Clueless LGS managers ain't helpin'

[Guest JohnL]

Granted, laws vary state to state, but a blanket statement like this is irresponsible or due to ignorance.

http://www.ydr.com/portal/local/ci_22024297/surge-gun-sales-expected-york-county-nation

Still, stores like Layman's Gun Shop in Lower Windsor Township are feeling people's anxiety.
Manager Tony Chalfant said he's sold more assault weapons and personal protection guns than hunting guns in recent months.
"That has changed over the years," he said. "Everybody views an assault weapon as something different. [B]An example would be AR-15 style is a semi-automatic. You can't hunt with one."[/B]

[Guest cardcutter]

This guy is an idiot. He doesnt stock them because "he dosent want them to fall in to the wrong hands" . What the hell does he think the NICS is for?

[Spots]

Hes an idiot that makes us all look bad. My main hunting rifle is a semi automatic 30-06. Must be an assault weapon, since you can't hunt with a semiauto.

[Major Kong]

[quote name='JohnL' timestamp='1353427197' post='848749']
Granted, laws vary state to state, but a blanket statement like this is irresponsible or due to ignorance.

[url="http://www.ydr.com/portal/local/ci_22024297/surge-gun-sales-expected-york-county-nation"]http://www.ydr.com/p...k-county-nation[/url]

Still, stores like Layman's Gun Shop in Lower Windsor Township are feeling people's anxiety.
Manager Tony Chalfant said he's sold more assault weapons and personal protection guns than hunting guns in recent months.
"That has changed over the years," he said. "Everybody views an assault weapon as something different. [b]An example would be AR-15 style is a semi-automatic. You can't hunt with one."[/b]
[/quote]

A quick Google search validated that you can't hunt with a semi automatic rifle in Pennsylvania, which is where this story originated.

[RobertNashville]

[quote name='Major Kong' timestamp='1353433691' post='848777']
A quick Google search validated that you can't hunt with a semi automatic rifle in Pennsylvania, which is where this story originated.
[/quote]So...I guess it follows, then, that if your state law doesn't allow you to hunt with a semi-automatic rifle you shouldn't be allowed to own one either.

I wonder if they have similar restrictions against semi-auto shotguns???

[Major Kong]

[quote name='RobertNashville' timestamp='1353434114' post='848781']
So...I guess it follows, then, that if your state law doesn't allow you to hunt with a semi-automatic rifle you shouldn't be allowed to own one either.

I wonder if they have similar restrictions against semi-auto shotguns???
[/quote]

I'm sorry Robert, I'm not following you. The guy says in the same paragraph that he's sold more assault weapons (yes, I know...) than hunting rifles recently.

It was a different manager at a different store who said he didn't sell them. I didn't comment on him because I agree that his stance is idiotic.

[RobertNashville]

[quote name='Major Kong' timestamp='1353434894' post='848788']
I'm sorry Robert, I'm not following you. The guy says in the same paragraph that he's sold more assault weapons (yes, I know...) than hunting rifles recently.

It was a different manager at a different store who said he didn't sell them. I didn't comment on him because I agree that his stance is idiotic.
[/quote]No worries...I was just trying to make a joke; apparently it wasn't a very good one.

[Major Kong]

[quote name='RobertNashville' timestamp='1353436890' post='848799']
No worries...I was just trying to make a joke; apparently it wasn't a very good one.
[/quote]

Sorry Robert, wasn't trying to be confrontational. I'm just easily confused

[Guest HvyMtl]

Really, assault weapons, what is the definition of an "assualt weapons?" In my mind, this lable should be for actual military grade modern rifles. Not for semi-auto, one pull of the trigger, one shot, rifle that LOOKS like military grade.

Its like calling a Mall Security Guard a Cop, cause he has on a similar uniform.

[Makiaveli]

From Miriam-Webster online....took the opportunity to post it on FB...get the holiday drama started early!


[color=#000000][font=Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif][size=3][background=rgb(232, 236, 245)][b] assault rifle[/b]
[i]noun[/i] [i](Concise Encyclopedia)[/i][/background][/size][/font][/color]


[indent=1]
Military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire. Light and portable, yet able to deliver a high volume of fire with reasonable accuracy at modern combat ranges of 1,000–1,600 ft (300–500 m), assault rifles have become the standard infantry weapon of modern armies. Their ease of handling makes them ideal for mobile assault troops crowded into personnel carriers or helicopters, as well as for guerrilla fighters engaged in jungle or urban warfare. Widely used assault rifles are the U.S. [url="http://www.merriam-webster.com/concise/M16%20rifle"]M16[/url], the Soviet Kalashnikov (the[url="http://www.merriam-webster.com/concise/AK%20-47"]AK-47[/url] and modernized versions), the Belgian FAL and FNC, and the German G3.[/indent]

Edited November 22, 2012 by Makiaveli

[10-Ring]

Didn't the anti-gun lobby coin the term "assault rifle?" Personally I cringe every time I hear the word.

[BryanP]

[quote name='10-Ring' timestamp='1354118218' post='851915']
Didn't the anti-gun lobby coin the term "assault rifle?" Personally I cringe every time I hear the word.
[/quote]

No,. Assault Rifle is a valid military term. Assault [u]Weapon[/u] is a term that was coined by the anti-gun lobby. They are not the same thing.