Alphecca

What can I say? We need to educate the public on these distinctions.

That is one good reason for the existence of your web site.

but many manufacturers have been able to skirt the prohibition by offering knock-off models

Isn't it great when firearms manufacturers comply with the law -- by removing the features that the gun banners demanded they remove -- they're accussed of "skirting" or "circumventing" the law?

Full-auto (class III) Uzis are NOT illegal, they are transferable under ATF form 4 per GCA '34 and NFA '86. The transfer tax is $200. Since NFA '86 fixed the number of civilian ownable class III weapons at about 177,000, a full auto transferable Uzi runs just under $10,000.

Plus, they are pretty much pieces of shit.

One of the ways I keep fighting these dumb gun laws is to ask everyone I meet who is offended by guns if they have ever fired one. Invariably, they say they haven't and have no interest. In most cases, my invitation to come to the range is usually disarming enough for them and they back down. The few who have agreed to come to the range have been pretty much converted. The rest I just confuse the heck out of as I disect any arguments they make.

When I can get someone to the range, this is what I do.

After showing them how to load and fire it I place my Glock 23 on the table.

I load up a 10 round magazine and I load up a 13 round mag. I tell them to go ahead and blast away. If they pick up the 13 round mag first, I tell them they are now holding an assault rifle. The look of shock is wonderful.

If they take the 10 rounder first, I wait till they then empty the 13 rounder and ask if they can tell what the difference was (most newbies don't count shots but just fire away in glee) and invariably they don't. I then say, well with one mag you were firing a legal gun and with the other a so called assault rifle.

This simple demonstration drives home how dumb this law. My next victim, a very well connected liberal from a powerful and long time Democratic family from Arkansas. He's a family friend and has finally agreed to go to the range with me next weekend (he doesn't know we are going to the NRA itself - hehehe)

You can buy hi-cap mags everywhere anyways. Damn these anti-gun people should be shot

The Glock 23 is not a "rifle," and using a pre-ban magazine does not make it illegal.

The anti-gunners use enough distortion and deceits to get their point across; our side does not need to be adding to the confusion.

What the hell is wrong with you? Why the hell do you need a damn machine gun to shoot deer or to "protect yourself"? If the law is renewed, you wouldn't have to worry about "mutants" having machine guns so you wouldn't need one either. How can we make America a safer place from terrorists if we allow damn machine guns to be sold LEGALLY?

I forgot to add this to my last speech... youall are all hicks and redneck losers! SCrew all of you!!

Come on... Say something to me..

I dare you...

Earth to Frankfurt, Earth to Frankfurt: The AWB didn't ban machine guns nor does it's demise mean that we all can run out and buy machine guns. Machine gun ownership has a whole different set of rules tightly regulated by the federal government. Those rules were set way back in the 1930's and are still in place. You dink.

Congrats on the Troll Jeff.

I had forgotten about making these comments, but thought I should clarify them.

My mistake for using the term "assault rifle" as opposed to assault weapon in the post. Reardless, the meaning and intent is the same and I don't think it distorts anything. The AWB prevented me from buying a new 13 round magazines. The increase in firepower between that and a 10 rounders is miniscule. After firing both, most people come to terms with how ridiculous the AWB was.

"Come on... Say something to me.."

"I dare you..."

C'mon, Frank, we're bloggers. We don't sit around waiting for people to write comments so we can reply to them. That went out with online journals.

Instead we endlessly scroll around, looking for other blogs that mention and link to our own.

Get it right.

James

I'll talk to you, Frankfurt: You are a rude bloody idiot.

Happy?

Damn Jeff, bout time you gatchya a troll. Hope the little dipstick sticks around so we can have some fun with it. I actually bait them and play with them and then award the best ones "The Chicken Shit Award". They are just so damned stupid. Oh and before I forget, hey troll, come on over to my place some time and we can play.

Whos a rude bloody idiot? I think it is Emily! I love you guys! You make this fun! Hey JT_Hunter, I will come over sometime, call me at 19343454. My address is 7263 8 Mile Road, Detroit Michigan.

you guys are all bastards, talk to me!

I should be thankning all you gun loving idiots. it just makes it easier for me to kill people