Originally Posted by Taurus510 (Post 2112885)

We’ll, you claim to be an ex-hunter, then follow that up with an ignorant statement about “automatic” weapons. There are already many restrictions on automatic weapons. If you wish to own one, you have to go through an EXTENSIVE background check, the local sheriff has to personally vouch for you, then you will pay thousands just for the license to own an automatic weapon. Are you claiming that you hunted with automatic weapons?

Originally Posted by Reiver (Post 2112809)

The Girandoni air rifle was an airgun designed by Tyrolian inventor Bartholomäus Girandoni circa 1779. It was used on the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 1800s.
It was capable of discharging it's entire 20 shot capacity in less than 30 seconds.

The first successful design for a semi-automatic rifle is attributed to Austria-born gunsmith Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher, who unveiled the design in 1885.

Why are these antique weapons suddenly a modern problem?

Originally Posted by Michael G. (Post 2112843)

Please don't get cute, this is a very serious problem.

Originally Posted by Wyseguy (Post 2112894)

Automatic weapons have been illegal for almost 100 Years now.

Originally Posted by Wyseguy (Post 2112900)

It is a serious problem that we are not allowed to discuss. Until that changes we will have the problem. Taking guns from law abiding citizens will not solve it.

Originally Posted by Tvflguy (Post 2112794)

Every “Mass Shooting” someone simply MUST start a thread….

Originally Posted by Wyseguy (Post 2112894)

Automatic weapons have been illegal for almost 100 Years now.

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 2112920)

The capability of the gun IS NOT and HAS NOT been the problem!

Originally Posted by billethkid (Post 2112920)

The capability of the gun IS NOT and HAS NOT been the problem!

Originally Posted by MartinSE (Post 2112931)

So, what is the problem? I see a lot of posts in a lot of threads telling us what will not work, what is not the problem, why we are wrong. Never anything about solving the problem - oh, wait, MORE GUNS that will solve the problem. Even though we have the highest gun ownership in the world every administration of either party sells more guns than the previous and yet, the problem keeps getting worse.

So, please enlighten us how do we stop murdering each other and our children?

Originally Posted by MrFlorida (Post 2112978)

When a drunk
driver kills , do you want to ban cars ?

Originally Posted by MartinSE (Post 2112914)

As was pointed out to me in the last mass shooting, automatic weapons are not illegal, they are just harder to buy.

And your answer did not contribute. I expect the poster you replied to meant semi-automatic, since automatic weapons are not a big problem.

And then you can make it clear that any gun that you can repeatedly pull the trigger and fire is a semi-automatic, just to be pedantic.

The fact is single shot derringers are seldom used in mass shootings.



And gun control does work, as Gov. Newsome pointed out on Truth Social a little while back, the most unregulated states (Red states) also have the most per capita shooting deaths. Or conversely the most regulated states (Blue states) have the lowest per capita gun death rate.