Pause in gun sales

[BFast55]

This is not accurate. An assault rifle is a select-fire rifle chambered for an intermediate, centerfire cartridge with a detachable magazine.

Correct, I meant to type "assault weapon". Typed rifle instead.

[BFast55]

Okay, so you know what it is. Why put it in quotations??? Why constantly play dumb???

I already told you. The AWB defined assault weapons using a criteria that are ludicrous to anyone who understands firearms.

[holtmcg]

I already told you. The AWB defined assault weapons using a criteria that are ludicrous to anyone who understands firearms.

Yes. It is indeed ludicrous, but to play stupid and act like you didn't understand what he meant is even MORE ludicrous.

[Kiknskreem]

Okay, so you know what it is. Why put it in quotations??? Why constantly play dumb???

Why devote as much time, effort, and energy into trolling as you do?

[BFast55]

Yes. It is indeed ludicrous, but to play stupid and act like you didn't understand what he meant is even MORE ludicrous.

It is obvious that you are wholly ignorant on anything resembling a firearm. I'll put is in simple terms for you. You can not walk into a gun store and ask to see the "assault" weapons.

[holtmcg]

It is obvious that you are wholly ignorant on anything resembling a firearm. I'll put is in simple terms for you. You can not walk into a gun store and ask to see the "assault" weapons.

I completely understand that. That said, the salesmen would know exactly what I was talking about. He'd think I'm stupid as hell, but he'd know exactly what I was talking about.

[BrandG]

I completely understand that. That said, the salesmen would know exactly what I was talking about. He'd think I'm stupid as hell, but he'd know exactly what I was talking about.

And if someone says to you "Outside be good" in broken English, you know they mean "The weather is nice outside", doesn't make what they said any more correct or proper.

That's the worst argument I've ever heard. You're clearly grasping at straws at this point

[holtmcg]

And if someone says to you "Outside be good" in broken English, you know they mean "The weather is nice outside", doesn't make what they said any more correct or proper.

That's the worst argument I've ever heard. You're clearly grasping at straws at this point

Yeah, but the thing is, I don't act like I don't know what they're talking about because I'm not stupid.

[InfinityThor]

It's blatantly obvious that the end goal is the banning of all semi-automatic rifles but they're just hiding behind the "assault" tag.

[BrandG]

Yeah, but the thing is, I don't act like I don't know what they're talking about because I'm not stupid.

I've read the replies 7 times and I deeply, truly have no idea why you are so confused/upset/obsessed with the words "assault weapon" being in quotations so I'm going to assume you're trolling or confused.

If you are in fact confused over the quotations and not trolling, I'm going to attempt to explain it to you. Him putting those words in quotes could have meant a myriad of things but given the context I'M going to assume he meant to use it in a sarcastic sense. By doing this he was mocking how broad of a definition "assault weapons" is (in case I lost you just there, I quoted "assault weapon" because it is proper grammar to quote the words you are referencing). Think of it like this; if someone said to you "Your vagina is sandy as fuk", and you replied, there'd be a good chance you would do air quotes around "Sandy as fuk" because you're both quoting what was said to you and reiterating how outlandish that statement is (because your vagina is clearly sandier than the Hawaiian islands). You wouldn't do it because you don't understand that phrase or are pretending to not understand it, you're doing it for several logical, comedic and thought out reasons.



Cliffs: -You're probably trolling
- If you're not trolling, I help you understand

[holtmcg]

I've read the replies 7 times and I deeply, truly have no idea why you are so confused/upset/obsessed with the words "assault weapon" being in quotations so I'm going to assume you're trolling or confused.

If you are in fact confused over the quotations and not trolling, I'm going to attempt to explain it to you. Him putting those words in quotes could have meant a myriad of things but given the context I'M going to assume he meant to use it in a sarcastic sense. By doing this he was mocking how broad of a definition "assault weapons" is (in case I lost you just there, I quoted "assault weapon" because it is proper grammar to quote the words you are referencing). Think of it like this; if someone said to you "Your vagina is sandy as fuk", and you replied, there'd be a good chance you would do air quotes around "Sandy as fuk" because you're both quoting what was said to you and reiterating how outlandish that statement is (because your vagina is clearly sandier than the Hawaiian islands). You wouldn't do it because you don't understand that phrase or are pretending to not understand it, you're doing it for several logical, comedic and thought out reasons.



Cliffs: -You're probably trolling
- If you're not trolling, I help you understand

I just don't understand why people play dumb and act like "herp what are they talking about derp" when somebody says assault weapon.

