Comments on: The Truth About Semi-Automatic Firearms

By: george dayton

george dayton — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 21:05:06 +0000

Politician control…EXACTLY… and I love my new DPMS 308 “defence rifle”, a perfect match to the “defence pistols” i own…

By: holly windham

holly windham — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:10:26 +0000

The gun laws are sure getting crazy. Im glad I got my FFL a few years ago. I bet soon you wont be able to get one at all.

By: P. Baum

P. Baum — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:49:14 +0000

I agree with Mendicant Optimist completely.
“Assault Weapon” every “weapon” is an “Assault Weapon” and every firearm is nothing more than a tool. It all depends on what the person in possession of that firearm does with it, PERIOD!
We do not need “Gun Control”; we need “Politician control”!

By: DEW

DEW — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:17:45 +0000

I differ in my terms with seemingly all of you in that there is a full automatic action i.e. machine guns, and an automatic action i.e., self cockers and loaders (what most are calling semi automatic assault weapons) and a semi automatic action i.e. a revolver, Gatteling or other action that takes outside force to operate it’s action completely.

But it is truly academic to debate these terms as the left liberals i.e. newly renamed “progressives” will tack them with what ever name cast these family of firearms in the worst light possible. Heck they are attempting to rename themselves in the most positive light with definitive words that they think will mask their true nature because to take away rights is not progressive at all in the most widely understood meaning of that title. It seems a title of conformist or automaton better suits their way of thinking.

Therefore, I feel it is in the interest of all second amendment supporters to make an effort to educate folks as to what these firearms are and especially what their impact on crime has or has not been. (the only reason the assault weapons ban was allowed to sunset was because after ten years and countless studies there was absolutely NO correlation to this family of firearms and crime) Even the Brady bunch had to admit this historic defeat with their own studies and so in keeping with the self destruct portion of the bill it died only because ALL the studies came to the same conclusion and it was written into the bill that if there was no provable correlation of “assault weapons” to crime then it would self destruct. Educate folks to this point and explain these findings to them…….. I have done this a swayed many folks who “did not mind getting rid of those type of guns” They had no idea so many studies had be done and in fact showed that it is much, much safer to live in a state where free gun ownership is known to exist. These studies were looked at by the supreme court justices while deliberating on the second amendment issue and thank God they found the way they did.

DEW

By: Blake

Blake — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 15:01:12 +0000

This video was a very well thought out and I believe it is only slightly biased. The explanations were thorough and concise. The only avenue the bias that I could see was the lack of view of the internals of the automatic weapon and the lack of mentioning of the high capacity magazines.

WBK,

If you look closer the automatic AK’s bolt was open when he handed it back. It was the only weapon that was empty when he was finished shooting. The other two AK’s (semi) still had live rounds left in the magazines.

By: GunPundit » Blog Archive » Leroy Pyle comments on the Video

GunPundit » Blog Archive » Leroy Pyle comments on the Video — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:09:48 +0000

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By: Leroy Pyle

Leroy Pyle — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 20:01:22 +0000

It’s that “me” thing, I think. Many of you talk as if the flick was made for you. You don’t need no steenking flick. You already know what a semi-auto is. As is usual in the 2AM crowd, many are the ones sitting around in a circle-jerk talking (and the key word here is “talking”) about what might be better. Not much action, just talk. Mostly bitching .

The flick was originally made for legislators. People who don’t know semi-autos. A copy was given to every Fed and State legislator in the US. It went over so well that a copy was then mailed to every NRA affiliated club in the US. Still very well received, it was advertised in the American Rifleman for free distribution. Many thousands were mailed out to the public.

And finally, it has made its way around the Internet. It is popular because it is presented in plain English that is understandable by the average Joe. I made that in the late-80’s and it is just as relevant as it was then. More now, maybe, with Obama and the Dems gaining power.

I look forward to someone making a film that is better received. Maybe one of you guys can make one better?

Leroy
SJPD “retired”

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By: WBK

WBK — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 00:04:13 +0000

I saw this video at The Arsenal, and a viewer had mentioned safety violations. There are safety violations and then there are safety violations. The one that really caught my eye, and is typical of how people get killed, happened when officer L. Pyle removed the mag after firing full auto w/ the AK47 underfolder. He then handed a hot weapon, not even on safe, to his helper behind. Those not paying attention would have seen him remove an obvious source of ammunition from the gun, and assume erroneously that the weapon was cleared. I heard no noise come from outside the video shot to indicate that his helper subsequently checked or cleared the weapon, and I’m still worried about that gun going into the trunk of the car in that condition. For those who are still unclear on what went wrong, note that when shooting the other two semi-auto variants, he removes the magazine, the first step in clearing a weapon, then clears the chamber by racking the bolt carrier back—see the chambered round get ejected. Ideally, the safety should be reset to safe, but the AK is kind of finicky that way. Safe means the bolt carrier is locked forward, and this complicates checking to see if it’s clear. Still, safe would have been better.

By: El Duderino

El Duderino — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 23:22:16 +0000

Tim, would it have helped if he had disassembled all the weapons and showed the difference in selector switches, sears etc? If you can’t accept the ineluctable why bother with the minutely technical?
You are being nettlesome, to what end though? By any objective standard the video is an infinitely more accurate depiction of the capability of “assault weapons” than one will ever see in the press or voted on in congress. Do you nit pick when the press says stuff like “high powered assault rifle”? I bet not, even though there is no such thing. It’s like saying a gigantic Lilliputian or thoughtful and responsible liberal, i.e. it’s an oxymoron.
What is your point? That the presenter was less than forthcoming? I don’t agree. The point is we as citizens have the right to bear arms. Liberals, the press, and GFWs in congress are always trying to take this RIGHT away or minimize it by trying to define weapons down so that eventually the only thing a citizen can arm himself with is an organic tofu tosser. I assert to you that the founding fathers meant that the people should be armed as well as the government to prevent the government from abusing the powers entrusted to them. In 1776 every rifle was an assault rifle.