I guess a Mosin Nagant is an Assault Rifle now? - Page 2

JD0x0 · July 29, 2013, 03:51 PM

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Link to contact the news station, please leave cold and copy/paste
http://www.myfoxboston.com/category/...ct-fox-25-news

sent them a nice note explaining that this is a WWI/WW2 rifle that holds 5 rounds

Thanks for the link. Just sent them a friendly complaint.

dakota.potts · July 29, 2013, 07:16 PM

Get an error when following that link. "Unhandled request"

Evan Thomas · July 29, 2013, 08:39 PM

You need to use the link as originally posted -- the quoted link doesn't work because it's truncated.

NateKirk · July 30, 2013, 01:43 PM

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Just shows you what good media bias is.

Not really, just how ignorant the media is.
sigh...people panicking over everything makes me want to buy a yacht and move to international waters.

Bart Noir · July 30, 2013, 02:08 PM

Let's see what we can do with a perfectly reasonable definition of assault weapons.......

So when the Viking raiders leapt into the Irish surf from their longboats, they carried "assault weapons". Let's face it, Sven and Rothgar were not there for the folk music workshop. They had swords, axes, spears, and bows. All for assault.

And will the Gov-media complex someday start calling all those "assault weapons"? I sure hope not. I might want to take up hunting wild boar with a spear, after all

Bart Noir

rickyrick · July 30, 2013, 03:45 PM

Holds nearly....a half dozen bullets.....

Can .....spray them out ..... As fast as you can hammer the bolt open with a 2x4.

Can be ........easily concealed ...... In the back of a long bed truck.

Uses military grade surplus ammo that fires 87% of the time.

Can be operated by someone highly experienced in avoiding rim lock .

Come on people... We can add to this.

I love my MN but assault weapon it's not

Tejicano · August 1, 2013, 02:34 AM

The term "assault weapon" in and of itself is as ridiculous as it is redundant.

It is like saying "vehicle tire", "cutting knife", or "writing pen". By definition the purpose of a "weapon" is to "assault" - whether the reason is offense or defense the action it achieves is to assault.

Some things, lets say a shotgun, can be used as a hunting tool - in which case it is not primarily used as a weapon. Although most shotguns could be used as a club, that is to say as a weapon, to assault somebody.

The term is nonsensical.

sc928porsche · August 3, 2013, 11:07 AM

I have an "assault" baseball bat. Some people have "assault" fists. Ever hear of Assault and Battery? Or Assault with a deadly weapon?

I am not really trying to be sarcastic. Just want to point out what can be termed as assault.

July 29, 2013, 08:39 PM	#28
Evan Thomas Senior Member Join Date: July 7, 2008 Location: Upper midwest Posts: 5,631	You need to use the link as originally posted -- the quoted link doesn't work because it's truncated. __________________ Never let anything mechanical know you're in a hurry.

July 30, 2013, 02:08 PM	#30
Bart Noir Senior Member Join Date: August 5, 2000 Location: Puget Sound, USA Posts: 2,215	Let's see what we can do with a perfectly reasonable definition of assault weapons....... So when the Viking raiders leapt into the Irish surf from their longboats, they carried "assault weapons". Let's face it, Sven and Rothgar were not there for the folk music workshop. They had swords, axes, spears, and bows. All for assault. And will the Gov-media complex someday start calling all those "assault weapons"? I sure hope not. I might want to take up hunting wild boar with a spear, after all Bart Noir __________________ Be of good cheer and mindful of your gun muzzle!

July 30, 2013, 03:45 PM	#31
rickyrick Senior Member Join Date: March 15, 2010 Posts: 8,237	Holds nearly....a half dozen bullets..... Can .....spray them out ..... As fast as you can hammer the bolt open with a 2x4. Can be ........easily concealed ...... In the back of a long bed truck. Uses military grade surplus ammo that fires 87% of the time. Can be operated by someone highly experienced in avoiding rim lock . Come on people... We can add to this. I love my MN but assault weapon it's not __________________ Woohoo, I’m back In Texas!!!

August 3, 2013, 11:07 AM	#33
sc928porsche Senior Member Join Date: May 29, 2008 Location: now living in alabama Posts: 2,433	I have an "assault" baseball bat. Some people have "assault" fists. Ever hear of Assault and Battery? Or Assault with a deadly weapon? I am not really trying to be sarcastic. Just want to point out what can be termed as assault. __________________ No such thing as a stupid question. What is stupid is not asking it.

July 29, 2013, 07:16 PM	#27
dakota.potts Senior Member Join Date: February 25, 2013 Location: Keystone Heights, Florida Posts: 3,084	Get an error when following that link. "Unhandled request"

August 1, 2013, 02:34 AM	#32
Tejicano Senior Member Join Date: April 4, 2013 Posts: 168	The term "assault weapon" in and of itself is as ridiculous as it is redundant. It is like saying "vehicle tire", "cutting knife", or "writing pen". By definition the purpose of a "weapon" is to "assault" - whether the reason is offense or defense the action it achieves is to assault. Some things, lets say a shotgun, can be used as a hunting tool - in which case it is not primarily used as a weapon. Although most shotguns could be used as a club, that is to say as a weapon, to assault somebody. The term is nonsensical.