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In reply to the discussion: Maybe a dumb question on Assault rifles [View all]DetroitLegalBeagle
(1,919 posts)29. The high velocity is not particularly unique to those rounds
All rifle calibers shoot at a pretty high velocity. Most of the common deer hunting rounds are faster and hit harder due to their larger caliber, bullet weight, and greater gunpowder load. The .223/5.56 round is just the most commonly used in mass shootings because that is what an AR15 is most commonly chambered in, and the AR15 is the most common semi auto rifle in the country. The .308 and 7.62x39 are probably the next most common calibers in semi auto rifles, and both hit harder then a .223/5.56 since they shoot bigger bullets, and in the case of the .308, at higher velocity then a .223/5.56.
Pretty much any rifle shooting one of the common calibers will cause horrific damage to the human body. The specific caliber doesn't matter much.
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The suggestion that ammunition be highly taxed or made extremely expensive
PoindexterOglethorpe
Apr 2021
#1
If you can afford a gun that shoots 200 rounds a minute it's not expensive enough. nt
AndyS
Apr 2021
#22
First step, is to repudiate gun bans. Once gun bans are off the table, there will be room to talk
SYFROYH
Apr 2021
#39
Assault rifles use a wide range of ammunition. Some are commonly used for hunting
Kaleva
Apr 2021
#10
The advantages of the .223 is that they are are lighter and being less powerful , have little recoil
Kaleva
Apr 2021
#19
I believe the Army is thinking of abandoning the 5.45X45 NATO round for something more powerful
Kaleva
Apr 2021
#43
Hunters are accustomed to one shot one kill. 'Assault weapon" shooter are accustomed to just spray
AndyS
Apr 2021
#26
I have no desire to own any firearms, I recently sold my Colt 1911 ACP because I just
MarineCombatEngineer
Apr 2021
#37
Might not be constitutional in the vein of Minneapolis Star v. Minnesota Comm'r
Amishman
Apr 2021
#38