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DEVELOPING: A large truck drove into a crowd of people who had gathered for a Bastille Day fireworks show Thursday in the southern French city of Nice, killing at least 30 people and injuring 100 more in an apparent terror attack, officials said.

The official told France's BFM TV that the driver of the truck was also dead. A witness, Wassim Bouhlel, told the Associated Press that he saw the truck drive into the crowd, then witnessed the driver emerge with a gun and start shooting.

"There was carnage on the road," Bouhlel said. "Bodies everywhere."
#74100
What caliber was the deadly assault truck weapon of war?
It was an assault truck, you can tell by looking at, all assault trucks should be banned, they serve no purpose other than to kill people.

On a serious note the White House said this morning that all though this was clearly a terrorist attack, there is no indication it was driven by religion, "it appears just to be a local French man going over the edge who had no significant criminal pass"

Why is the White House defending radical Muslims and Islam. Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel was a Muslim import from Tunisia who had a police record that included assault with a weapon, domestic violence, threats and robbery and he shouted "Alahu Akhbar" as he shot at fleeing victims. What is the White House smoking?
#74107
I wonder what it will take for France to declare war on ISIS, and go to Syria and kick their butts......
Why, ISIS has already stormed France's beaches, it's to late to fight them over there because they can't even defend against the ones they invited in. Obama is doing the same thing and Hillary wants to open more of our beaches to them.

I can hear it now, once we start having weekly terrorist attacks by the Muslims they've imported, Obama and Hillary will declare victory by forcing ISIS to move and now we can keep a closer eye on them.
#74117
It may sound terrible folks, but until the elites and their families have the same exposure to attacks as other citizens, they'll continue to import threats to you and me, just to increase their chances of positions, wealth and agendas. They'll attempt to disarm us along they way while they increase the security surrounding them and their families while charging the costs for the extra security to "us". That's why we must demand they allow us the means to protect our families and that they take immediate action to do their number one mission "Defend American citizens" Instead they use "our money" to increase spending on their private defenses while cutting ours.
#74146
It is really odd to read the posts of reactionary old coots like johnforbes.

johnforbes must believe that the only alternative to a fascist state behind xenophobic fences with every citizen's DNA and finger prints on file and everybody being armed to the teeth and shooting each other in public gun fights is "socialism, open borders, and more terrorism... for Europe and America."

There is no subtlety or nuance to the reactionary mind. Everything is "all this" or "all that". Nothing in between exists to them.
It's the exact same attitude of the religious nuts that have him peeing his pants.
#74147
There is no subtlety or nuance to the reactionary mind. Everything is "all this" or "all that". Nothing in between exists to them.
There already are gun laws in place and assault weapons are banned, the problem is only lawful citizens follow the laws. I would like to see our laws enforced, using a gun in a crime should add 10 years automatically to the crime no matter if it is just stealing skittles. Felons and those caught with guns illegally should be tossed in prison for 5 years, no ifs ands or butts. Our government should leave those who don't use their legal guns for crimes the hell alone. That's the type of gun control I'd like to see. That's the type of gun control that would decrease killings by guns.

Concerning illegals and immigrants, we should enforce our current laws, someone who sneaks into the country shouldn't be rewarded with social assistance and promises of citizenship. They should be deported immediately and told if they want to become a US citizen, fill out the application and get in line. The only immigrants we should be allowing into the country are the ones who have something to offer America, not something we have to offer to them. If letting them live here doesn't have a positive effect on current citizens, they shouldn't be allowed in. Allowing in thousands of unvetted Muslims (many very radical), who are immediately placed on social assistance receiving more total tax dollars than citizens who have worked all their lives living off of social security, isn't in the best interest of citizens.

How is that for a moderate common sense approach to resolving our gun control and immigration issues!
#74171
"How is that for a moderate common sense approach to resolving our gun control and immigration issues!"-RealTool

How is THAT?
It's the status quo... and it isn't working.
Gun laws ARE enforced for the most part. If you think they aren't, give us some examples where they aren't. That police officer should be fired and that gun shop should be shut down.

