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Minneapolis criminals seem to have machine guns now
alpha news ^ | 10/5/21 | Kyle Hooten

Posted on 10/06/2021 8:24:44 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal

There have been 78 instances of criminals firing fully automatic weapons in Minneapolis so far this year, according to ShotSpotter data.

A fully automatic weapon is one which fires more than a single bullet per press of the trigger. They are also known as “machine guns,” have been tightly regulated since 1934 and banned since 1986. Today, collectors are allowed to own machine guns produced before 1986, but high price tags and exceedingly strict regulations make them next to impossible for the average person to acquire. Fully automatic rifles in poor condition cost about $20,000 — higher-quality rifles routinely sell for over $50,000.

The amount of fully automatic gunfire in the streets of Minneapolis is shockingly high given America’s tight control of these weapons.

Since the outset of this year, the Minneapolis Public Health and Safety Committee reports that 935 rounds have been fired as part of fully automatic strings based on data collected by the city’s ShotSpotter. If even one of these bullets were to find its mark, it would represent a substantial change to American gun crime statistics.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; Government; US: Minnesota
KEYWORDS: banglist; crime; gangs; machineguns; violence
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Cool, because this will make the eventual movie more fun to watch.


21 posted on 10/06/2021 9:17:21 AM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

22 posted on 10/06/2021 9:19:12 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
The amount of fully automatic gunfire in the streets of Minneapolis is shockingly high given America’s tight control of these weapons.

What does that tell you about gun control?

23 posted on 10/06/2021 9:24:33 AM PDT by TwelveOfTwenty (Will whoever keeps asking if this country can get any more insane please stop?)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

You mean to say that criminals don’t follow laws and more gun control is NOT the answer?

Well...

I’m shocked! Shocked I say....


24 posted on 10/06/2021 9:24:33 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Biden restarting Fast And Furious in Minneapolis to impose gun control?


25 posted on 10/06/2021 9:26:22 AM PDT by immadashell (New Planned Parenthood slogan: Black Babies’ Lives Don't Matter!c)
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To: dfwgator

State of the Art bang-bang...


26 posted on 10/06/2021 9:26:34 AM PDT by Dead Corpse (A Psalm in napalm...)
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To: riverrunner
It is real hard tom tell by sound recordings if it is full auto or semi auto.

Particularly if there are multiple people shooting semi-automatic weapons as a group. I doubt the time of flight software running in the shot spotter system can distinguish between two Glocks being fired from the windows of a car unless the car is very close to the microphones.

27 posted on 10/06/2021 9:27:33 AM PDT by freeandfreezing
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To: PGR88

Ahhh, the cultural enrichment.


28 posted on 10/06/2021 9:33:53 AM PDT by Noumenon (The Second Amendment exists primarily to deal with those who just won't take no for an answer. KTF)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Well if the Somalis can get/convert full auto, the Afghanis will be right behind them. Question is who wins the race for the first RPGs and s.vests, belts?


29 posted on 10/06/2021 9:55:53 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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To: dfwgator
Kudos to you for digging up a video clip from 'Robocop'. (Post 22)

I laugh when I think of Kurtwood Smith who played one of the bad guys in 'Robocop' also played the father, "Red Forman", on 'That 70s Show'.

30 posted on 10/06/2021 10:14:59 AM PDT by T.B. Yoits
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To: rdcbn1

It won’t be long before Omar finds Nuclear Weapons for her followers in Minneapolis.


31 posted on 10/06/2021 11:41:53 AM PDT by chopperk
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To: chopperk

She’ll get them from the Biden Cartel via Afghanistan.


32 posted on 10/06/2021 11:59:27 AM PDT by CMailBag
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To: patriot torch

Exactly as intended.


33 posted on 10/06/2021 4:59:55 PM PDT by DuncanWaring (The Lord uses the good ones; the bad ones use the Lord.)
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To: freeandfreezing

Could be the gangbangers have discovered forced reset triggers.


34 posted on 10/06/2021 5:57:34 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: ButThreeLeftsDo
So, by listening to a recording of gunfire from a crime scene, you can discern "Semi-autos converted to sub machine guns with auto sears".

How do you do that? How does that sound different from say, a stolen full auto weapon, or one smuggled into the country by the cartels?

35 posted on 10/06/2021 6:04:04 PM PDT by OKSooner (Always say, "After the fair trial".)
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To: OKSooner

My point is that there have been many reported incidents of full auto fire.

I have heard recordings of submachine gun fire. Whether they involve auto sear converted weapons or not really isn’t the issue.

Authorities are reporting the recovery of semi auto weapons that have been converted using auto sears.


36 posted on 10/06/2021 6:13:27 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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To: Little Ray
The easiest sort of firearm to construct is an open-bolt submachine gun like the Sten or M3A1 Grease Gun. Just sayin’.

That may well be true, if you're referring to setting up a production line for military-type weapons. For an individual putting together a single firearm for personal use, a single-shot smoothbore (for low pressure shotgun or handgun ammunition) is probably the "easiest sort of firearm to construct," using commonly available plumbing supplies...

;^)

37 posted on 10/07/2021 6:14:25 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike." - John Locke)
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To: Roman_War_Criminal
LEFT IN AFGHANISTAN
38 posted on 10/07/2021 6:27:14 AM PDT by tired&retired (Blessings )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal; ButThreeLeftsDo
...reports that 935 rounds have been fired as part of fully automatic strings based on data collected by the city’s ShotSpotter...

I don't know how likely it would be, but the data could also possibly include "bump firing" with non-automatic weapons, which would likely be indistinguishable to the acoustic sensors. Obviously, either activity (assembling and firing an illegal automatic weapon, or "bump firing" a self-loading firearm) would probably be illegal in an urban environment...

;^)

39 posted on 10/07/2021 6:40:39 AM PDT by Who is John Galt? ("He therefore who may resist, must be allowed to strike." - John Locke)
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To: Who is John Galt?

Again.

Police have recovered semiautomatic weapons in Minneapolis that have been modified with autosears making them fully automatic.


40 posted on 10/07/2021 7:04:57 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (The best things in life aren't things.)
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