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ellisonz

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24. I don't think the OPs pop even cares that much.
Wed Mar 20, 2013, 06:04 PM
Mar 2013

The point is the hobby of collection and not the magazine limits.

So...I think this thread can go back to discussing the larger points of the OP, such as that we need better gun control.

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I Am A Firearms Owner. [View all] Ikonoklast Mar 2013 OP
isn't it funny that the anti-regulation folks all say they fear the Govt. will know their address Vincardog Mar 2013 #1
I fear that the NRA will do far more damage to lawful ownership of firearms that any other group. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #2
it's a lunatics idea. here's why samsingh Mar 2013 #4
i've been trying to explain that to the gun fuckers, but they're insistent.. frylock Mar 2013 #8
and yet many will support a 'mental health' registry that is open to the public for review samsingh Mar 2013 #13
I would have agreed with you at one time Mojorabbit Mar 2013 #28
great post. thank you. samsingh Mar 2013 #3
Excellent post. I tend to draw the line at carrying guns in public, particularly in cities. Hoyt Mar 2013 #5
I'm a Buckeye, ex-Conneticut via the Western Reserve of Ohio. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #6
DURec. bvar22 Mar 2013 #7
Fee? Just as long as it wasn't punitive, covering the cost of paperwork and administration, nope. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #9
A Fee that YOU don't see as punitive, bvar22 Mar 2013 #15
I believe that can be taken care of, no reason a few dollars should keep anyone from their rights Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #30
Questions...you are in a somewhat unique, but certainly not rare situation.. jmg257 Mar 2013 #10
You should do some research..... rdharma Mar 2013 #11
They are not "arguments", they are about real-life gun owners dealing with reasonable restrictions jmg257 Mar 2013 #12
Like I said........ do some research rdharma Mar 2013 #14
The Garand has a fixed capacity magazine greater then 7 rounds. jmg257 Mar 2013 #16
fixed capacity magazine greater then 7 rounds rdharma Mar 2013 #17
But the GUN is illegal to buy. It has a fixed capacity magazine greater then 7. jmg257 Mar 2013 #18
No it doesn't ......... rdharma Mar 2013 #19
It does. Like an SKS, it has a fixed capacity magazine, often charged jmg257 Mar 2013 #20
Does anyone really care? ellisonz Mar 2013 #21
Depends if anyone wants to buy an M1 or SKS I guess. jmg257 Mar 2013 #22
I don't think the OPs pop even cares that much. ellisonz Mar 2013 #24
Well, he hasn't responded, so maybe. No doubt we need better control. jmg257 Mar 2013 #29
You are concerned about the availability of doc03 Mar 2013 #36
I am not really concerned as I am not affected, and don't plan on being so. jmg257 Mar 2013 #37
The NRA went nuts with the arrival of LaPiere, I quit doc03 Mar 2013 #38
Yes, some people care. Crepuscular Mar 2013 #25
Why do you care? ellisonz Mar 2013 #27
Get a five round en-block...... problem solved. rdharma Mar 2013 #23
IF a gun with a fixed mag greater then 7 is illegal, then it is NOT jmg257 Mar 2013 #26
The M1 Garand does NOT have a fixed magazine! rdharma Mar 2013 #31
I hear you..but I very strongly disagree. Eta jmg257 Mar 2013 #32
"the clip is fed into the receiver, not a magazine" rdharma Mar 2013 #33
'Duh' on my part...tried finding it...no magazine listed as a part for an M1. jmg257 Mar 2013 #35
No "duh" needed. Straw Man Mar 2013 #40
Thanks for your take on it. jmg257 Mar 2013 #41
Hey - just as interesting wrap-up... jmg257 Mar 2013 #39
I have owned a gun - in the country, for shooting rattlesnakes only. freshwest Mar 2013 #34
My grandmother always used a brick wyldwolf Mar 2013 #42
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