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Gun Control & RKBA

krispos42

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4. Credit where credit is due

Reply to SecularMotion (Original post)

Mon Nov 16, 2015, 11:59 AM

Nov 2015

You correctly noted they are "assault rifles"; the linked story refers to them as "assault weapons" which, of course, they are not under the general definition used by the various states and the now-long-expired federal AWB.

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Assault rifles among weapons stolen from Worcester armory [View all] SecularMotion Nov 2015 OP

Don't the banners always recommend all firearms being kept at a government approved armory? ileus Nov 2015 #1

A post that finally has some accuracy in it. The true meaning of an assault weapon. Waldorf Nov 2015 #2

Actually, the M4 is an assault rifle, not an "assault weapon". ManiacJoe Nov 2015 #7

"long guns" sarisataka Nov 2015 #3

Credit where credit is due krispos42 Nov 2015 #4

"Assault rifles" must be stolen or smuggled in. Very few available to public... Eleanors38 Nov 2015 #5

Pretty funny SecMo -- your hit-and-run post actually *undermines* your cause. pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #6

And government storage is a bad idea Travis_0004 Nov 2015 #8

Yup yup yup. NT pablo_marmol Nov 2015 #9

Update: Where are the guns? Officials not saying if weapons stolen were recovered SecularMotion Nov 2015 #10

inside job Duckhunter935 Nov 2015 #11