Why are assault weapons so popular?

[cawacko]

Q: Did Obama promise last year to ban all semi-automatic guns during his first year as president?

A: A widely circulated e-mail quoting Obama is baseless and almost certainly fabricated. He does support reinstatement of the expired "assault weapons ban" but isn’t calling for a wider ban on all semi-automatic weapons. He said repeatedly during the campaign, "I am not going to take your guns away."

He hasn't done it after 7-1/2 years. Time to do it is running short.

We have Hillary talking even tougher gun control measures so if that's the reason for the increase in sales I wouldn't think sales will slow down

 

[NOVA]

I posted the author's definition. Personally I have no knowledge of this type of gun.

What is an assault weapon?

Though gun owners and gun control advocates have fierce debates over the definition, "assault weapon" is widely accepted to mean a rapid-firing semiautomatic firearm that accepts detachable large-capacity magazines, and comes equipped with other military-style features, such as a pistol grip and foldable stock. The term "semiautomatic" means the weapon fires one round with each pull of the trigger, instantly reloads, and can keep firing until the magazine is emptied. That's not the same as "automatic" assault rifles, or machine guns, which continue firing bullets as long as the trigger is pressed; civilian use of them has been strictly regulated since 1934. The best-known assault weapons are the AR-15 rifle and its many spin-offs.

An assault rifle is a selective-fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles were first used during World War II. Though Western nations were slow to accept the assault rifle concept after World War II, by the end of the 20th century they had become the standard weapon in most of the world's armies, replacing battle rifles and sub-machine guns. Examples include the StG 44, AK-47 and the M16 rifle

A selective-fire firearm has at least two firearm modes, which are activated by means of a selector which varies depending on the weapon's design. Some selective-fire weapons have burst fire mechanisms to limit the maximum number of shots fired automatically in this mode. The most common limits are two or three rounds per trigger pull. Fully automatic fire refers to the ability for a weapon to fire continuously until the feeding mechanism is either emptied or the trigger is released. Semi-automatic refers to the ability to fire one round per trigger pull.

The AR 15 sold for civilian use IS NOT SELECTIVE-FIRE, HAS NO AUTOMATIC FIRING CAPABILITY

and detachable clips or magazines have been use by the public for almost a century....though not high capacity, greater than about 10 rounds.
Firing ONE round per trigger pull is about as new as a revolver from the old west.....

designing a gun as a look alike military M16 is just cosmetic and irrelevant....

 

[Celticguy]

They are popular as they are versitile (relatively) inexpensive and fun. Versitile being the main feature.
There are far more accurate rifles but they are less easy to prepare a shot for. There are more fun rifles but even less accurate. And if you find them scary looking, so much the better.

 

[Leonthecat]

They are popular as they are versitile (relatively) inexpensive and fun. Versitile being the main feature.
There are far more accurate rifles but they are less easy to prepare a shot for. There are more fun rifles but even less accurate. And if you find them scary looking, so much the better.

Racistguy likes scary looking guns.
LOL!

 

[Legion Troll]

He thinks someone is scared of his metal manhood.

 

[Rune]

But a semi auto weapon is NOT AN ASSAULT RIFLE. Assault rifles are full auto and were NOT INVENTED IN 1900.

Wrong.
The first fully autimatic rifle WAS invented in 1900.
Idiot.

 

[Rune]

An assault rifle is a selective-fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles were first used during World War II. Though Western nations were slow to accept the assault rifle concept after World War II, by the end of the 20th century they had become the standard weapon in most of the world's armies, replacing battle rifles and sub-machine guns. Examples include the StG 44, AK-47 and the M16 rifle

A selective-fire firearm has at least two firearm modes, which are activated by means of a selector which varies depending on the weapon's design. Some selective-fire weapons have burst fire mechanisms to limit the maximum number of shots fired automatically in this mode. The most common limits are two or three rounds per trigger pull. Fully automatic fire refers to the ability for a weapon to fire continuously until the feeding mechanism is either emptied or the trigger is released. Semi-automatic refers to the ability to fire one round per trigger pull.

The AR 15 sold for civilian use IS NOT SELECTIVE-FIRE, HAS NO AUTOMATIC FIRING CAPABILITY

and detachable clips or magazines have been use by the public for almost a century....though not high capacity, greater than about 10 rounds.
Firing ONE round per trigger pull is about as new as a revolver from the old west.....

designing a gun as a look alike military M16 is just cosmetic and irrelevant....

Close.
The Cei-Rigotti (1900)
had selective fire and detachable magazines of 10,20 and 50 rounds.

The BAR (Browning atuomatic rifle) was in service in WW I through Vietnam, also had detachable mags (20 rounds)
and was designed for assaults.

 

[TheDonald]

Close.
The Cei-Rigotti (1900)
had selective fire and detachable magazines of 10,20 and 50 rounds.

The BAR (Browning atuomatic rifle) was in service in WW I through Vietnam, also had detachable mags (20 rounds)
and was designed for assaults.

The number of rounds in a magazine does NOT DETERMINE THE RATE OF FIRE. You have no clue what an assault weapon is, or how it fires. Semi autos can not be assault weapons any more than a bolt action can. Assault weapons are ALL FULL AUTO and are already banned for sale to the public. Why are you referencing military weapons from the 1900 era that no one uses now, and where still existing are well guarded because of their value? You could use a catapult to kill people too and they were invented in Rome I believe. Does it matter?

