Fuct up traffic stop: guns don't kill people, people kill people

[mlomker]

Originally Posted by tpunx99GSX

Sure, the gun didnt act on its on, the man had to pull the trigger.

An M1 is a frighteningly simple and old rifle. The guy only fired a couple shots at a time. Anyone with training can fire a bolt action with alarming speed. You have watched stuff on the Kennedy assassination, haven't you?

One of the things that really annoys us NRA-types is people like you that don't understand guns and spout nonsense like this. Automatic weapons are nearly impossible for a civilian to get. An AK-74 is a semi-auto and in most cases so-called assault weapons fire a cartridge that is less powerful than a typical hunting rifle.

In the real-world a 'sniper rifle' is a bolt-action that uses a powerful hunting cartridge. Making those type of rifles the preferred weapon would probably increase fatalities! Rounds from such a weapon cut through body armor like butter.