Educate me (I'm asking this in a total non-sarcastic and genuine way)
how close to each other those guns are ? As a noob, I would say the second example would be very close and except a more ergonomic handle they are pretty close to be the same model in essence
Sure no problem. The first gun is called a ruger 10/22, the second gun is also a ruger 10/22. Both are chambered in 22lr:
Both are rimfire (compared to the last 2 guns). Rimfire means instead of striking the center primer of the cartridge like a centerfire rifle does the firing pin actually strikes the rim of the cartridge.
The second gun, unless I'm mistaken (I don't think I am) is actually the same length from end of stock to end of barrel as the first (pretty positive it legally has to be).
There are some differences though, the second has a silencer. However knowing who made the gun's stock has something to do that. This is something your average citizen can just have. The people that built that particular model (it's a demo model as far as I know) have the proper permission from the gov to have that on the front of that firearm. The second also has a 30 round magazine inside while the first has a 10 (the firearm sells with a 10 round magazine from the factory). HOWEVER, you can put that exact same magazine in the first.
Essentially though the gun is the exact same gun in every way except that silencer (which I went over). The bullet will come out of the end at the same speed and
both will shoot just as fast as each other when you use hi cap magazines (legal in most of the country). This is why I was being so sarcastic when I posted this up.
Here is the one I own, I have kept it stock from the factory:
, if those are modified full automatic (or 3 round burst semi auto) rifles down to round by round semi auto, it is a factor as well if you can easily modify them back to full auto. I don't think most people would do that though, I agree. Do we know what the Newtown guy used precisely ?
The newtown guy used a glock (or 2 don't remember) semi automatic 10mm handgun, a Sig Sauer 9mm and a bushmaster AR15. The last picture is that exact gun. I'll get to that later though.
To address the second part of your post. It's super illegal already to make a machine gun (what you are talking about when you talk about 3 round and full auto guns) unless you are licensed by the government to do so... and that is not an easy thing to do. So when you talk about your average joe making a full auto firearm you are talking about a felony (at least one, probably more like a few though). Second, while I am not a gun smith it is my understanding that the AR15s that are available in stores now are constructed in a way that you would have to have some pretty specialized tools and replacement parts to get them to go full auto.
Also, there is something I don't get about american people rushing gun stores to get rifle guns before they get banned... Do they plan in owning a weapon officially declared illegal at home ? Wouldn't it be recorded in a database anyway and traced and wouldn't they be asked to give them back or modify them to get to a legal standard ? This sounds retarded to me
I'm not one of those people, but I can explain the mentality:
The 1994 crime bill which banned the sale of high cap magazines (over 10 rounds) did not cover magazines that were made prior to september 1994. The 1994 crime bill also outlined features that were not allowed on a semi automatic shotguns and rifles. However these laws only pertained to again, firearms manufactured after sept 1994. Why? Because those in charge didn't want to make criminals out of 30 million gun owners in the USA.
So people are buying these guns in fear that if there is another crime bill either their guns will sky rocket in value (and they will) OR so they can have them before they become illegal to buy. This is the mentality.
EDIT : btw I don't know what people say around, but I don't think having the first version is fine either, to any of those 3. If you're a hunter then yeah, if it is to keep in a safe at home, a gun would be enough and easier to handle by most people
I do want to address the other 4 guns though:
Those 2 shotguns are identical except the black one might hold 2 more shotshells in the tube (hard to say from the pic honestly) and the barrel is probably the shortest legal length of 18.5" compared to the camo one (which is probably a 28" field barrel). In terms of everything else however they really are the same gun. Same manufacturer (mossberg), same action (semi auto) and take the same size shotshells.
Ok and now for those last 2 guns, which is probably what makes me lol the most:
Ok so that first one is chambered in 30-06 the second is .223/5.56x45mm. Lets look at the difference:
Going from left to right you are looking at .22lr (first 2 guns fire this), 9mm (one of the rounds that the NT killer used in a handgun), 45acp, .223, 30-06, a shotgun shell (12 guage) and a tube of lip gloss.
The first gun fires the 30-06. It is a semi automatic rifle meaning it shoots as fast as the bushmaster under it. However the round that the hunting rifle takes is quite a bit larger.
I will concede however that since the 30-06 is a larger cart, the biggest magazines that I know of will only hold 10 rounds for that particular gun. It comes stock with a 4 round as far as I know. While the bushmaster has a 30 round on it. My guess is 30 rounds of 30-06 would ad a lot of weight to that gun making it a little impractical for what it is marketed for (long range shots).
But my point in comparing the 2 guns is that the first shoots a larger round, semi auto, and is mag fed just like the AR. But it doesn't look evil so... I'll also tell you that the round count probably doesn't matter because loading the next mag doesn't take more than a few seconds.
Anyhow, my point essentially was outlawing a firearm based on looks is quite silly/retarded.
But that is exactly what our lawmakers do.
This is a pretty good read if you like. I agree with what he has to say. He obviously has much more experience/knowledge than I do on the subject:
http://larrycorreia.wordpress.com/2012/12/20/an-opinion-on-gun-control/