Other countries with high gun ownership per capita do not have daily mass shootings because they require gun owners to be licensed—like a driver’s license—with a written test, a proficiency test and annual liability insurance.…
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The AR-15 is a semi-automatic rifle. This simply means that the trigger must be pulled each time a bullet is fired, just like many common hunting rifles. In order to fire 800 rounds a minute, the trigger would need to be pulled 800 times in a minute.…
Letter from Chip Northrup Gun Laws Should Be Sane, Sensible My company makes marksmanship training simulators for the military. We use military weapons, all of which are variants of the AR 15, as the simulation controller, so that the Marine or soldier can use their service weapon in the simulation. The rifles are machine guns capable of firing up to 800 rounds per minute. To develop the simulations at our offices in Texas and North Carolina, we use the HK…
HAPPENIN’ OTSEGO for THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21 Writers Open Mic WRITERS SALON – 7:30 p.m. Begin with Open Mic session followed by presentation by fiction author Daniel Payne. Community Arts Network of Oneonta, Wilber Mansion, 11 Ford Ave., Oneonta. 607-432-2070 or visit www.canoneonta.org/event/writers-salon-daniel-payne/?instance_id=1068…
Legislature Toughens NY’s Tough Gun Laws The state Legislature in Albany today passed a package of legislation making New York State’s tough gun laws even tougher. As described in U.S. News & World Report: • Bump stocks used in the Las Vegas massacre are banned. • No one except a law-enforcement officer, school resource officer or security personnel can carry a gun in a school. Until now, schools could allow teachers or other employees to do so.…