Try again kid

 

[TheDonald]

Wrong.
The first fully autimatic rifle WAS invented in 1900.
Idiot.

Semi autos are not assault weapons................... why reference incompetent weapons that are no longer in use?

 

[Rune]

Semi autos are not assault weapons................... why reference incompetent weapons that are no longer in use?

Can't read very well can you shit stain?

 

[Rune]

The number of rounds in a magazine does NOT DETERMINE THE RATE OF FIRE. You have no clue what an assault weapon is, or how it fires. Semi autos can not be assault weapons any more than a bolt action can. Assault weapons are ALL FULL AUTO and are already banned for sale to the public. Why are you referencing military weapons from the 1900 era that no one uses now, and where still existing are well guarded because of their value? You could use a catapult to kill people too and they were invented in Rome I believe. Does it matter?

Try again kid

Idiot; in both posts above I was replying to misinformation posted by other people so shut the fuck up.
What a fucking retard.

 

[tsuke]

never really understood why people want guns but dont really feel the need to try and stop them from getting one. I feel the same way about a lot of things. Like I am very pro choice, mainly because I dont want the responsibility of a kid, but as a male I havent gotten in trouble enough to care

 

[Legion Troll]

never really understood why people want guns but dont really feel the need to try and stop them from getting one. I feel the same way about a lot of things. Like I am very pro choice, mainly because I dont want the responsibility of a kid, but as a male I havent gotten in trouble enough to care

Because no female will let you penetrate her.

 

[signalmankenneth]

IMO the real reason is summed up in the last paragraph.

"The best-known assault weapons are the AR-15 rifle and its many spin-offs. While rates of gun ownership have fallen over the past four decades — about 50 percent of households owned a gun in the 1970s, compared with 31 percent in 2014 — sales of assault weapons soared after a federal ban expired in 2004. These rifles are now "the bread and butter" of the gun industry, says Josh Sugarmann, executive director of the Violence Policy Center, which advocates gun control measures...

Rifles accounted for just 3 percent of gun homicides in 2014, and 27 percent of public mass shootings — single incidents in which four or more people are shot dead — from 1999 to 2013. But in recent years, there is growing evidence that the assault weapon has become the mass shooter's gun of choice...

Many gun owners see the firepower that assault weapons provide as a comforting form of insurance against government tyranny, crime, and terrorism. "This firearm gives average people the advantage they so desperately need and deserve to protect their life, liberty, and happiness," says gun-rights activist Dom Raso...

The 'Barack Boom'
Sales of assault weapons have grown by about 27 percent a year since 2007 — and much of that demand has been driven by the election and presidency of Barack Obama. The "Barack Boom" has given the gun industry a $9 billion boost, according to The Washington Post, thanks largely to the National Rifle Association's insistence that Obama is plotting to take away all guns.

http://theweek.com/articles/634386/why-are-assault-weapons-popular

A Gun Won't Make Your Penis Larger?

Unfortunately, too many pro-gun American men don't know the difference and this is a central problem in the process of redefining the purpose and availability of firearms in America. Men, whether intentional or not, tend to confuse their guns for their penises. The bigger the gun/penis, the more masculine they are. Guns have become penis extensions, if not penis substitutes, and the phallic similarities are obvious.

Consequently, our gun culture too often blurs the line between masculinity and firearms, even among people who ought to know better. If you own, hunt, shoot, or generally fetishize firearms, it's considered to be synonymous with being a tough, virile guy. Likewise, if you're opposed to guns or, dare I say, afraid of guns, you're considered girlish or -- heaven forbid -- gay. From a very early age, men are taught that guns are a manly-man guy thing. Hunting and shooting are manly activities, we're told, and any dude who's packing heat is a total bad-ass because guns are bad-ass?

Excerpt from a Bob Cesca Article

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Ken - Don't post images like that especially when not marked NSFW or wrapped in a spoiler

Christie - I am in your thread for official mod reasons. I'm leaving now.

 

[SmarterthanYou]

A Gun Won't Make Your Penis Larger?

Unfortunately, too many pro-gun American men don't know the difference and this is a central problem in the process of redefining the purpose and availability of firearms in America. Men, whether intentional or not, tend to confuse their guns for their penises. The bigger the gun/penis, the more masculine they are. Guns have become penis extensions, if not penis substitutes, and the phallic similarities are obvious.

Consequently, our gun culture too often blurs the line between masculinity and firearms, even among people who ought to know better. If you own, hunt, shoot, or generally fetishize firearms, it's considered to be synonymous with being a tough, virile guy. Likewise, if you're opposed to guns or, dare I say, afraid of guns, you're considered girlish or -- heaven forbid -- gay. From a very early age, men are taught that guns are a manly-man guy thing. Hunting and shooting are manly activities, we're told, and any dude who's packing heat is a total bad-ass because guns are bad-ass?

Excerpt from a Bob Cesca Article

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Bob Cesca is obviously a coward at heart. he needs to read http://www.jewishworldreview.com/julia/gorin030802.asp