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supersheep:
Yeah, for once I agree with the forum murder junkies gun nuts legitimate owners of weaponry.
Why in the hell would you try and identify a weapon over the phone to the cops if you are not well-versed in the art of identifying weaponry? I mean if I saw that dude walking around with a gun I would not be that concerned about exactly what it looks like, I would just tell them "Yeah, a dude is walking around with a big fuck-off gun." I might add that it looks like a sniper rifle, but only if I was pretty bloody certain that is what it looked like. Even then I would point out that that is what I thought it was.
Alex C:
--- Quote from: supersheep on 12 Oct 2009, 09:24 ---I might add that it looks like a sniper rifle, but only if I was pretty bloody certain that is what it looked like. Even then I would point out that that is what I thought it was.
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Honestly, all the cops will hear in that case is "a rifle." A sniper rifle is a rifle that is used for sniping and perhaps is optimized for the job on some level. In all honesty, the US Marine Corps standard "sniper" rifle is essentially a Remington 700 that's modified to be match grade and to handle bumps and rough handling without having the scope getting out of alignment. It's not really any more lethal, it's just hopefully a lot less finicky and has a scope you don't buy at k-mart.
Bastardous Bassist:
--- Quote from: Alex C on 12 Oct 2009, 09:38 ---Honestly, all the cops will hear in that case is "a rifle." A sniper rifle is a rifle that is used for sniping and perhaps is optimized for the job on some level. In all honesty, the US Marine Corps standard "sniper" rifle is essentially a Remington 700 that's modified to be match grade and to handle bumps and rough handling without having the scope getting out of alignment. It's not really any more lethal, it's just hopefully a lot less finicky and has a scope you don't buy at k-mart.
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YES! I also hate the term "sniper rifle." I find that only video game people use it, because to most other people, a real "sniper rifle" is very much the same as a "hunting rile."
Alex C:
I think a lot of people are generally uncomfortable with the fact that many throughout the US are already armed with a weapon that could take out any creature living in North America from around 1,000 meters when used and cared for properly. After all, it was a former USMC member armed with a Remington 700 who was responsible for the '66 Texas University shooting. I suppose the current situation is due to some people fetishizing military gear while others are quite happy to disassociate their own weapons from the "dangerous" weapons that the more uninformed gun control advocates may go after.
Nodaisho:
--- Quote from: Jeans on 12 Oct 2009, 13:08 ---I own a Sako Hunter 85 30-06 cal and a Brescia Lux 12-gauge shotgun, and gun shows are frequently advertised at a place near my residence.
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Wow. I wouldn't have guessed. I knew Norway had less strict laws than the UK, but I didn't imagine you owned any.
Alex, the problem with trying to disassociate your guns from the scary stereotype is that others would be more than happy to re-associate them, calling your .30-06 elk gun a "high powered sniper rifle" (high powered seems to be a catch-all term for anything with more power than a slingshot). For example, in some places pump shotguns have been banned, or possibly will be banned. Not just the ultra-tactical scary ones, but the 28" ribbed barrel duck gun your grandpa has. And not a word about banning semi-auto ones, either. Apparently the pump is what makes it dangerous.
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