theyoyomaster @ theyoyomaster @lemmy.world

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That and free admission to gun shows for a $12 membership signup. The actual 2A community ditched them years ago. Now they’re just a convenient sacrificial punching bag.

The real downfall of the NRA was them pandering to internal politics rather than advocating for gun rights. They were never anywhere close to the top of the list for highest spending lobbyists, their actual power came from an active member base of avid voters. As they gave more and more concessions and actively supported “compromises” that did nothing but give away more and more gun rights their members shifted to other, more effective groups.

Cnc vs printing semantics aside, the strength of the ghostgunner is milling out receivers, not crafting internals. True DIAS are far harder to make than a simple piece of flat metal over the trigger group. The simpler, easier to print, ones are far less reliable and common. A sear is not the preferred way to convert an AR.

There isn't a single new car out that I want to own more than the equivalent discontinued model.

I had a 6 speed V70R. So much regret.

There's more to it than just clicking print. DAIS require multiple pieces across several axles to interface correctly. Lightning links you can make with tin snips and a flat piece of steel.

Eh, wiki has its own skeletons and is too politically motivated to provide actual search results.

I remember when you could find what you were looking for by googling it. Those were good days. Seriously though, google search, google maps and many other google products simply do not work anymore. They deliberately removed functionality for short term monetary gain and have lost the dominance they once had simply due to their products not working the way they did 10 years ago.

Except crossovers aren’t cool and SUVs/CUVs suck for daily driving. God I miss my 2004 Volvo wagon.

It’s not super complex design but it requires multiple, small and somewhat precise pieces. Someone with enough skill could absolutely do it but there are far easier options than a sear so homemade sears aren’t something that is seen that much among illegally modified ARs.

I'm just scratching my head at how he got any of that from the article he linked.

Vegas it was never determined by the investigation if he used bump stocks or illegally modified full autos. He also fired more than 1100 rounds into a crowd upwards of 20,000 and killed 60 with less than 500 injuries to include shrapnel. He missed with the majority of his shots in a far denser crowd and from a fixed firing position where the guns were functionally mounted versus being hand held.

Yeah, DIAS aren't $20 or that easy to make and as such aren't as common on the black market. They are doable for someone with machining skills but for an AR a lightning link is the normal illegal conversion.

Aw man I miss my Volvo wagon. I should have never sold it. I would love to get another used one but I would have to pay triple what I sold it for to get it back these days, prices are just insane since they stopped making anything decent years ago.

Bigger and heavier vehicles (more specifically “trucks” which aren’t legally defined by their beds and encompass virtually anything larger than a simple sedan) are exempt from the majority of fuel economy standards. As a result many auto makers have just straight up stopped making “cars” and shifted entirely to larger vehicles because they can get away with more emissions. Yes, a 2023 SUV is slightly more efficient than a 2013 SUV, but so many more of them are being sold instead of cars that the overall emissions are way higher. I love my Ford Focus from 2017 but Ford literally cancelled every single sedan, coupe and hatchback other than the Mustang and now exclusively makes SUVs, trucks and a single sports car.

Not sure who you’re talking to and interacting with. Had to move from Seattle to the middle of Oklahoma last year for work and none of what you describe is the norm here, meanwhile Seattle is a whooooooole different animal.

Most guns have some simple way to convert to full auto illegally but if the talk is about preventing atrocities with bans, like the general discussion here, they are already banned.

For AR-15s it’s not a sear though, you’re thinking of glocks which function completely differently.

The article you linked makes no mention whatsoever of the oil being special in any way. Quick googling says it’s just crude that is high in sulfur and lower in gravity. So basically it’s a slightly cleaner version of the lower grades, nothing coveted or specifically sought after.

Meanwhile, your own article mentions that the lifting of sanctions is in direct response to election reforms and predicated upon further action to allow free elections and release political prisoners. Per your own source, the reason for the change is to encourage less dictator like actions and not US demand for their specific oil.

All you're doing is showing that you've never actually fired an automatic weapon, because what you are saying is flat out wrong. Even in a bowling alley or somewhere else with densely packed people, automatic fire is going to miss with the majority of rounds fired. Pinpoint accuracy is not required but some sort of accuracy is; in even the best conditions automatic is simply too uncontrollable and too fast. If he was actually a firearms instructor he would absolutely know this as well.

Automatics are extremely expensive, rare and usually illegal to own. They also do not have much tactical use in a scenario like this. Continued fire is primarily for suppression in squad movements. Sainted individual shots will always be more effective for portable, handheld weapons.