Hello people. Ive been a lurker once in awhile here and one thing ive noticed is that even though people have wondered what a assault weapon is and been answered the truth about the weapons hasnt realy been established. What people like the VPC and milliom mom march love to do is scare you with the features that are or can be added to a assault weapon. Im here to let you in on the facts of the features and how unscary they realy are.
Below im going to show you a prime example of complete lies by our lovely lawmakers. This is REP Frankel from PA wants you to belive. He is currentley trying to pass a state assault wepaon ban in PA "though it will never happen" I still would liek to see everyone know whats going on here. Remeber the qouted section is HIS and not to be taken with anything but a grain of salt. Ill post below it.
Quote:Assault weapons are commonly equipped with some or all of the following combat features:
A large-capacity ammunition magazine, enabling the shooter to continuously fire dozens of rounds without reloading. Standard hunting rifles are usually equipped with no more than 3 or 4-shot magazines.
A folding stock on a rifle or shotgun, which sacrifices accuracy for concealability and for mobility in close combat.
A pistol grip on a rifle or shotgun, which facilitates firing from the hip, allowing the shooter to spray-fire the weapon. A pistol grip also helps the shooter stabilize the firearm during rapid fire and makes it easier to shoot assault rifles one-handed.
A barrel shroud, which is designed to cool the barrel so the firearm can shoot many rounds in rapid succession without overheating. It also allows the shooter to grasp the barrel area to stabilize the weapon, without incurring serious burns, during rapid fire.
A threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor, which serves no useful sporting purpose. The flash suppressor allows the shooter to remain concealed when shooting at night, an advantage in combat but unnecessary for hunting or sporting purposes. In addition, the flash suppressor is useful for providing stability during rapid fire, helping the shooter maintain control of the firearm.
A threaded barrel designed to accommodate a silencer, which is useful to assassins but clearly has no purpose for sportsmen. Silencers are illegal so there is no legitimate purpose for making it possible to put a silencer on a weapon.
A barrel mount designed to accommodate a bayonet, which obviously serves no sporting purpose.
Now lets break it down
Assault weapons are commonly equipped with some or all of the following combat features:
"""A large-capacity ammunition magazine, enabling the shooter to continuously fire dozens of rounds without reloading. Standard hunting rifles are usually equipped with no more than 3 or 4-shot magazines. """
right off the bat with the "hunting" edge of the story. Nowere does the secodn admendment protect the right to go hunting. Its design was to bear arms . As a matter of fact EVen PA has its own second written that you shall be able to bear arms for personal protection and for protection of state. High cap mags have never been a true issue in crime. A handgun or low cap rifle can be loaded in the matter of seconds.
"""A folding stock on a rifle or shotgun, which sacrifices accuracy for concealability and for mobility in close combat. """"
Hes basicly saying that the only reason for collapsible stocks is purley to commit crime. thats all he wants you to belive. Well these were origionaly military designs. How often do you see pictures of troops with a M-16 shoved down there pants? Folding/collapsable stocks are benificial mainly for storage and transporting. Your not going to have a issue with someone tucking a 3 and a half foot long rifle under there t-shirt trying to rob convinece stores.
"""A pistol grip on a rifle or shotgun, which facilitates firing from the hip, allowing the shooter to spray-fire the weapon. A pistol grip also helps the shooter stabilize the firearm during rapid fire and makes it easier to shoot assault rifles one-handed. """"
This is the most commonly use and lied about feature.The pistol grip has not or ever been for "spraying from the hip" If you feel so inclined to you can fire any gun from the hip. You wont hit anything but hey all the power to ya if you decide to try. The pistol grip is for ergonomics, its comfortable thats all. One handed firing? Ok truthfully it is possible. What are you going to accomplish? probably just alot of spent brass laying on the ground and maybe some self inflicted wounds after about the second round recoiling the weapon into your face. Nothing they say about the pistol grip has any truthfull bearing.
