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Originally Posted by ThirdOfFive
One of the correlations that seems pop up in these debates (and I've been part of many) is that the lower the knowledge level, the higher the emotion. The post to which I'm referring makes this point very well. The rifle this Texas nutcase used wasn't an AR-15. It was an AR-15 STYLE rifle, specifically the Model DDM4 V7 rifle made by Daniel Defense of Georgia. Many companies are making these look-alikes since the original Colt patent expired I believe in the late 1970's. There are even BB guns made in this "style". But the term "AR-15" has taken on a sinister connotation and is thus used at every opportunity, even though the weapon isn't an AR-15.
The other overused term is "assault weapon". I had a client once who did some time for assault with a deadly weapon. His "assault weapon" of choice? A table leg, which he ripped off the dining room table and used it to chase some people out the door and down the street. Fortunately they were faster than he was so no harm done, other than of course to the table. An assault weapon, under the law, can be ANYTHING--but of course the term has also taken on a sinister connotation and as such is employed at every opportunity.
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Wow an assault weapon can be a table leg. Who would have thought.
Wish our govt would actually enforce the laws already on the books and do more to promote mental health.