"There already are gun laws in place and assault weapons are banned,..."-RealTool

What country do you live in, Tool? I thought you were an American.
"America has grown accustomed to military-style semi-automatic weapons such as the AR-15. It's not hard to see why: These firearms have been heavily marketed to gun owners. But at the same time, they're often the weapons of choice for mass murderers.
In an all-too familiar pattern, Omar Mateen, the gunman in the Orlando nightclub massacre, used one of these weapons, Sig Sauer's MCX (a version of the AR-15 rifle), in his deadly attack on Sunday. The AR-15 has grown so popular that the pro-gun lobby National Rifle Association has termed it "America's rifle." The AR-15 and its variants have been used in a number of mass shootings, ranging from the Newtown, Connecticut, elementary school tragedy to the San Bernardino, California, attack in December.
The gun industry has cranked up the consumer marketing behind these weapons during the past 12 years, following the expiration of a ban on them in 2004."-CBS news June 15, 2016

It's someone buying a gun from a gun show without a background check or a natural born citizen buying guns perfectly legally that are perpetrating these mass shootings in the U.S.. Obviously the current laws aren't enough.
Denying purchases to those on the no-fly list is one idea some Republicans supported. Same with eliminating the gun show loophole. Do you think those Republicans are leftist wackos?

Your silly wishful thinking won't change reality.
Yours is not a "moderate common sense" approach.
It's a "bury your head in the sand and hope it goes away" approach.
But what else could we expect from a guy who thinks there should be more private guns at airports, on planes, at sports stadiums, and in bars? You actually believe that will lead to FEWER shooting deaths and terror attacks. :shock:
#74174
Most people think ARs look bad and should therefore be banned.

How many journalists have the slightest idea what an "assault weapon" even is?

Any TV show on this topic will feature some liberal dolt nattering on about "assault weapons" without knowing what a sear is or how/whether an owner might be able to brew up such a weapon.
#74175
assault rifle
noun

Simple Definition of assault rifle
: a gun that can shoot many bullets quickly and that is designed for use by the military
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary

Full Definition of assault rifle
: any of various automatic or semiautomatic rifles with large capacity magazines designed for military use


Does this explain your answer johnnie? Explain why the general public should have access to weapons used by the infantry? Or to do pretend to protect yourself from a tyrannical government?
#74177
Simple Definition of assault rifle
: a gun that can shoot many bullets quickly and that is designed for use by the military
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Dude an AR15 wasn't designed for the military, if it were, it would be an automatic and it's not, you can hold down the trigger of anAR15 for 30 minutes and it'll still only fire one shot. Assault weapons are already banned. Just because a gun looks scary doesn't make it an assault weapon. The ignorance of libtards when it comes to guns is astonishing.
#74179
RealJustme wrote:
Simple Definition of assault rifle
: a gun that can shoot many bullets quickly and that is designed for use by the military
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Dude an AR15 wasn't designed for the military, if it were, it would be an automatic and it's not, you can hold down the trigger of anAR15 for 30 minutes and it'll still only fire one shot. Assault weapons are already banned. Just because a gun looks scary doesn't make it an assault weapon. The ignorance of libtards when it comes to guns is astonishing.
Another lie debunked...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AR-15

The AR-15 is a lightweight, intermediate cartridge magazine-fed, air-cooled rifle with a rotating lock bolt, actuated by direct impingement gas operation or long/short stroke piston operation. It has been produced in many different configurations, including semi-automatic. It employs aluminum alloys and synthetic materials.

The prototype AR-15 rifle was designed by ArmaLite as a selective fire weapon for military purposes. Armalite sold the design to Colt due to financial difficulties. After some modifications, the rifle eventually became the US Army's M16 rifle.
#74182
The prototype AR-15 rifle was designed by ArmaLite as a selective fire weapon for military purposes. Armalite sold the design to Colt due to financial difficulties. After some modifications, the rifle eventually became the US Army's M16 rifle.
You made my point, the AR15 didn't meet the specifications as an assault weapon for the military so they had to make a modified version which is the AR16, which "is an assault weapon". Dude try to buy an AR16 and tell us how that goes.

Hold down the trigger of an AR15 and you fire off one single round, hold down the trigger of an AR16 on auto and it'll empty the whole magazine. The media calls any scary gun an assault weapon and libtards buy it.
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