• lennybird@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    What point are you trying to draw, here?

    • Taking reliable existing semi-automatic firearms and modifying to fully automatic still would not be feasible for these dunces if they were starting out from scratch (at least not with any semblance of reliability from an engineer’s standpoint). Finally, should be noted that there’s little reason the outcome would’ve been different had they been semi-automatic, considering ammunition waste and less attention to accuracy. If their goals were that of the Aurora shooter, then that would be different.

    • “home made body armor” implies they made it from scratch. No. They used several vests worth of manufactured body armor to make full body armor.

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      1 year ago

      What point are you trying to draw, here?

      None, I linked the wiki entry for the person who “remembered there was an incident” because I remembered the incident.

      What point are you trying ro draw here?

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        1 year ago

        You included more than simply a link to a wiki page.

        Pretty sure my points are self-evident by context.

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          No, I provided a link to the wiki page with the tldr from the article on the weapon/armor for anyone who didn’t want to click on it.

          The fact you believe there’s some sort of point I’m trying to make by linking the wiki article that covers the bank robbery and includes the information on the weapons, tactics and outcome and think “I’m trying to make a point” speaks volumes about you.

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            1 year ago

            Ah, so indeed it was more than just a link. An emphasis on armor and weapon, curiously, despite that already being mentioned by the original user. Interesting.

            Tell me, how does it “speak volumes?” when I’m merely providing obvious context and correcting misconceptions?

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              Because that was the persons comment I linked to was regarding the weapons and armor.

              I’m sorry you don’t like what the wiki says and you apparently feel the need to read more into an article and a direct quote of statements from the article. Maybe you could try linking documents you approve of that answers a persons question in the future?

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                1 year ago

                My apologies if I misunderstood. There are just a lot of gun nuts out there who would twist the two points you coincidentally highlighted in order to claim that regulation of these things is pointless when that simply is not the case (especially when “home made” is a half truth). Since you clearly agree, then again, my apologies.