receiver and the bolt, when I built it. If you want what you want, don't buy it off the gun store wall, build it. It ain't rocket science.

 

[cnm]

These gun grabbers are as ignorant as they are evil. All they know about guns is that an armed citizenry makes it impossible for democrats to destroy america.

MSN

I can see thoughts and prayers aren't doing it for MAGAts these days.

They've falling back on semantics and people's imprecise use of firearms language to prove school kids aren't at risk of mass shootings in America's version of society as a feeding frenzy.

That'll show the gun grabbers, eh?

 

[cnm]

What I can't understand is the Federal Government taking over states by armed force and all the 2nd Amendmenters have never heard of the security of a free state against a tyrannical government depending on a well regulated militia.

No one would ever have suspected such a thing happening.

 

[Eman623]

Thanks! Now if you could only figure out what a fascist is.

That's easy.

Fascists were the people who confiscated guns from citizens in 1930's Germany.

 

[yidnar]

I wanted higher grade on some components than others, so I chose carefully from three different manufacturers for the heavy barrel, the upper receiver and the bolt, when I built it. If you want what you want, don't buy it off the gun store wall, build it. It ain't rocket science.

in other words his lower receiver is not polymer .. all metal parts isn't an uncommon thing you know ..

 

[irosie91]

That's easy.

Fascists were the people who confiscated guns from citizens in 1930's Germany.

Be careful with your criticisms. HISTORICALLY disarming people was THE WAY
TO GO with a conquered people. Remember GREECE? Back in the day SPARTA
had a conquered people that they assigned to a kind of WORKER CASTE to wit, the
HELOTS----in order to control them they DISARMED THEM----ie no knives or swords
or robinhood arrows. ---ok that's long ago----?3000 years ago? BUT disarming
has an interesting history. Adolf did not invent it in 1933. It was actually part of
CANON LAW---to wit, the law of the HOLY (moley) ROMAN EMPIRE that non-
christians were DISARMED-----and guess who liked the idea---In shariah law---non-
muslims are disarmed. So that is the history of DISARMING----it has nothing to
do with GUN CONTROL in our SHOOT'em UP IN SCHOOL society. Don't conflate
these entirely separate situations

 

[DigitalDrifter]

 

[White 6]

in other words his lower receiver is not polymer .. all metal parts isn't an uncommon thing you know ..

Most don't come off the shelf with an 18" heavy barrel. Some bolts operate smoother, and are easier to clean, the lower, though, true has not polymer parts, I was not that concerned with and is a stock trigger. I learned to shoot with a cheap stock trigger on an M16 in basic and it was good enough. It is very accurate up to 600 meters, more accurate than my unassisted eyesight at my age, so I put a decent (only decent) scope on it this year. Over the last 4 years, I have put about 2000 rounds through it, with never the first misfire or stoppage, be it feed or ejection problem, firing a variety of ammo, but never reloads. It is heavier, but far smoother, trouble free, and reliable than the M16, I had in basic or in my unit in early enlisted days, before my personal weapon changed to pistol. Build your own is the way to go, knowing every component and piece.

 

[irosie91]

Most don't come off the shelf with an 18" heavy barrel. Some bolts operate smoother, and are easier to clean, the lower, though, true has not polymer parts, I was not that concerned with and is a stock trigger. I learned to shoot with a cheap stock trigger on an M16 in basic and it was good enough. It is very accurate up to 600 meters, more accurate than my unassisted eyesight at my age, so I put a decent (only decent) scope on it this year. Over the last 4 years, I have put about 2000 rounds through it, with never the first misfire or stoppage, be it feed or ejection problem, firing a variety of ammo, but never reloads. It is heavier, but far smoother, trouble free, and reliable than the M16, I had in basic or in my unit in early enlisted days, before my personal weapon changed to pistol. Build your own is the way to go, knowing every component and piece.

What justifies the possession of such a weapon by a civilian in the USA? Seems to me a bit over the
top for duck hunting or even Bear Hunting

 

[White 6]

What justifies the possession of such a weapon by a civilian in the USA? Seems to me a bit over the
top for duck hunting or even Bear Hunting

I quit hunting, when I was in my mid 30s, preferring to buy my meat at Kroger, without having to field dress and or clean, before cooking . I shoot (and fairly often) because I enjoy it and to keep up my skills as an expert marksman with whatever arms I own, and because you just never know if it will be an important life saving skill. I keep a variety of ammo, mostly m855 standard green tip, but also have a small supply of black tip armor penetrating as some red tip tracer rounds. The last two don't get fired much, as the outdoor range I use doesn't like the armor piercing due to target damage, and I don't do night fire. Good accurate, smooth, quick shooting, at different range distance and firing position, once trained is about muscle memory and to remain good, requires practice as it is a perishable skill, especially with age.

Is there a skill you are good at, that you wish to remain good at? Shooting might be the sport for you.