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whatthehey

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6. Well there's a whole lot of ifs

Reply to Recursion (Original post)

Thu Jun 23, 2016, 09:46 AM

Jun 2016

But assuming they could not be resold/traded for newly made or imported handguns, cet. par would be more safe. Not just based on current criminal usage stats, because plenty of gun crimes simply use whatever cheap Saturday night special is available and would gladly switch to shiny new UBRs given the chance, but rather because concealment and ease of use are essential for some gun crimes and yard of plastic and steel is a bit harder to hide and handle than a snub .38.

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Hypothetical gun poll [View all] Recursion Jun 2016 OP

More safe - rifles are hard as hell to conceal hack89 Jun 2016 #1

But AR15's, etc., are the easiest to conceal. Some upstanding "law-abiding" gunner examples. Hoyt Jun 2016 #3

I know you are trying to be funny hack89 Jun 2016 #4

Yes, I believe someone like Manteen can do exactly that. And easy to hide in the a car, case, etc. Hoyt Jun 2016 #5

If it so easy why is it so rare? hack89 Jun 2016 #7

Do you understand that we are just in the beginning of terrorism -- foreign and domestic. Hoyt Jun 2016 #13

Which has nothing to do with the OP. nt hack89 Jun 2016 #15

You keep scooting that goalpost back further and further Scootaloo Jun 2016 #16

You really think a small rifle can be concealed like a handgun? hack89 Jun 2016 #20

Top 2 pics are of AR pistols. ileus Jun 2016 #8

As is the fourth pic dumbcat Jun 2016 #10

Hadn't noticed but our IT dept blocked the 1st and 4th pics. ileus Jun 2016 #11

They should be dumbcat Jun 2016 #12

Thank you Ileus for your gun expertise, how many do you have? Hoyt Jun 2016 #18

too many... ileus Jun 2016 #21

You still carrying gunz when you ride your bicycle? Hoyt Jun 2016 #22

I only ride for leisure now so it make CC easier. ileus Jun 2016 #24

Never met a paranoid bicycling gunner and I road in some pretty remote areas. I think carrying a gun Hoyt Jun 2016 #25

You need to hang out at the BF more. ileus Jun 2016 #27

I only know one guy who carries while biking. Adrahil Jun 2016 #28

Rode my Jamis yesterday...not too bad, but need to do much more. jmg257 Jun 2016 #31

I paid like 6xx for mine back in the 90's ileus Jun 2016 #32

Ah - I bought a sweet Trek Domane last year - but road Rail Trails are further then the mt bike jmg257 Jun 2016 #33

Proceed.... peace13 Jun 2016 #17

True, and harder to commit suicide Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #30

Less safe and I do not use my handgun for protection. gordianot Jun 2016 #2

Well there's a whole lot of ifs whatthehey Jun 2016 #6

I'd hate to have to give up my CZs and Sigs for more crappy AR's ileus Jun 2016 #9

More safe Matrosov Jun 2016 #14

More Dangerous = More Safe Iggo Jun 2016 #19

Statistics say most gun crime is done with handguns Lee-Lee Jun 2016 #23

Good, the ban/restrictions should include semi-auto pistols. Since most gun crime is drug related, Hoyt Jun 2016 #29

In my case, less safe. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #26