Old school hunting community is still affected by the: “They ain’t coming for my guns, just them assault rifles. Why should I care?” Well, you should because they are indeed after you precious hunting rifles. Take a look at the Violence Policy Center recent Facebook post:
James Earl Ray was not a sniper or even shot MLK with anything resembling what we call a Sniper Rifle. He was a Kukkler & Nazi sympathizer who used a Remington Model 760 pump action rifle configured similar to this:
It would be impossible to know how many deer and other types of game have been taken over the years with this rifle. But VPC had no qualms on identifying James Earl Ray as a sniper and thus the rifle he used must be a sniper rifle. Good news, at least they did not say it was an AK-47 like they always do.
I detest the fruit loops. long ago I’d have been content with live and let live, and if they’d leave us the fuck alone I’d still be content with live and let live.
what does fruit loops have to do with this
I’ve been to the Civil Rights Museum/Lorraine Motel in Memphis.
The shot was less than 50 yards. Literally shooting across a two lane city street. Hardly a sniper shot. Some well trained men with a pistol could have made the shot. It is a blatant lie to call it a shot only a “sniper” could make.
‘Sniping’ is more of an action than a specific skill IMO. Hunters are doing the same thing, but against people it’s called sniping, which sounds scarier of course.
As you said though, at that range with a long gun even a novice shooter could have done that, and with most any long gun at that.
VPC anf CSGV = Places where reason and common sense do not go to. Much like the old maps that say ‘Here be Dragons’.
It’s easier to cross the Pacific back in the day of Magellan than it is to talk to these lot.
“Here be D-bags”?
That works. Since Dragons imply a sense of strength and intelligence. Well, what I know of Dragon folklore.
We must all contact Bloomberg and Schumer to ban these evil pump-action assault weapons of mass destruction.
I’m OK with hunting, BUT 760’s will lead to blood in the streets. Light a candle for the delicious venison that has staved my hunger.
Candle hell, light a BBQ grille!
I would…alas…no venison right now. I REALLY got to get up the road a piece from my house to Old Katy and find that damn store that sells fresh venison from the butcher case..[and yes I think deer is included…]
These people are the enablers of rapists, dictators and the like. Anything they say is treated with contempt, disgust and their record of accuracy is just south of 1%. Anti-gunners are scum.
“We must all contact Bloomberg and Schumer to ban these evil pump-action assault weapons of mass destruction. ”
They already banned pump-action guns in Australia. One thing to point out about Antis is they don’t bother passing a new law when they can photocopy an old one.
Joe Biden’s Pappy grabbed some laws in Hiter’s handwriting to write GCA ’68.
Also note that when McCarthy submitted her foolish magazine bill, never once did she contemplate what Capacity is OK, she just pulled the AWB writings off the shelf.
You’re statement isn’t as silly as you may think.
Weer’d-I thought it was Chris Dodd’s father, not Joe Biden’s father that drafted GCA-68
Maybe you’re right. Wikipedia was down yesterday
Nah, AK-47’s don’t have scopes and they have the shoulder things that go up. This is obviously a high-powered sniper rifle. You need to update your Journalist Guide. 😉
They consider anything scoped (including .22’s) to be ‘sniper rifles’.
http://daysofourtrailers.blogspot.com/2008/02/for-hunters-who-dont-believe-theyre-on.html
Mark me down as another person less-than-impressed with the way the term “sniper” has been diluted by ignorant morons. I might use a rifle that is capable of .1MOA accuracy out to 2000 yards, but that no more makes me a “sniper” than settling behind the wheel of an F1 makes me a “race car driver”.
And note that they’ll wrap themselves up in MLK’s skin.
Nevermind that MLK tried to get a carry permit but was denied due to racist May Issue.
But hey at least the South has evolved and now anywhere in the South a person can get a carry permit regardless of the color of his or her skin.
If only the NorthEast were so enlightened.
Myoldrifles.com is selling a “Kennedy Carcano.” With friends like that, who needs enemies? I guess it’s more crass than a James Dean Death Car Porsche 550 Spyder, of which many replicas exist.