Craziest firearm "fact"...

[molonlabe]

The 50 Cal semiautomatic Assault rifle can knock the moon out of orbit causing massive climate changes, earthquakes and flooding!

 

[cobb]

The 50 Cal semiautomatic Assualt rifle can knock the moon out of orbit causing massive climate changes, earthquakes and flooding!

Now, where did you hear that one?

 

[smokemaker]

What, no ice bullets that melt after impact so there's no ballistics evidence to trace??
I'm dissapointed.

 

[iapetus]

"The civilian versions of assault weapons are even more dangerous than the military ones, because they are semi-automatic and so more accurate" (paraphrased from VPC or similar in the run-up to the end of the AWB).

"In America, you can just walk into a gun shop and come out with a machinegun" (seen several times on UK forums in discussions about firearm laws).

I mentioned it in another thread already, but my local newpaper was talking about a recent arsenal* seized in London, that included a "Beretta .9mm" (later refered to as a ".9" and a "9-cal"), and "Glock machine-pistols". (And a previous issue said that BB guns are "weapons of mass destruction" that can easily be converted to fire live ammo, "fueling a devestating trade in DIY death")


I'm surprised noone has mentioned that if you duck-tape a trauma plate to your back, you can provide hard cover for your partner.


*In this particular case, arsenal = several guns all siezed from different sources.

 

[Rovi]

"Guns are illegal in Ireland"
We get that one pretty regularly



"You can get a machine-gun in any corner shop in America" is something of a favourite too

 

[molonlabe]

Now, where did you hear that one?

OK, OK. I made it up, but I'm sure it will be posted on the VPC website soon.