[nutsy54]

BrandG, just to clear this up for you...

I've been trolling the R/P as of late. It's not as funny as the sports misc, though.

In before holt cries that because he pretended to stop trolling, that means all his subsequent trolling isn't actually trolling

[nutsy54]

I just don't understand why people play dumb and act like "herp what are they talking about derp" when somebody says assault weapon.

Because it's a fake, vague, scary term used by the anti-gun crowd to drum up an an illogical, emotional response.

[holtmcg]

BrandG, just to clear this up for you...



In before holt cries that because he pretended to stop trolling, that means all his subsequent trolling isn't actually trolling

Why do you constantly ignore my post in the Rubio thread?

I quit trolling this section a long time ago. Did I used to troll? Yes, I did. But I don't anymore (very, very serious).

[Ikeman83]

I just don't understand why people play dumb and act like "herp what are they talking about derp" when somebody says assault weapon.

Because the term can be extremely narrow (a full auto weapon) or extremely broad (any weapon, regardless of select-fire capability or magazine capacity, presence of internal or external magazines or their absence, presence or absence of given external features which are extremely common).

The lack of definition of the term makes it literally impossible to know what you're talking about.

[Ikeman83]

Identify all of the "Assault Weapons" above, if any.

[EchoFour]

I completely understand that. That said, the salesmen would know exactly what I was talking about. He'd think I'm stupid as hell, but he'd know exactly what I was talking about.

It carries a negative connotation, which was exactly the purpose of inventing such a nonsensical term. We refuse to use it like it's a real term because it shouldn't be in common use.

If someone drops the N-word in front of you, you would lose your mind. You would, however, know exactly what they were talking about.

Stop acting like you don't understand why gun owners don't like terms that were invented to inspire fear of firearms.

[nutsy54]

Let's ban "death cars"... with no factual definition what that actually means

(holt, this is called an "analogy", I'm not actually talking about cars)

[forcexdistance]

Let's ban "death cars"... with no factual definition what that actually means

(holt, this is called an "analogy", I'm not actually talking about cars)

Lethality score is the criteria that should be used when banning firearms such as machine guns and assault rifles.

[dhawkeye1980]

Lethality score is the criteria that should be used when banning firearms such as machine guns and assault rifles.

nope

[Ikeman83]

Lethality score is the criteria that should be used when banning firearms such as machine guns and assault rifles.

Assault rifles are machine guns, and they are already effectively banned.

To buy a machine gun, you have to find one of the 186,000 which were manufactured and registered with the ATF prior to 1986. You then have to wait a year while they process your $200 application to own that one specific firearm. You then have to pay a private person roughly $30,000 for their firearm, or more if it's one of the rarer ones.

There has not been a single crime committed with the 186,000 transferable machineguns since the NFA came into effect in 1934. NOT ONE.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

[holtmcg]

Let's ban "death cars"... with no factual definition what that actually means

(holt, this is called an "analogy", I'm not actually talking about cars)

Just stop, nuts. It's sad at this point.

[dhawkeye1980]

Just stop, nuts. It's sad at this point.

[Ikeman83]

Just stop, nuts. It's sad at this point.

Identify all of the "Assault Weapons" above, if any.

[BrandG]

I just don't understand why people play dumb and act like "herp what are they talking about derp" when somebody says assault weapon.

Troll confirmed. I explained as simply as I could what the guy was saying (short of breaking out my crayons and drawing cute cartoons) and he was NOT acting dumb.

[backinbusiness]

Let's ban "death cars"... with no factual definition what that actually means

(holt, this is called an "analogy", I'm not actually talking about cars)

Bro they are called Assault Vehicles.

Nobody needs a lifted truck or a Jeep...ban them.

[Kiknskreem]

Guys, I support the 4th Amendment. But if a cop has a really good hunch, he should totally be able to look inside your ass.

Like I said, I support the 4th Amendment.

[nutsy54]

Lethality score is the criteria that should be used when banning firearms such as machine guns and assault rifles.

Except there's no such thing as a "lethality score". Just as there's no such thing as an "assault rifle", other than emotionally ignorant and nonsensical claims made by gun haters...

[forcexdistance]

Except there's no such thing as a "lethality score". .

But that's the criteria that should be used when deciding which guns to ban. You do know that new things can be done right? I know that's a shock to a conservative.

[B.O.L.A.]

There should be a pause in gun sales until we can get a handle on gun violence. With all the shootings including school shootings, gun violence is out of countrol. Something must be done about it.

mfw Donald Trump would support this: