by "OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
Published 11/08/2017 at 19:12
by "OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
Published 11/08/2017 at 19:12
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USA Today decided to post this image along an article about the AR-15. Yes that is a “Chainsaw bayonet” an an AR-15... What Twitter did will make you happy.
Follow this link and post your favorites... https://twitter.com/search?q=%23PossibleModifications&src=tyah
Here is mine...
Disclaimer - I am a gun owner and supporter of the 2nd Amendment. I do think we need stricter gun laws. I also think the media and goverment are all dumb because this is ‘merica and this is what has happened.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
11/08/2017 at 19:22, STARS: 24
omg we’re doomed
"Rico" (ricorich)
11/08/2017 at 19:23, STARS: 0
Lol that’s some Gears of War shit right there.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 19:23, STARS: 0
I skipped right past this one earlier but it might be my favorite now hahahaha
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
11/08/2017 at 19:25, STARS: 11
I don’t like these quirks and features
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 7
The fact that a reputable news source posted it... This is why the republicans have some credibility when they blast the media.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 19:26, STARS: 0
Please tell me that was an oppo person... or you.
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
11/08/2017 at 19:28, STARS: 3
me in paint just now
"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
11/08/2017 at 19:29, STARS: 4
It’s the same reason CNN will use ill-informed people as aviation experts; the outlets don’t care enough to use subject-matter experts.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 19:30, STARS: 3
Exactly. I miss even 10 years ago when news was more plain news, not opinions and clickbait. And that’s saying a lot considering I’m 23.
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
11/08/2017 at 19:33, STARS: 5
They care more about the gun than the fact that the guy was crazy. He physically abused his family, was emo, and more.
"WilliamsSW" (williamssw)
11/08/2017 at 19:36, STARS: 2
You notice that their aviation “experts” are idiots because you know aviation.
Think their experts on any other subject are better?
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 19:38, STARS: 3
They are addressing what happened and not the problem. Completely agree.
"Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch" (bman76)
11/08/2017 at 19:42, STARS: 0
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/07/world/americas/mass-shootings-us-international.html
"awmaster10" (awmaster10)
11/08/2017 at 19:43, STARS: 9
Just read every single reply I love twitter
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/08/2017 at 19:46, STARS: 19
Many of the positions on the extremes of both sides are absurd. Both mental healthcare and common sense gun restrictions (like on AR-15 functionality, large quantity magazines, waiting periods, thorough background checks for even minor domestic abuse or assault charges, etc) are important. But primarily I do believe that America has a gun addiction. We like our guns too much, and we have too many of them, and it is too easy for us to get them, and too many of us fetishise them. As someone who was trained, that fetishism scares the hell out of me.
I am anti-gun, but pro -2nd Amendment as long as it is part of the Constitution. The thing about constitutionalism is that you don’t get to ignore the parts you don’t like, you have to protect them so you can protect the parts you do like. And there’s a process to change the Constitution and we should do that, and it’s my job to convince enough Americans that we should do that.
I learned to shoot in the US Navy. My Marine gunnery sergeant taught me in his primary lecture before he even let us LOOK at live firearms, that guns as they exist now were created, refined, and perfected for one primary purpose: killing people. They are killing machines. Every other possible use for them is a secondary purpose to this. I knew then I’d carry and discharge a weapon in the line of duty, but I would never, ever, ever choose to own one.
"Kiltedpadre" (kiltedpadre)
11/08/2017 at 19:46, STARS: 8
How is this even a question when a station wagon was an option?
You could carry more scary guns in the accessory for your scary gun!
"AfromanGTO" (afromangto)
11/08/2017 at 19:47, STARS: 3
He went to military prison for a year for abusing his ex-wife and stepson. I also read he escaped from a mental facility in 2012. Why did he even have a gun? I thought felons and mental health patients weren’t allowed to own firearms. He was in the chairforce when he got sent to prison.
"AfromanGTO" (afromangto)
11/08/2017 at 19:48, STARS: 2
How much is the chainsaw and shark with friggin laser scope on head?
"dsigned001 - O.R.C. hunter" (dsigned001)
11/08/2017 at 19:56, STARS: 4
I mean, technically you CAN mount a chainsaw bayonet. Just like I can mount a samurai sword on it.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 19:56, STARS: 3
Thanks for the well written response. Not a lot of places that things like that happen.
