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Originally Posted by Arik
....Remember your pretty blued and Walnut hunting rifles are just long range sniper rifles capable of killing from miles away and chambered in calibers capable of bringing down an elephant! Those can kill several people with one bullet. What civilian needs that?....
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In California the new definition of Assault Weapon is any semiauto rifle with a detachable magazine. That includes Winchester, Remington, Browning hunting rifles. Even a Winchester Model 1905 hunting rifle.
Some of the anti-gun cultists wave talked about banning telescopic sights on rifles. "A rifle with a telescopic sight is a sniper rifle, and nobody needs a sniper rifle."
Some have talked about banning lever action rifles. "Look at Chuck Connors. He fires that rifle like a machinegun. We need to ban these lever action machineguns."
I'm afraid that the tragedy in Las Vegas will be a turning point in gun rights. Just like the tragedies in the 60s lead to the 1968 Gun Control Act.