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discntnt_irny_srcsm

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5. First off, thank you for the reply and having a serious discussion.
Thu Aug 4, 2022, 02:20 PM
Aug 2022

I absolutely see how a grenade launcher would be potentially more lethal than a semi-auto rifle. However, my understanding is that both grenades and launchers are on the ATF NFA list and that to get either you need either an ATF approval and stamp, a special class of dealer license or maybe a munitions license from the state department. If you can get any of those approvals, I think you can also get weapons even more lethal. Also, maybe this is a bad inference on my part but due to language from other AWBs I expect the final version may read "capable of accepting...". This would be something like an M-203. Beyond all of that I'm not aware of any commonly available new rifle in production today that includes a grenade launcher that isn't already unavailable to the public.

Considering all of that, I have no problem with prohibiting grenade launchers.

Making a rifle easier to conceal is something to consider but I will point out that the average AR comes stock with a 20 -30 round mag and that 40 round extended mags for 9mm handguns are commonly available and, AFAIK, all handguns even have a pistol grip. They would be infinitely more concealable than any rifle with any type of adjustable stock. Having said that, I'd also be just fine with a law that restricts the minimum overall length in folded/compacted form of any long gun (shotguns included) to something on the order of 24 -28 inches.

As for grips, shrouds and threads I haven't a clue how any of that affects anything relating to lethality.

Thanks again.

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I would really like to understand [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 OP
Seriously? thucythucy Aug 2022 #1
First off, thank you for the reply and having a serious discussion. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #5
Thank you for explaining thucythucy Aug 2022 #6
Thanks again so much discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #8
A couple of thoughts.. quickesst Aug 2022 #2
re: "...at least some of them are able to be altered easily into a fully automatic machine gun." discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #10
I admit.. quickesst Aug 2022 #19
re: "...older, used AR-15 type weapons..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #21
Yeah.. quickesst Aug 2022 #23
You forgot your sarcasm thingie Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #3
I'm sure you can find one if you need one. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #11
I'm not the one that needs it Ferrets are Cool Aug 2022 #13
And I'm not one of those who believes in... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #14
It's been damn near 30 years since the first AWB passed DetroitLegalBeagle Aug 2022 #4
Well, really, almost any semi-auto with a detachable magazine The Mouth Aug 2022 #12
re: "Is it too much to ask..." discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #15
Careful there, DIS... if you call something that is stupid "stupid"... krispos42 Aug 2022 #7
Thanks but I don't use the "s" word. discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #16
I read the the cosmetics are not relevant to lethality, Ban the cosmetics (false advertising) sanatanadharma Aug 2022 #9
Certain advertising restrictions might be not only acceptable but useful. n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #17
Seems simple enough. Eko Aug 2022 #18
Individually... discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #20
Ok, Eko Aug 2022 #22
Point by point discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2022 #24
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