US made for civilian market assault weapons are mostly decorative only. They have become a symbol on both sides. there are hunting rifles that can have higher muzzle velocities and can accommodate large magazines.
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Replying to @jhexaminer @ScottAdamsSays
Of course I know that, there are also pesky statistics of mass shootings, saying that over 80% of them was by guns not even closely resembling anything that Scott would classify as an "assault" weapon, so there's that. Simply asking what it is, you feel we need to regulate, Scott
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Replying to @MichBushi @jhexaminer
Don't get hung up on definitions. There's no clean way to define any of this stuff.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @jhexaminer
...right, so we ARE going to flail our hands around akin to: "you know - the 'ASSAULT' weapons. The 'ASSAULTING' ones"? And somehow MAGICALLY, this hand-flailing will turn into precise legal language and regulations. And a PRODUCTIVE one. Got it.
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Replying to @MichBushi @jhexaminer
The "so" tell for cognitive dissonance. You're arguing whether laws should be based on my 5-seconds of wondering what constitutes an assault weapon. We can agree the law can do better than my not-trying.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @jhexaminer
Right, that doesn't really work that way - I have the same claim for your "cognitive dissonance", as you have on mine. In fact I'd say mine is stronger, because I at least try to enter the realm of rational discussion, while you are just mouthing meaningless platitudes, honestly.
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Replying to @MichBushi @jhexaminer
You are literally arguing against me on a point I don't hold. I'll let you know if my noodling on how to define Assault Weapon ever turns into an opinion.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @jhexaminer
Like I said, I have yet to start arguing. For now I tried to establish, what it is we are supposed to be arguing about. I've failed at getting an answer. Which perhaps should tell you something about what is invisible and to whom in this discussion? Cognitive dissonance much?
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Replying to @MichBushi @jhexaminer
I don't believe you and I ever disagreed on anything. You only disagreed on what you imagine I think.
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Replying to @ScottAdamsSays @jhexaminer
Scott love you, and I know your stance on guns, but I haven't even begin to disagree with you on this. I simply ask the same question that is always being asked, and NEVER answered - what is this scary "assault" weapon? You are the one hallucinating in this discussion.
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Irrelevant question. The relevant question is how to define it going forward. Similar to when a fetus becomes a life. Will be a messy definition no matter what.
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how has "it" been defined up to today?
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