Semi-Autos can shoot down airplanes...

[ThunderSquirrel]

You can't make this up.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2092861901001/

About 2:25 in The Rev addresses the issue that Semi-Autos are a threat to national security, because they can shoot down aircraft.

[HBARleatherneck]

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[Aloha_Shooter]

Didn't you see Mark Wahlberg shoot down that attack helicopter in Shooter with his bolt action sniper rifle? This sheeet's dangerous man!


[ROFL1]

[waxthis]

The Rev =[pileoshit]. Always was and always will be..No one takes this clown serious.

[Special Ed]

The Rev =[pileoshit]. Always was and always will be..

Truer words were never written.


No one takes this clown serious.

If only this part were true. Unfortunately, too many people take him seriously.

[BPTactical]

Hell, a muzzleloader can take out an EWO in an A6!

Didn't you see "Flight of the Intruder"???[eek]

[ChunkyMonkey]

Hell, a muzzleloader can take out an EWO in an A6!

Didn't you see "Flight of the Intruder"???[eek]

Good movie!

[rondog]

Holmes was near the airport runways, and could shoot down airplanes? Wow. And how old is that fool? He can still barely speak legible English?

And he sure as hell didn't want to touch the matter of gun violence in Chicago vs. all the gun laws & rules there. He went in BIG circles around that one.

[SuperiorDG]

Did he have a stroke or something? Fox needed subtitles on that interview.

[Dave]

Did I hear right at about 5:00 where he was saying teachers shouldn't have guns because they might have mental issues? Why would you want them around the kids anyway then?

[StreetDoctor]

This guy makes me embarrassed to be from Chicago. He was/is/always will be a fool.

[StreetDoctor]

Did he have a stroke or something? Fox needed subtitles on that interview.

+1 he's damn near impossible to understand.

[ThunderSquirrel]

The Rev =[pileoshit]. Always was and always will be..No one takes this clown serious.

Sadly, a lot of people do take him serious. The reason I found this clip, was a co-worker was talking about how "she heard on the news that Holmes could have shot down a plane" and she was shocked you can own a weapon that could do that.

At first I thought she was kidding.

[Kraven251]

semi-auto capable of shooting down a plane is possible highly improbable but possible, horrible argument, but possible

[CrufflerSteve]

Possible but sort of like winning the lottery. The odds are massively against it but someone wins.

Here's a WWII story about a pilot shooting a Jap plane down with a 1911: http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/gun-nuts/2011/06/best-shot-1911-ever

Those were very special conditions.

[waxthis]

Sadly, a lot of people do take him serious. The reason I found this clip, was a co-worker was talking about how "she heard on the news that Holmes could have shot down a plane" and she was shocked you can own a weapon that could do that.

At first I thought she was kidding.


Perhaps. I'm sure those same people believe him ****ing around on his wife was a right wing conspiracy also.....[facepalm]

[rondog]

There's no doubt a semi- auto rifle, or any rifle really, could take down an airplane. Now HITTING it might be a challenge......

[james_bond_007]

This guy makes me embarrassed to be from Chicago. He was/is/always will be a fool.

As a former Chicagoan, I feel the same way.

How many Civil Rights leaders do you know, that are multi-millionaires ? http://www.celebritynetworth.com/richest-politicians/jesse-jackson-net-worth/
Feeding off the very people they pretend to be helping.

[Monky]

Pretty sure birds do more dmg to planes than a semi auto.

I could be wrong maybe the media is just keeping those stories off the air.. you know don't want anymore crazies getting ideas like that.

- sent by the free-range electronic weasel attached to my hip.

[Ah Pook]

So wait, Chicago's problems are poverty, drugs, racism and guns? Why isn't he spending more energy on the first three?

Semi autos can shoot down airplanes. That would be [ROFL2] if it weren't so adsurd. Then again, it is a proven fact that box cutters can bring down planes. [Roll1]

Never let the facts get in the way of a good rant.

[james_bond_007]

You guys are missing the point, it's not the bullet that will take down a plane, but the "illegal" green targeting laser.
SOURCE: http://www.laserpointersafety.com/rules-general/uslaws/uslaws.html

Excerpt:

U.S.C. TITLE 18, CHAPTER 2

Sec. 39A. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft
(a) OFFENSE -- Whoever knowingly aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, or at the flight path of such an aircraft, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

[ScooterCO]

The closest runway at DIA has to be at least 12 miles away from that theater...
Come on Rev., we're not buying that one today!