""""A barrel shroud, which is designed to cool the barrel so the firearm can shoot many rounds in rapid succession without overheating. It also allows the shooter to grasp the barrel area to stabilize the weapon, without incurring serious burns, during rapid fire. """""
A barrel shroud absoltuley 100 percent has nothing to do with cooling a gun. A gun with or without a shroud gets retains exactly the same amount of heat. This feature is 100 percent soley so you dont frikkin get burnt on the dang barrel wich trust me happens and sucks! It only takes a few rounds to get a barrel super hot wich is not a big issue except metal retains heat for a long time. Its easy to forget and bump it putting it in the case or realoading. The shroud is simply a great saftey feature and probably should be standard equipment.
""""A threaded barrel designed to accommodate a flash suppressor, which serves no useful sporting purpose. The flash suppressor allows the shooter to remain concealed when shooting at night, an advantage in combat but unnecessary for hunting or sporting purposes. In addition, the flash suppressor is useful for providing stability during rapid fire, helping the shooter maintain control of the firearm. """
Before i say anythign let me ask you. Do you thinkits even remotley possible to toss a bullet out of the end of a barrel and remove the flame with a 2 inch piece of metal? No its not. Notice thats why its called "suppresor" it absolutley will not hide you at night. Its design is to funnel the flash more foward instead of spreading out blinding you every time you shoot. Basicly its another saftey feature, good for your eyes. Notice again with the "no use for sporting purposes" I guess he would say this though coming from a state that just replealed the helmet law on motorcycles. Apperently safety of any sort is not a issue with him. Last note is the flash suppresor has nothing to do with muzzle stabeilty. If he had any clue whatsoever hed realize thats called a muzzle break or compensator. Ill add that on threaded barrels features cannot be combined. SO in other words you couldnt have a muzzle break and flash suppresor.
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"""A threaded barrel designed to accommodate a silencer, which is useful to assassins but clearly has no purpose for sportsmen. Silencers are illegal so there is no legitimate purpose for making it possible to put a silencer on a weapon.""""
Motorcycles,hair dryers,cars,blenders all have somethign in common. They are loud and noise control is a issue. Although designed probably origionaly for covert operations "dunno" i would hope that noise being such a issue you would be ENCOURAGED to use a suppresor "the correct term"
Again this is comeing from a indivdual trying to pass laws that doesnt even knwo the current laws. Suppresors are 100 percent legal in PA. They are covered under the NFA act. you cannot just goto wal-mart and buy one. a decent suppresor is about 800 dollars or so and then you must register and clear it with the BATF for 200 more dollars. This process can take 3 months to a year. I realy dont think PA residents have much to worry about with the suppresor issue.
"""A barrel mount designed to accommodate a bayonet, which obviously serves no sporting purpose.""""
SO can anyone laugh about this more than i can? This is our big plan to stop crime? Stop all though drive by Bayonetings? Do they serve any sporting purpose? nope should we be able to have them, yea. A bayonet is simply a knife, one that attaches to a gun but its still just a knife. Every single person reading this has "most likely" a knife in ther house right now. One way sharper and more dangerous than a bayonet. Just to add it in, most bayonets belive it or not are NOT sharp. Why i dont know i havent looked into it. My best guess would be so you dont accidently cut yourself running with it. The bayonets on my sks's wouldnt cut through cotton.
Im completley amazed that he forgot the "scaryest" feature of them all
A GRENADE LAUNCHER!
sounds scary doesnt it? Well lets cover the details. For the most part we are not talking about the seperate grenade launchers you see on the bottom of m-16's The ones were talking about mainly are a 3 inch or so piece of metal that screws on or is pinned on the end of the barrel. Even though none of these features have any danger attached to them this defiantley would rank the lowest on the charts. """HOW can a grenade laucnher be safe????!?!?!!?" i knwo people are askign that. Simply becuase grenades are not for sale. You cant get them. Even if someone were to get there hands on one chances are they wont fit the rifle becuase of country of origon. Basicly it wont happen. The other part is grenades have to be launched with special blank rounds. FIre one "even a fake grenade" with a live round your going to get hurt. Fire one with a blank round made for movies and the grenade will land at your feet and kill you.
I think i covered it all. Id prefer this topic NOT be a topic for debate only education. Theres plenty of topics to debate in. If Suzy soccermom decides to post here and scream that guns kill and thats all to it i will not reply. I will only reply to honest questions looking for education about the wepaons and there features
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