• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Then we better start giving everyone burst fire weapons.

    No?

    The military is just fine with its irregulars using something else. We worked alongside locals running AK platforms for 20 years.

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      3 months ago

      Nobody actually uses burst fire. Does the Spear have burst fire? I haven’t looked too closely because I seriously doubt they’re ever actually going to make it the standard issue rifle.

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        3 months ago

        We absolutely used burst fire in Iraq. The M7 is also capable of burst or auto depending on what they put in the trigger group.

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          3 months ago

          Aight, I’ve been told different from other folks who have deployed.

          Anyway, this conversation is way off the rails. The point being that, if you consider the original intent of the 2nd amendment to be the only thing protecting a citizen’s access to firearms, it would be much more correct to say the standard issue rifle would be the most protected firearm than any other.

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            3 months ago

            I can show you video.

            At any rate if you want to talk about standard issue, what’s wrong with a modified M1a Springfield that runs an internal clip instead of a magazine? Given the choice I’d give militia men a bolt action over an M7 but there’s no reason we can’t go in the middle.

            The major issue with mass casualty shootings is the ammunition availability. And that’s the problem everyone wants to solve. We could also go all in on red flag laws, fixing the NICS loopholes, and universal background checks. And if those work then we don’t need to do anything with magazines. There’s really a few paths available here, but if the NRA and friends keep putting a stop to any reform at all then they’re all going to happen at once.