It’s hard for me to argue with you because I respect everything you wrote and thank you for your service. I will admit I am one who does love guns. I love them for shooting targets, clay, and hunting. I don’t love them for their destructive tendencies towards other people though. It does frustrate me as someone that loves them for their legitimate use but because of what others use them for I feel the need to also have them to protect me and my family.
On a side note, it also frustrates me how little is known about guns by those who want to ban them. These people are at war with guns. The first rule of war is know your enemy. These people still think AR stands for “Assault Rifle” and couldn’t safely operate one if given a lecture on it. I’ve even seen this with my little sister. Staunch liberal who opposes guns but if I try to teach her anything about my gun, the fun uses, or the safe use of a gun she shuts me down and says she doesn’t even want to see one.
My conclusion is everyone is dumb(except those that are not).
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 19:57, STARS: 9
If this is not the answer you were looking for I am sorry. You, not I, have failed.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 19:58, STARS: 2
I’m going to mount a “bang” flag on mine when I finally get the funds to buy one.
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/08/2017 at 20:12, STARS: 13
Okay, now for my less serious post.
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
11/08/2017 at 20:17, STARS: 0
I still remember when the Australian Army got hold of their .223 Steyr rifles to replace the old .308 M-16 (?).
The Steyr’s have a scope built in where as the old ones were open sights. The scope sight didn’t have a cross hair rather it has a circle. I asked the gunnery dude ‘Why the circle?’ and his response...”The intention of these things is to disable the enemy, not necessarily kill them. Disabling combatants creates more headaches for the enemy than killing them outright. To disable someone with this firearm, place the circle over their body and fire repeatedly.”.
As someone who aimed for a humane kill when hunting and who respected accuracy and efficiency as the highest of firearm skills...a firearm designed primarily to maim made me a bit squeamish.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
11/08/2017 at 20:17, STARS: 5
Wait, they have picatinny-compatible sharks now?
"nermal" (nermal)
11/08/2017 at 20:18, STARS: 2
I had to scroll longer than expected to find a weiner.
"Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen" (distraxi)
11/08/2017 at 20:24, STARS: 3
On the other hand, I haven’t heard anybody put up a convincing argument (your last election aside) that America has more crazy people per capita than anywhere else, or that your mental health system is dramatically worse. But you do have about 3x the gun ownership rate and about 3x the gun death rate of any other developed country. That sort of correlation looks to the rest of the world like a pretty strong case for easy access to guns being at least part of the problem.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_firearm-related_death_rate
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estimated_number_of_guns_per_capita_by_country
Putting it on mental health while ignoring that is like saying “I crashed because I took that bend too fast” while ignoring the fact that one of your shocks is leaking, your steering rack’s flogged out, and your ESC warning light’s been on for a year. Excessive speed may be the root cause, but there were ways to mitigate the effects.
Or, as the Onion has started putting it every time this happens , “No Way to Prevent This, Says Only Nation Where This Regularly Happens”
None of which, by the way, justifies the media going into a clickbait “BDSM gun porn” frenzy every time this happens. On that, I’m with Under_Score.
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 20:30, STARS: 0
I think the Logo is small enough to fit on the AR!
"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
11/08/2017 at 20:33, STARS: 0
As someone who’s wearing a Taking Back Sunday shirt right now:
!!! UNKNOWN CONTENT TYPE !!!
One of those things is not like the others...
"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
11/08/2017 at 20:34, STARS: 10
USA Today be like:
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/08/2017 at 20:39, STARS: 12
Will my Honda fit on this?
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 20:41, STARS: 0
I’m volunteering at the Lane Motor Museum for like 10 hours this weekend. I bet money I find at least 15 cars that could actually fit on an AR
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
11/08/2017 at 21:05, STARS: 0
I’m sorry!
"Under_Score" (tomtheatum)
11/08/2017 at 21:06, STARS: 0
Because of his discharge from the military, he apparently wasn’t allowed to have a gun, either.
"404 - User No Longer Available" (toni-cipriani)
11/08/2017 at 21:13, STARS: 1
Will your Honda fit on a Fit?
"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/08/2017 at 21:42, STARS: 3
Fuck your guns, fuck the second amendment, I’m going to use a shark to take them away.
