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Originally Posted by DuffMan
The AR-15 is a semi-automatic assault rifle that is a civilian version of the military's M-16. According to CNN, it's capable of carrying up to 100 rounds. It shoots one bullet at a time that "may go through two people" at once. And it's legal in the United States.
After the Aurora Police Department revealed that this was one of the guns Holmes used, outrage ensued online, mostly because the gun would have been a lot harder to purchase under the Federal Assault Weapons Ban that expired in 2004. Congress has not voted to replace the bill, which was enacted in 1994 but had a "sunset provision" that let it expire.
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It's fine to copy and paste, doesn't mean you know jack squat about AR variants. An fmj may pass through one or more people, sp's or the like wont. The "high powered weapon" as you like to call it uses an intermediate cartridge, I can guarentee you ol grandpas Lee enfield with 150gr fmjs is gonna pass through a hell of a lot more. But it's made from wood and blued steel so our delicate sensibilities are not offended right?
Under 400 of the US firearm homicides in 2013 were committed with rifles. ALL rifles, from the dreaded baby killing ARs to grandpas ol rem700. So why not go after handguns if you want to make a dent in firearm homicide in the US? I know it goes against the MSNBC narrative, so take your time to adjust your propaganda rhetoric.
You also mentioned mag limits and how the people on the crap end of a mass shooting appreciate mag limits. What you fail to realize is that criminals who plan a mass shooting, and in their area are limited by mag limits, take the 5 seconds required to remove that pesky rivet and get their standard cap mag. Do you think the asshat who murdered those RCMP members in Moncton gave a crap about staying on the good side of the law and leaving that rivet in? No he didn't so explain to me again how mag cap limits do anything other than restrict the law abiding and keep those with nefarious intent from turning their neutered mags into standard cap mags.