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Originally Posted by Space_Coyote
You don't seem to understand ballistics or weapons technology.
Fully automatic weapons are actually less dangerous than semi-automatic wepaons in terms of real kill power due to high recoil (and resultant muzzle-flip). Their military purpose is suppressive fire, not engagement. I never fire (those capable) my weapons full-auto.
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True--the later M-16's had no full-auto capability.
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"Armor piercing" ammo is extremely rare, but a .30-06 deer rifle will puncture Level II (police) body armor. I guess no more deer rifles.
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Heck, a .22-250 will punch through even a level III vest. A 7.62x39 (the AK-47 round) will go through most body armor--steel or lead core. The steel cores actually do LESS damage, because the lead disintegrates when it hits. (The steel-core ammo was only used because at the time, it was cheaper than lead.)
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High explosive rounds are rare even in military armories, and aren't effective in most situations. You watch too much tv.
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They've been around a long time (100+ years) but no, generally not effective.
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Hollowpoints are less dangerous than full-metal jacket rounds (regular bullets) because they have a significantly reduced chance of exiting your target after impact. I guess you think bullets flying beyond the enemy and killing innocent people is ok. If you understood weaponry and wanted to reduce gun deaths, you'd MANDATE hollowpoints.
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That's why the normal loads in my uncle's .454 Casull gun (and my wife's 9mm) are hollow-points.
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Mag extensions generally exist to make weapons more easily handled (like subcompact pistols), and usually only add 1-3 rounds. Good job, protect the people.
Silencers reduce muzzle velocity and thus, make the ammunition less effective, so again, aren't dangerous.
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They also can hurt accuracy, and some pistols won't cycle with the extra weight, needing the slide worked after every shot to chamber the next round.
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The second amendment guarantees the right of the people to keep and bear arms, and that means ALL WEAPONS. Gun control is an abomination and a bigger threat to liberty than restriction of speech. I will gladly surrender my weapons to the government when they come to take them however, I'll just need to ensure they're empty first.....
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Pretty much.
05-02-2008, 08:09 PM
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