Weapons stolen from Massachusetts Army Reserve building

I just dont get the automatic weapons ban. Ok, so I dont own a full auto rifle but criminals get them all the time. This makes you feel safe?

 

Because one comes with a box mag and one does not. The M249 box mag holds 200 rounds.

 

You're thinking tactically. If someone walked into a crowded venue like the one in Paris with a fully loaded M249, that's 200 rounds at their disposal before they have to reload. In terms of a terror weapon, it's going to be able to inflict a lot of damage in a short period of time in a venue like that.

 

sure but so would a standard semi auto rifle with a bunch of clips. it takes 2 seconds to swap a clip out. it's just more irrational fear ingrained into your bleeding liberal heart.

now if they were unloading on armed citizens who could unload back, that'd be a difference maker more so than their round capacity or rate of fire.

 

Why does everyone assume that I'm a bleeding liberal? I own many guns. I have a CHL. I am an NRA instructor.

Sorry, I think a M249 loaded to capacity is a better weapon if I was going to walk into a crowded venue and just open up point blank. I would LOVE to see you reload in 2 seconds. Who do you think you are, Chris Costa and Travis Haley?

 

I agree with you somewhat I just hate when liberals spout off about fully autos and banning them was a big step in gun control. Hurray, now criminals are the only ones with autos.

 

Actually, I don't think they are banned. As I understand, you can own some if you get the Tax Stamp required. You just can't find anyone that will issue the Stamp. So there is no infringement
of the 2nd. It is just a failure of administration to perform.

What the hell, I prefer a .270 for long work anyway, where one shot is all you need. Even semi autos are a pain in the ass. I find I need to cycle each magazine load through the action to insure it will not jam. That way every round in the magazine is known to work though the action. Don't need to bother with that step with a lever action and it is even better when it shoot the same stuff as your hand gun.

 

They ARE banned. New ones anyway. That's why you can only buy automatics made before a certain date, and then you have to have that tax stamp to buy/own one.

Guns registered prior to May 19th, 1986 that are able to be owned by everyone. There are only 182,619 transferable machine guns according to the ATF.

 

Ah! I stand corrected. Well all that tax stamp shit was to avoid infringement. What happened, they just put in a law and don't give a damn that it infringes on the 2nd amendment?