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‘We have a problem on our hands’: Handguns-turned-automatic weapons a growing concern
Mercury News via MSN ^ | 8 apr 2022 | Jakob Rodgers

Posted on 04/08/2022 8:17:17 AM PDT by rellimpank

SACRAMENTO — As law enforcement officials continue their investigation into the mass shooting that left six people dead and 12 wounded last weekend, attention has turned to the discovery of a stolen handgun, modified to pack the deadly punch of a machine gun.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: banglist; california; guns; jakobrodgers; reereereereereeree; rkba
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"Adding to the devices’ lethality is the constant back-and-forth recoil, which makes shooting with any sort of accuracy nearly impossible, said Professor Peter Diaczuk with the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. As a result, shootings involving such devices are much more likely to put innocent bystanders at risk as gunmen simply “spray and pray.”

“After two shots typically, the gun is already out of their control,” Diaczuk said."

1 posted on 04/08/2022 8:17:18 AM PDT by rellimpank
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To: rellimpank

I am more concerned about voter fraud and dominion voting machines.


2 posted on 04/08/2022 8:18:47 AM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: rellimpank

I rather the bad guys be armed with these then not.


3 posted on 04/08/2022 8:19:50 AM PDT by riverrunner
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Yea, and after 5 or 6 days, the police finally admitted that the situation was a feud between two black gangs. It really has nothing to do with modified hand guns. It’s black on black crime. But of course, we don’t want to say that out loud.


4 posted on 04/08/2022 8:21:06 AM PDT by caver
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To: rellimpank

Fully automatic is no substitute for aiming.


5 posted on 04/08/2022 8:22:55 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Depopulate the depopulationists. --FJB)
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To: rellimpank

I remember when the news media tried to create panics over the “Saturday Night Specials”
Then the .25 Cal pistols.
Then “Plastic Framed Pistols.
Then “Large Capacity magazines!”
Then rifles, something they had said they would never go after.

Now a new frightening thing, a fully auto Glock!


6 posted on 04/08/2022 8:23:48 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (BACK in Facebook jail for posting a euneuch does not voluntarily submit to surgery like a tranny)
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To: rellimpank

I have a G-17. I consider these “auto sears” a novelty modification for fun and LOLs at the range. I’d never use it for serious use. I’d prefer 2-3 accurate shots rather than 15 spray and pray. That gang-bangers actually use them on the streets isn’t the least bit surprising, since they’re low IQ and entirely unskilled.


7 posted on 04/08/2022 8:26:48 AM PDT by BBQToadRibs2
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A modified Glock pistol with auto-sear and a 30-round magazine is an extravagant waste of ammo for ordinary recreational or protective shooters.

It is a perfect tool for gangbanger drive-by shootings where accuracy is not a factor.

Why were the thugs who used this stuff released on shorter sentences from previous convictions?

A longer prison sentence means less gun crime of all kinds.

8 posted on 04/08/2022 8:26:50 AM PDT by flamberge (How fast you run does not matter if it is in the wrong direction.)
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To: riverrunner
I rather the bad guys be armed with these then not.

How many rounds do these modified Ghetto blasters hold? Looking back at the M-16 we were issued in the 70s, one of the main reasons for modifying it to only allow a 3 round burst was because too many would put it on rock-n-roll and expend a 20 round clip in a couple of seconds.

9 posted on 04/08/2022 8:26:57 AM PDT by DaBroasta
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To: rellimpank

As law enforcement officials continue their investigation into the mass shooting that left six people dead and 12 wounded last weekend, attention has turned to the discovery of a stolen handgun, modified to pack the deadly punch of a machine gun.

It is not more gun control we need. We need parole board reform! If the shooters were still in jail perhaps six people would be alive today.

Guns are not the problem.

A “justice” system out of control is the problem.

A one party state out of control is the problem.


10 posted on 04/08/2022 8:28:43 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN (I am not an expert in anything, and my opinion is just that, an opinion. I may be wrong.)
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>>> the mass shooting that left six people dead and 12 wounded last weekend <<

The cause wasn’t a mass shooting. It was the mass release of violent criminals.


11 posted on 04/08/2022 8:29:30 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer (The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money)
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To: mountainlion

Check


12 posted on 04/08/2022 8:29:31 AM PDT by Vaduz ( )
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To: rellimpank
‘We have a problem on our hands’

We have a Constitution on our hands

13 posted on 04/08/2022 8:29:42 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (It's hard to "Believe all women" when judges say "I don't know what a woman is".)
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“While working as a street gang officer, Sacramento police Sgt. Zach Eaton said he often confiscated fully automatic-capable handguns during vehicle stops or while conducting search warrants of homes.”

Were there any prosecutions for Federal firearms law violations?


14 posted on 04/08/2022 8:29:42 AM PDT by KrisKrinkle (Blessed be those who know the depth and breadth of ignorance. Cursed be those who don't.)
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To: rellimpank

“switches designed to turn your garden variety GLOCK into a full-auto bullet hose. Which is, you know, illegal”

https://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/chicago-police-arresting-buyers-of-chinese-full-auto-glock-switches/

So apparently putting these things on your gun converts it to full auto, which then makes it illegal.

However the parts are from China and we know how the regime in Washington loves the Chinese system so now we have a real dilemma.


15 posted on 04/08/2022 8:32:54 AM PDT by packagingguy
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To: rellimpank

If only they made full auto weapons legal. Then mass murders put back on the street by liberal DAs could shoot with more accuracy and not endanger innocent bystanders. Even if it saves only one life, it would be worth it.


16 posted on 04/08/2022 8:33:46 AM PDT by GMMC0987
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Almost as YUGE a problem as the rampant rise of ghost guns made by them miscreant insurrectionist types. I mean they are everywhere. I saw two just yesterday getting on a bus headed down town.


17 posted on 04/08/2022 8:35:16 AM PDT by rktman (Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
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To: rellimpank

The guns aren’t the problem.

The criminal scum the government fails to imprison for their crimes are the problem.


18 posted on 04/08/2022 8:35:38 AM PDT by Allegra
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To: Ruy Dias de Bivar

and 3D printed ‘ghost’ guns..................


19 posted on 04/08/2022 8:42:02 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

Based on videos I’ve seen “sight picture” and “stance” are alien concepts to these homeboys.


20 posted on 04/08/2022 8:42:06 AM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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