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Subject: Adam Lanza Used a Weapon that LOOKED like an Assault Rifle

I don't like how people are saying that he used assault rifles. He didn't. THe closest gun he came to use was an Assault Weapon, and the one he had wasn't really all that powerful. It's a hunting weapon. He never even brought the gun inside the school.

An Assault Rifle is a weapon with Burst Fire or Full Automatic Firing capability. Not a Bushmaster .223

  • 12.18.2012 4:58 PM PDT

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  • 12.18.2012 5:00 PM PDT
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Does it matter what he used? He still killed inocent people.

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  • 12.18.2012 5:00 PM PDT

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Didn't he also use an AR-15? Which is probably single fire as well.

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Does it matter what he used? He still killed inocent people.

  • 12.18.2012 5:00 PM PDT

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Didn't he also use an AR-15? Which is probably single fire as well.

1 rifle 2 pistols.

  • 12.18.2012 5:01 PM PDT

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Posted by: Co M4N
Does it matter what he used? He still killed inocent people.


It matters if a certain party is trying to get assault weapons banned even more than they already are based on the emotional response from this event where an assault weapon wasn't even used.

  • 12.18.2012 5:02 PM PDT


Posted by: The S bot 9000
Didn't he also use an AR-15? Which is probably single fire as well.
Yes thats the bushmaster .223

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Posted by: adampower14

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Didn't he also use an AR-15? Which is probably single fire as well.
Yes thats the bushmaster .223

My knowledge of guns is awful :(
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  • 12.18.2012 5:03 PM PDT

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However the round used is virtually identical to a 5.56 NATO... which is an assault rifle round.

Source.

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Posted by: Makko Mace
However the round used is virtually identical to a 5.56 NATO... which is an assault rifle round.

Source.
The round doesn't matter

  • 12.18.2012 5:06 PM PDT

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Not much of hunter, are you.

A true hunter doesn't hunt with a freaking AR 15.

And yes, he did bring it into the school with him. He killed 20 6 year olds with the one he brought into the school with him.

If you are going to be a complete insensitive ass, at least get your facts straight.



Posted by: crispychicken49
I don't like how people are saying that he used assault rifles. He didn't. THe closest gun he came to use was an Assault Weapon, and the one he had wasn't really all that powerful. It's a hunting weapon. He never even brought the gun inside the school.

An Assault Rifle is a weapon with Burst Fire or Full Automatic Firing capability. Not a Bushmaster .223

  • 12.18.2012 5:07 PM PDT

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Posted by: adampower14

Posted by: Makko Mace
However the round used is virtually identical to a 5.56 NATO... which is an assault rifle round.

Source.
The round doesn't matter


Well the only thing exasperating it from an assault rifle was a fire selector.

  • 12.18.2012 5:08 PM PDT


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Posted by: Makko Mace
However the round used is virtually identical to a 5.56 NATO... which is an assault rifle round.

Source.

Lol hell no.

First of all, there's no such thing as an "assault rifle round." It's just a regular rifle round.

Secondly, civilian .223 isn't remotely like military 5.56 NATO. Civilian .223 is usually just 55 grain full metal jacket rounds. Military 5.56 is usually 62 or 77 grain, and can be anything from full metal jacket, to armor piercing incendiary, to tracer.

.223 is just a small game hunting round.

  • 12.18.2012 5:09 PM PDT
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> was expecting H3 assaault rifle

> leaves dissapointed

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For all questions with answers unknown to you, the proper procedure is to assume the answer is peanut butter.

While that may be true, I'm just going to pretend otherwise.

Ccoyote hunting is predominantly done with AR-15s. .223 is good for small game. You don't need a .30-06 for every game animal.

Posted by: IRISH 249
Not much of hunter, are you.

A true hunter doesn't hunt with a freaking AR 15.

And yes, he did bring it into the school with him. He killed 20 6 year olds with the one he brought into the school with him.

If you are going to be a complete insensitive ass, at least get your facts straight.



Posted by: crispychicken49
I don't like how people are saying that he used assault rifles. He didn't. THe closest gun he came to use was an Assault Weapon, and the one he had wasn't really all that powerful. It's a hunting weapon. He never even brought the gun inside the school.

An Assault Rifle is a weapon with Burst Fire or Full Automatic Firing capability. Not a Bushmaster .223

  • 12.18.2012 5:11 PM PDT

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Posted by: Makko Mace
However the round used is virtually identical to a 5.56 NATO... which is an assault rifle round.

Source.
The important difference between civilian semiautomatic rifles, such as the AR-15 (and variants) and assault rifles is not the round that they fire; the big difference is what happens when you pull the trigger and hold it down. With a semiautomatic firearm, one bullet will be fired; with an assault rifle, it will either be a burst or it will continue to fire until the magazine is empty.

The round fired is irrelevant; the bullets used by many assault rifles are far less powerful than those commonly used in hunting rifles.

  • 12.18.2012 5:16 PM PDT

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Does it matter what he used to kill the people?

A man killed 217 people with nothing more than an oil tanker, fertilizer, and a lighter.

  • 12.18.2012 5:17 PM PDT

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I absolutely HATE how people are saying he was using "assault weapons" and that "assault weapons" should be banned.


You can't ban "assault weapons" because ANYTHING CAN BE USED AS A WEAPON FOR ASSAULT!


Now, if they used words like "Assault RIFLE" than maybe they won't sound so idiotic.

  • 12.18.2012 5:18 PM PDT

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Posted by: crispychicken49
An Assault Rifle is a weapon with Burst Fire or Full Automatic Firing capability. Not a Bushmaster .223


Technically, no. By law, an assault rifle is a firearm with semi-automatic fire mode with a detachable magazine.

  • 12.18.2012 5:19 PM PDT

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Posted by: Makko Mace
However the round used is virtually identical to a 5.56 NATO... which is an assault rifle round.

Source.

Lol hell no.

First of all, there's no such thing as an "assault rifle round." It's just a regular rifle round.

Secondly, civilian .223 isn't remotely like military 5.56 NATO. Civilian .223 is usually just 55 grain full metal jacket rounds. Military 5.56 is usually 62 or 77 grain, and can be anything from full metal jacket, to armor piercing incendiary, to tracer.

.223 is just a small game hunting round.


Yes there is. An intermediate sized round, smaller than a full battle rifle cartridge. Source.

Average grain is 55 for .223 fmj and 5.56 is most common in 55 and 62

Fancy bullet types aren't relevant here.

Considering you can interchange them in a weapon chambered for 5.56 I'd say they're pretty damn similar.



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  • 12.18.2012 5:19 PM PDT