Las Vegas Mass Shooting

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  1. Meliai

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    So what is the practical purpose of bump stock? Why should it be legal?
     
  2. SpacemanSpiff

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    some people enjoy nature walks
    some people enjoy driving old cars
    some people enjoy sticking their dicks into other men
    some people enjoy collecting baseball cards
    some people enjoy shooting


    why should any of those be legal?...why should anyone else be allowed to determine if anything you enjoy doing is practical or not?
     
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  3. Meliai

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    But I mean...is their only purpose to basically turn a weapon into an automatic weapon?

    I'm not going to pretend I know anything about guns, I'm asking seriously.
     
  4. SpacemanSpiff

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    its an easier way to do the same thing as bump firing

    some people like to shoot fast...gets boring to shoot one at a time at targets so people come up with ways to challenge themselves...just like other sports/hobbies/games...always trying to score higher with more challenging objectives
     
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  5. SpacemanSpiff

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    a gun is gun

    just like a knife is a knife

    calling it a weapon is not right unless its being used as a weapon

    just like a pencil is a pencil until someone decides to use it as a weapon
     
  6. MeAgain

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    That's quite right, it isn't magic, it's technology.

    A bump stock can allow an assault rifle to fire from 400 to 800 rounds per minute. That's about 10 rounds a second.
    A M1928 Thompson Machine gun fires at a rate of 600 to 725 rounds per minute.
    A typical semi auto can be fired at about 45 to 60 rounds per minute as your finger can't typically move 20 times a second (to pull and release) and it gets tired.

    As to your other point even if you could fire a semi auto at that speed, all that would mean is that they also need to be banned.
    What purpose does it serve to fire a weapon at 600 rounds a minute? To kill a deer?
     
  7. Asmodean

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    I like to paint pretty pictures in the sand with my AK.
     
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  8. MeAgain

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    I'm sorry Spiff this is just a dumb analogy.

    I primarily use knifes to butter my bread, I primarily use pencils to write and draw.
    Guns are primarily used to kill, that's their function.

    Anything can be used as a weapon, even water.
    Shall we allow everyone to own atomic bombs just because I can smother you with a pillow?
     
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  9. SpacemanSpiff

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    i guess im the exception then not having killed a person

    I primarily use my guns to add food to my freezer and occasional fun target practice in sand pits ...there are many shooting ranges nearby but i dont like to pay their fees
     
  10. MeAgain

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    I like to put together jigsaw puzzles and I suppose if I force enough jigsaw puzzle pieces down your throat to kill you I could turn it into a weapon, but no one has killed 58 people and wounded 500 others in 10 minutes with a jigsaw puzzle.

    Get a new hobby.
     
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  11. SpacemanSpiff

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    jigsaw puzzles have no practical value

    i think you should get a new hobby

    and your analogy was dumber :) (got to keep reminding myself that your country is the only one to ever use atomic bomb as a weapon)


    edit...dont even know if thats true but im sure youre going check
     
  12. MeAgain

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    Fine, do you need an assault rifle and bump stock to kill a deer or rabbit?

    My uncle was banned from shooting matches because he always won...he never owned a bump stock or assault rifle.
    My daughter in law won trophies target shooting with a BB gun and .22.

    Why do you need this stuff when others can use it in such a destructive way? Can't you make a little sacrifice and use a standard rifle to hunt or target shoot.
    Is it alright that innocent men, women, and children die in such a horrific manner so that you can have some fun?
     
  13. SpacemanSpiff

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    guns dont kill people


    people kill people


    and to quote the wise Forest Gump...thats all i have to say about that




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  14. The Walking Dickhead

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    I don't get jigsaws either. They all come in boxes with the picture already assembled on the front so you don't actually need to do them.
     
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  15. The Walking Dickhead

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    It's actually the ammo that does it, just to be annoying and pedantic [​IMG]
     
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    Oh I see this has turned this into one of those gun controll threads..

    Isnt "one" enough? Getting to be as bad as Reddit with 26subreddits dedicated to how they hate Donald Trump. :sleeping:



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  17. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Just throw the bullets at people without using the gun

    See how many people you kill.

    Guns kill people
     
  18. The Walking Dickhead

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    You do have some sense of logic, I'll give you that.

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    I'm going to be honest. I hate guns and violence, but if I was allowed to own a small hand gun for home security, you can bet your ass I'd have one in safe, easily accessible place.

    Too many nutters in the world. Take away guns and they'll throw acid in your face instead.

    I'd also rather shoot a home intruder in the foot than wrap a baseball bat round their head. Less chance of killing them that way.

    There's some logic for you.
     
  19. Vanilla Gorilla

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    Should be an automatic attempted murder charge for those acid throwing fuckers, not GBH.

    Or if it was up to me, the electric chair
     
  20. The Walking Dickhead

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    Not really in favour generally of Saudi Arabian law but if you ask me, I'd cut their fucking hands off. That'd soon stop stupid young arseholes riding around on scooters throwing acid in folk's face for fun.

    That's a really nasty thing to do to even your worst enemy.

    Back on topic though.

    Mass shootings.

    Oh and by the way edit, in the UK anyway where it seems to be happening lots you can easily get done for attempted murder doing that, there are people serving long prison sentences for it right now.
     
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