Originally Posted by t walgamuth (Post 3126940)

Oh, yes, I see that appears to be the official white house website. So he must have said it.

Now the question is if there is new evidence of the bushmaster having been converted to full automatic operation or not. I did some searching earlier today and found a video of a fellow demonstrating a similar gun equipped with a sliding stock device which is legal but gives all evidence of full automatic operation. So you can get into discussions similar to the definition of a "technical virgin" and the like.

Even if one thinks the president is evil incarnate it seems pretty unlikely that he would deliberately misrepresent anything so easily disproved. So I am going with the idea that it either has a fully automatic operation device added or that he simply does not know the difference technically.

Personally I don't care if the gun is semi automatic, fully automatic or is equipped with a device which creates a fully automatic equivelant. Just because people think its fun to shoot a lot of rounds really quickly does not mean they should be able to own such devices legally.

And I don't care how the problem is attacked. ...guns in the hands of properly trained, psychologically screened people? OK. More effective screening of gun buyers? Ok by me. More interaction between the medical profession and law enforcement? OK by me.

I am in favor of making our society more safe using whatever methods work.

Originally Posted by Dubyagee (Post 3126956)

It just seems like the mentally ill are the ones making these laws.

Originally Posted by Air&Road (Post 3126946)

Oh, so you finally admit that you don't support the COTUS. Thanks for your honesty Tom.

Originally Posted by t walgamuth (Post 3126940)

Personally I don't care if the gun is semi automatic, fully automatic or is equipped with a device which creates a fully automatic equivelant. Just because people think its fun to shoot a lot of rounds really quickly does not mean they should be able to own such devices legally.

Originally Posted by The Clk Man (Post 3127000)

My stepfather has a gun and he said that in Florida, the your gun has to be three steps away from firing to be legal. By that time, a fully automatic gun has already blown your face off. I don't understand that law.

Originally Posted by Jorn (Post 3126580)

I don't. They both kill, so what's the difference?

Originally Posted by Botnst (Post 3127113)

So it's like a hammer.

I agree with you completely. It's just another tool. In the hands of a moral person it is a threat to only those who would be a threat to them.

In the hands of an immoral person it is a threat to everybody.

Originally Posted by Jorn (Post 3127136)

No, a hammer is designed to put a nail in the wall. You can put a nail in the wall with a pistol but very view do.

Originally Posted by Air&Road (Post 3126331)

I know it is true because our infinitely intelligent leader told us so. It's not as if he would ever misstate the facts to push an agenda.:rolleyes:



President Obama Says Fully Automatic Weapon Used At Sandy Hook Shooting

Originally Posted by P.C. (Post 3127155)

It's a shame that the most important issue on your mind relative to Sandy Hook is one of semantics, one which apparently completely overshadows that minor issue of a fair number of children and adults being shot to death.

Originally Posted by P.C. (Post 3127155)

It's a shame that the most important issue on your mind relative to Sandy Hook is one of semantics, one which apparently completely overshadows that minor issue of a fair number of children and adults being shot to death.