re: #153 William Barnett-Lewis

We did that. In 1934.

Nothing that I can go down to the local gun shop and buy is any different than what I could have bought in 1950 except for cosmetics. Those cosmetics make no difference as to lethality of the firearm. There is no real difference between an AR-15 and an M1 Carbine except that generations of WWII movies have taught us that the Carbine is a “good guy” weapon.

What does matter is a combination of the cartridge used along with the size of the “ammunition holding device”.

If people want to make a dent in gun crimes they need to forget about the looks and concentrate on the things that matter. Caliber. Quantity of rounds. Size.

That was what I said to the VP anyway.

I must respectfully disagree on the bolded portion. The AR-15is a far more adaptable and versatile platform than the M1 carbine. Short barrel rifles are a felony unless registered, it is true, but it is also a fact that an AR can take barrels short enough to hide the gun under a winter coat, whereas the M1 cannot accept different barrel lengths without major modification. Nor can the carbine accept adaptation to fire many different calibers, which the AR-15 certainly can. .45 ACP from an M1 Carbine? No way! From an AR-15? Yes, way.