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Gun Control & RKBA

krispos42

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2. Look at this from a consumer protection standpoint

Reply to discntnt_irny_srcsm (Original post)

Tue Mar 14, 2017, 10:13 PM

Mar 2017

Guns are inherently loud, loud enough to damage hearing. Putting a muffler on one shouldn't be Big Freaking Deal.

Guns also get hot, so an insulating grip around a barrel also shouldn't be a BFD.

Neither should ergonomic grips.

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A cross post on suppressors [View all] discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 OP

"Let me check with an astroturf anti-gun group and I'll get back to you." pablo_marmol Mar 2017 #1

Look at this from a consumer protection standpoint krispos42 Mar 2017 #2

I've always said ... Straw Man Mar 2017 #3

I suppose there was a surplus of fear when these laws were originally passed discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #4

Think about how much less concealable a pistol is... krispos42 Mar 2017 #5

It's all just evil discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #6

And magazines forward of the trigger instead of in the grip krispos42 Mar 2017 #7

That's because ... Straw Man Mar 2017 #8

Perish the thought of it n/t discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #10

So why can't any of the pro-restriction folk... discntnt_irny_srcsm Mar 2017 #9