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In reply to the discussion: Sacramento police make second arrest after mass shooting that left 6 dead [View all]oldsoftie
(12,410 posts)29. I agree. But do we know for sure what was actually used?
I still haven't seen anything but what was referred to in the article
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Sacramento police make second arrest after mass shooting that left 6 dead [View all]
maxsolomon
Apr 2022
OP
The fetishization of guns in American culture and the feelings of inadequacy
Scrivener7
Apr 2022
#34
Hollywood??? This is the news man! Every single day in America this is the news!
AllyCat
Apr 2022
#5
I'm not a gunner; I'm not a gun owner. I never will be. I'm a Well-Regulator.
maxsolomon
Apr 2022
#12
Given that you wish to treat all firearms from single shots to machine guns the same, what's your
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2022
#18
This guy is hospitalized with multiple gunshot wounds (according to another article)
RockRaven
Apr 2022
#4
Well its illegal to OWN a machine gun except for a very minuscule number of people.
oldsoftie
Apr 2022
#8
To own a machine gun legally, you need to pay for a $200 tax stamp and fill out some paperwork.
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2022
#15
Not only that, but the floor price of a "cheap" machine gun is around $15,000 bucks.
Chainfire
Apr 2022
#22
If only I'd had the foresight (and money at the time) to buy half a dozen Mac-10's or Sten Guns
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2022
#24
Bump fire can turn most any semi-auto rifle into a gun that approximates a machine gun.
Kaleva
Apr 2022
#32
Reading other threads, the weapon was a pistol that had been converted into an automatic.
Kaleva
Apr 2022
#33
My guess (and it's only that) is that they modified the stolen handgun with a highly illegal auto
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2022
#19
Sounds like a random mass shooting. The victims weren't connected to each other
IronLionZion
Apr 2022
#21
What's your solution, then? It appears the gun used was an ordinary pistol that had been illegally
Dial H For Hero
Apr 2022
#36
If there truly WERE any responsible gun owners in the USA, THEY would be the ones
Scrivener7
Apr 2022
#37