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Originally Posted by Woodbear
It is painful to read how uneducated some are when it comes to guns. A new AR platform ban is a joke. Below is 2 pictures of the SAME firearm. One has a wood stock and the other is scary black. They both shoot the same round. They both can change their magazine capacity. They are equally effective at doing their job. So what is an AR.......a normal gun in a costume!
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Excellent point, but it will go way over the heads of most of the posters on here. You will hear such as "patato-potato" "clip or magazine" "too much trouble spelling it out" etc. They will criticize others and then chastise them on being corrected themselves. You can't win with the ignorant on a subject, when they are not prepared to discuss the subject civilly. Even some of us agree with each other and argue "semantics." Instead of addressing the reason/cause of the assault or how to prevent one gun owner in 150 million from going on a rampage, they would rather punish ALL gun owners with their ignorance. To stop a gun fight, get rid of the guns. To stop a DUI, get rid of the booze or automobile. To stop bad language, outlaw the terms.
The example you provided is of (I believe) a Ruger 10/22 rifle that is one of the most popular 22 cal rifles on the market. For around a hundred bucks or so, one can convert it to the one shown after your first example. The second one is commonly mistaken by the ignorant as an assault weapon because it has black plastic on it and it looks threatening(?). You can purchase a 50 round "magazine" that will fit either one and exchangeable. Both will fire as fast as you can pull the trigger.
From what I have read, the shooter at the school did NOT have an AR-15, but an AR-15 look alike. I can't confirm that, but it is possible. The type of gun does not make a difference because all guns are dangerous. Some on here insist that they do not wish to ban "all guns" just the "assault weapons" like the ones used in the mass shooting. They don't even know what they are talking about, yet they insist that "assault weapons" are dangerous.
The perpetrator left plenty of warning of what he was going to do. He was ignored. I got that from what I read in the news, so I can't confirm the source. However, he was known to have a "temper" and to "mutilate himself." He used social media and threatened to "shoot up a school." He was said to have been "bullied and to be a bully." Could these details be warning signs?