Category: “Assault Weapons”
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So Let Me Explain This
Francis Wilkinson at Bloomberg is wondering what exactly the gun rights movement is “so freaked out about.” He points out that in the last several years the gun rights movement has made some huge strides, so why are we so worried? The short answer is that we are not “freaked out” in spite of the…
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Interview With Prof Mark Gius
Fox News has an interview with Mark Gius, the professor who published the recent study that more restrictive concealed carry laws were correlated with higher murder rates, as was the “assault weapons” ban. It turns out that Mr Gius is a Democrat professor from Connecticut, who did the reasonable thing, and decided to look into…
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I like AR platform rilfles.
But I don’t think any have been really breathtaking. Until Turnbull decided to make one.
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The must have gun list
A followup on the last post: Here is my must have list, models are examples, feel free to pick what you prefer. 12 ga pump shotgun. (Remington 870) .22 rifle (Ruger 10/22. This is one where I specifically recommend this model over others, at least to start the collection with) A large frame centerfire handgun…
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The EBR is “finished”
Or, finished enough to fire. But it’s an AR. As Greg (who just finished a lower) said: I also went with a cheap one because it is easy to upgrade. Plus, the parts I really wanted seem to be in short supply, so I’ll have a functional rifle while I’m looking for exactly the right…
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Standard Capacity vs. High Capacity
Lately some people have been making a point of calling what have been called “high capacity magazines” “Standard capacity magazines,” in an attempt to control the language of the debate, and diffuse the the stigma of things like a 30 round magazine, which is the standard capacity for AR-15 magazines. While I like the idea…
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Reasonable Restrictions?
Joe Huffman takes on several, including “Assault weapons” Beyond that the percent of crimes committed with guns that met the definition of “assault weapon” as defined by the 1994 Federal ban was so small that the weapons “feet” and “hands” are used to commit more murders each year than the banned firearms.