America thinks gun laws are a joke, and here is why

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sales2099 said:

killerzX said:

sales2099 said:
handguns are one thing, but sale of assault rifles to the public is just wrong.

whats an assault rifle?

 

and why shouldnt we own them, when its pretty clear that the 2a permits us to do so?

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It's worth noting that assault rifles typically have about about half the maximum muzzle energy and by extension half the potential stopping power of hunting rifles. I know that this doesn't take all of the available caliburs and the projectiles' ballistics into account but it's generally representative. For example, an AKM will typically have about 1,500 foot pounds of force at the muzzle (maybe as high as 1,800 with overpressure ammunition) but a Remington 700 chambered in .30-06 will produce around 3,000 foot pounds of force at the muzzle. If both weapons are only available as semi-automatics than the hunting rifle is the more dangerous firearm 99% of the time.

@killerzX

The hyper-liberal comment was directed towards nuckles87. I agree about the sad state of affairs that the fear-mongering media has created. The average person knows so little about firearms beyond the knee-jerk reaction that they have been programmed to respond with.