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Deaths by handguns in US 2011: 6,220 [1] Most people aren't really bothered by rifles (which are mostly used for hunting), but handguns (which really have no p
by shawabawa3 14y ago
Deaths by handguns in US 2011: 6,220 [1]
Most people aren't really bothered by rifles (which are mostly used for hunting), but handguns (which really have no purpose except killing humans)
[1] http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/crime-in-the-u.s.-2011/tables/expanded-homicide-data-table-8 http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/cjis/ucr/crime-in-the-u.s/2011/c...
- bluedino 14y agoRifles (especially AK47s) are very popular with gangs for drive by shootings.
- rgraham 14y agoDo you have a citation for that? AK47s became popular with many hunters and target shooters because they're rugged, cheap, and have really cheap ammunition for target practice with a rifle.
- bluedino 14y agoPopular with gangs for the same reason. They're also pretty intimidating. Citation? Go to a search engine and type something like "AK47 chicago gang" or search the news websites for any large city with a high murder rate for 'ak47' > The AK-47 is a select fire fully automatic rifle. It has been illegal to import or manufacture fully automatic rifles for civilian use for decades. Don't do this. You know I meant 'AK pattern weapon', we'll use the WASR you can get at any sporting goods store for an example. You can get/modify all the parts to convert over a civilian AK to full auto without problems, unless the ATF finds out.
- evan_ 14y agoYou'll get a lot of hits on that because the media calls every long gun an AK47. No criminal in his right mind would use one, it's expensive and objectively terrible.
- bluedino 14y agoYou think full-auto weapons aren't used on the streets of America?
- pionar 14y agoAh, but they're illegal, so you're admitting that banning guns doesn't work.
- Zimahl 14y agoFully automatic weapons are exceedingly rare. I know everyone thinks gang members are just flush with first-world armaments but most are using handguns. Easy to get a hold of (either stolen or straw purchases) and easy to conceal. Other than organized crime, street gangs have very few contacts for illicit imported weapons purchases.
- beeffective 14y agoI would say you are wrong because legal AR15s, even California legal AR15s with bullet buttons, have become popular among all types of gun owners. It's the #1 selling rifle. There are many variants and styles for hunting, such as the 6.8, 6.5 and .308 (also known as the AR10).
- AnthonyMouse 14y agoThe AK-47 is a select fire fully automatic rifle. It has been illegal to import or manufacture fully automatic rifles for civilian use for decades.
- rgraham 14y agoAKs in the US have been semi-automatic for a long time. It takes an experienced gunsmith to restore fully automatic firing to an imported AK. They have been sold this way in the US for decades and are a cheaper alternative to the AR-15.
- AnthonyMouse 14y agoThen it isn't an AK-47 in the same way that an AR-15 isn't an M16. The point is, nobody is making or importing full auto AK-47s and selling them to gang members. A semiautomatic-only AK-47 is just the functional equivalent of a hunting rifle.
- rgraham 14y agoThe M16 has been semi-auto (single fire and three round bursts) since the Vietnam war with the rare exception of special forces weapons[1]. Fully automatic mainline rifles are inaccurate, wasteful, expensive, and less effective. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle#M16A2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M16_rifle#M16A2
- chloraphil 14y agoBurst fire is NOT semi-auto.
- pionar 14y agoBurst fire IS semi-auto, despite the other commenter. Automatic firing means that when you hold down the trigger it continues to fire until either the trigger is released or the ammunition supply is exhausted.
- Thrymr 14y agoTo be clear, that is homicides by handgun. Total number of deaths, including accidental and suicide, is much higher.