"gmporschenut also a fan of hondas" (gmporschenut)
11/08/2017 at 22:15, STARS: 1
Not so much designed to maim, but designed to kill (when wearing body armor)
m-16 uses a .223. the predecessor was proabably a .308 (7.62) (m-14 or g3) as those were used by all nato countries in the 50s-70s.
The .223 is smaller mass higher velocity, enabeling a soldier to fire more rounds accurately down range, increasing the chance of hitting a target. due to the smaller area and higher velocity the .223 has the better penetration of early body armor. An issue a number in the army ran into iraq and afghanistan is that few combatants were wearing 80's soviet body armor, and often rounds went through “cleanly” vs exploding tissue. the result was many more maims vs outright kills. My cousin was talking how some units were requesting more older style rifles m-14 as there were cases of suicide bombers getting hit and kept charging.
"user314" (user314)
11/08/2017 at 22:22, STARS: 5
Wait, I’ve seen something like that before...
"OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars" (jakeauern)
11/08/2017 at 22:29, STARS: 0
Since that’s a normal attachment and all
"wafflesnfalafel" (wafflesnfalafel1)
11/08/2017 at 22:36, STARS: 3
14" bars are for wusses - real men go for at least 20"
"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
11/08/2017 at 22:46, STARS: 0
No problem, man. It was more of a “LOL WTF” than anything. Replace “was emo” with “was an Ariana Grande fan” and it’s funny as hell.
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/09/2017 at 01:14, STARS: 0
Would my Honda on this Fit?
"X37.9XXS" (x379xxs)
11/09/2017 at 09:56, STARS: 0
Since most of the gun freaks are Constitutional originalists, let them buy as many of these as they like
You can even use percussion ignition
"So Shiney. So Chrome! So Frunky" (badams109)
11/09/2017 at 09:58, STARS: 1
Everything needs a bayonet, even grenades.
"themanwithsauce - has as many vehicles as job titles" (themanwithsauce)
11/09/2017 at 10:18, STARS: 0
Honda Logo logos can fit on Honda Fits but not of their own Accord, but on a Honda Accord and a Honda Jazz and all that jazz is just a prelude to Honda Preludes. Wow this was an Odyssey....
"PotbellyJoe and 42 others" (potbellyjoe)
11/09/2017 at 10:38, STARS: 1
You mean where you are sharks aren’t picatinny-compatible?
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
11/09/2017 at 10:47, STARS: 1
In the Gulf of Mexico, they’re all Weaver Sharks. But they can be modded.
"PotbellyJoe and 42 others" (potbellyjoe)
11/09/2017 at 10:49, STARS: 2
Ah, yeah, here in the Northern Atlantic they’re picatinny-compatible, so they work with your weaver mounts just fine. Biggest issue for us is just getting a good grip on them before aligning them to the rail.
"Ash78, voting early and often" (ash78)
11/09/2017 at 10:57, STARS: 2
Yeah, they’re slippery and those front ends are sharp. I recommend some Tactical Ballistic Kevlar Gloves. Or leather, whatever.
"davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com" (davesaddiction)
11/09/2017 at 10:59, STARS: 1
The simple fact that we’re a nation founded by individuals who rose up against an oppressive government makes it very hard for us to take away the individual right to own the instruments that would allow us to rise up against an oppressive government...
"AfromanGTO" (afromangto)
11/09/2017 at 11:11, STARS: 0
So how exactly did he get the gun? Discharged from the military, being in military prison, and escaped from a mental hospital. That should be enough to grant him only use of sporks.
"Sir Halffast" (Sir_Halffast)
11/09/2017 at 11:18, STARS: 1
Flintlocks or bust. Percussion caps are for the weak.
"Sir Halffast" (Sir_Halffast)
11/09/2017 at 11:21, STARS: 0
The police are already on the way. Just sit tight and don’t struggle. Your Sunny Day Real Estate albums will be confiscated for evidence.
"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
11/09/2017 at 11:25, STARS: 0
They can take my Sunny Day Real Estate, but they can never take my American Football!
"Sir Halffast" (Sir_Halffast)
11/09/2017 at 11:30, STARS: 0
If that’s your Dashboard Confessional, then you’re pretty much done for.
