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jmg257

(11,996 posts)
6. Same thing as this...stupidly calling an SKS an "assault rifle"
Sat Jun 17, 2017, 10:56 AM
Jun 2017
https://www.democraticunderground.com/126212317

Or even an "assault-style" rifle.

"Sources told ABC News that the primary weapon used in shooting was an SKS 7.62 assault-style rifle. Authorities also recovered a Smith and Wesson 9 mm pistol, though it was not clear if it was used in the attack.
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The suspect, who also owned a shotgun, is believed to have obtained a permit to carry a concealed weapon in approximately the last two months."
{though MAYBE it was modified}

Or saying an SKS



is the same exact thing as an AK-74 (used in Dallas).

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"It was the model used by Micah Xavier Johnson, who killed five police officers in Dallas last year before he was killed by a bomb squad robot."
http://money.cnn.com/2017/06/15/news/sks-rifle-gop-baseball-field-attack/index.html


Conclusion?

People, often ignorant with little or bigoted 'knowledge', manage to report or comment about such things; and many hate guns, of all types, for any reason. They want them ALL gone...even basic semi-auto rifles with limited magazine capacity.

They will push their agenda, without making any distinction, as suddenly all rifles are now 'assault rifles' because they fire - go figure - rifle rounds.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/126212322




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