re: #154 kirkspencer

Just in defense of what I posted-I’m addressing the debate and the law. So I did mention the black gun meme. When I look at configuration, and how guns are used in crimes, pistol grip and bayonet mount have little actual impact. When did a bad guy use a bayonet on a rifle in a crime? The standard might not be if we need it. It might be what level of criminal threat is has posed.

Caliber/K.E. and rate of fire are surely the big factors. All else is detail and often, distraction. We do not need to take ten shot .22 rimfire semi auto rifles or pistols as some big threat like a semi auto 12 gauge or AK.

On this “need” thing. We have a huge range of things available to us for sport, commercial use and home use that are far beyond “need” We don’t need cars that can go 80 mph. That’s not our standard for even the most dangerous object like aircraft or power tools.