"G_Body_Man: Sponsored by the number 3" (gbodyman)
11/09/2017 at 11:36, STARS: 1
It’s only Thursday! Ahh well, time to jam the door shut with my old Silverstein books and implement my Simple Plan of a Brand New Chemical Romance that Saves The Day with a blast that, in 30 Seconds, will send them To Mars!
"jmedarts" (jmedarts)
11/09/2017 at 11:42, STARS: 1
Needs Kinja attachment. Nothing could survive that.
"Zed28M6" (zed28m6)
11/09/2017 at 11:49, STARS: 0
Using your first link shows a significant correlation to the mental health problem in the USA. Take a look at suicide rates verses all other countries.
"450X_FTW" (mistermic)
11/09/2017 at 11:59, STARS: 0
Gun control laws violate our rights!
So dangerous and violent felons should be allowed to have guns?
Well no, that’s ridiculous, they lost the right
That’s called gun control. And no where in the constitution does it say anything about felons not having gun rights. Or voting rights for that matter.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/09/2017 at 12:04, STARS: 1
It is the infantry bar. The 20" is for cavalry.
"CaptDale - is secretly British" (captdale)
11/09/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 1
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
11/09/2017 at 12:23, STARS: 0
They also are forgetting that if the military reported his dishonorable discharge he wouldn’t have been able to purchase a gun in the first place, hence our laws would have actually worked if they were enforced.
"My bird IS the word" (mybirdistheword)
11/09/2017 at 12:25, STARS: 1
sources say the perp was using a military-style gun
"TheBloody, Oppositelock lives on in our shitposts." (thebloody)
11/09/2017 at 13:21, STARS: 0
Dat trigger discipline doe...
"just-a-scratch" (just-a-scratch)
11/09/2017 at 13:22, STARS: 1
At serious risk of being pedantic, the M-16 as adopted has always been chambered for 5.56 x 45 mm. Early variants of the AR (Armalite Rifle)from which it is derived were chambered in .308 Win / 7.62 x 51 mm.
"Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen" (distraxi)
11/09/2017 at 15:14, STARS: 0
That link shows suicides BY GUN. The US’s OVERALL suicide rate is on the high side but not noticeably worse than France or New Zealand, which both have much less public access to firearms and much lower “suicide by firearm” rates. All you’re seeing there is that someone who wants to kill themselves is more likely to use a gun if they have easy access to one, which isn’t a big surprise.
Having said that, I’d bet easy gun access IS a contributor to the US’s suicide rate. Firstly because suicide can be an impulse thing, and guns are easy. If you don’t have access to one you may talk yourself out of it by the time you figure out how to do it. Secondly because a lot of suicide attempts are more a cry for help than a determined attempt to die, and shooting yourself is much more likely to work than pills or cutting. I’d be interested to see if the US’s “failed suicide attempt” rate is lower than other countries.
"Kat Callahan" (kyosuke)
11/09/2017 at 17:55, STARS: 1
Dangerous and violent felons somehow keep LEGALLY getting ahold of them. That’s often the problem. Many of these mass shooters had legal access or were not subjected to rigorous oversight that should have prevented them from obtaining the weapons in question.
I’m far more frightened of a gun fetishist with a history of domestic abuse than I am frightened of an ex-con who spent 20 years in jail on drug convictions.
You can be deprived of liberty, property, and life under fair judicial processes. That is in the Constitution.
"SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media" (silentbutnotreallydeadly)
11/10/2017 at 04:47, STARS: 0
Pedantry is fine. The old Oz rifles before the Steyr were .308. My M16 designation was a guess based on lack of research. I don’t really need to know which is which for my real life down here!
"just-a-scratch" (just-a-scratch)
11/10/2017 at 10:04, STARS: 0
I guess the previous military rifle (before the Steyr AUG) was the FAL, a.k.a. right arm off the free world.
"TFSIVTEC drivesavolvo" (drivesaswedishcarmadeinbelgium-)
12/02/2017 at 19:55, STARS: 1
Media is insane, I’m a melenial age who voted for Obama once and Gary Johnson most recently. So I call myself an independent. For one, in my opinion the only way U.S. will stay competitive in a global market is investing in education. I digressed from your point though. We, Us, the government, needs to enforced current laws before adding more. This is coming from a MA resident and non gun owner.