[Ghosty]

Jesse Jackson, that guy is still around?! http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v231/SpectralCat/Emoticons/facepalm.gif

[james_bond_007]

Of course, planes can always be damaged by "Human Error"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwP_PSNxsf8

[Ah Pook]

The closest runway at DIA has to be at least 12 miles away from that theater...
Come on Rev., we're not buying that one today!
He could be using zombie killing hollow points. [facepalm]

[Aloha_Shooter]

You guys are missing the point, it's not the bullet that will take down a plane, but the "illegal" green targeting laser.
SOURCE: http://www.laserpointersafety.com/rules-general/uslaws/uslaws.html

Excerpt:

U.S.C. TITLE 18, CHAPTER 2

Sec. 39A. Aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft
(a) OFFENSE -- Whoever knowingly aims the beam of a laser pointer at an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States, or at the flight path of such an aircraft, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.

The issue with lasers is not damage to the aircraft, it's blinding the pilots. The pilots that have suffered permanent eye injuries appear to have had lasers stronger than pointers aimed at them but even laser pointers (especially green) can blind them long enough to create critical issues (especially if they were on approach).

[james_bond_007]

So follow this logic:

Chicago has some of the toughest US gun laws to date
Chicago has one of the highest gun violence/gun murder rates in the US
Most offenders already have a criminal history
Our legistators want to fix the issues with MORE laws?


Is this because:

The laws are insuficient ? - Nahhh
The laws are not being enforced ? - Maybe
Criminals don't care about laws; only honest citizens do ? - Ding Ding Ding Ding !!!!!


So in the end this will probably

Increase the black market value on guns
Allow only the "financially successful" drug lords and criminals to afford guns
Assist the most "financially successful" drug lords in getting rid of their competiton
Create more unarmed and defenseless gun violence candidates
Maybe increase gun violence ?

[Singlestack]

This guy makes me embarrassed to be from Chicago. He was/is/always will be a fool.

+1 This. The only good thing from Chicago is the Pizza. Beeho, Hillary, Rahm, Axlerod. sharpie...all losers of the nth degree

[Singlestack]

Didn't you see Mark Wahlberg shoot down that attack helicopter in Shooter with his bolt action sniper rifle? This sheeet's dangerous man!
[ROFL1]

Actually, if you recall the bolt action sniper rifle wasn't powerful enough. What he hid is shoot the propane tank under the helo - creating the fireball that engulfed said helo resulting in pilot and operator demise...

[Aloha_Shooter]

Actually, if you recall the bolt action sniper rifle wasn't powerful enough. What he hid is shoot the propane tank under the helo - creating the fireball that engulfed said helo resulting in pilot and operator demise...

The .308 wasn't powerful enough for the helicopter toward the end of the movie but he used the .50 at the start of the movie to attack the rotor shaft of the attack helicopter.

[james_bond_007]

The issue with lasers is not damage to the aircraft, it's blinding the pilots. The pilots that have suffered permanent eye injuries appear to have had lasers stronger than pointers aimed at them but even laser pointers (especially green) can blind them long enough to create critical issues (especially if they were on approach).

You are correct, Sir. (Hopefully you realized it was an apparently "failed" attempt, on my part, at sarchasm...sorry!!!)

But...

A pilot, being unexpectedly blinded on approach, could possible not perform well if hit in the eye by a laser (especially those in the 550 nm range)...possibly causing a crash. Thus the guy "pointing" the laser will have effectively "taken down" the plane with a laser.

Anyone have any examples ?

[sellersm]

The .308 wasn't powerful enough for the helicopter toward the end of the movie but he used the .50 at the start of the movie to attack the rotor shaft of the attack helicopter.

^This.

[james_bond_007]

+1 This. The only good thing from Chicago is the Pizza. Beeho, Hillary, Rahm, Axlerod. sharpie...all losers of the nth degree

There's more good things in Chicago than just pizza.
If you don't believe me, drive over to Englewood and ask former Illinios Govenor, Rod Blagojevich....he's in the Federal Correctional Institute there.

[Singlestack]

I don't believe you. I'm from Chicago (Park Ridge) and no way I would live there again. The laws stink, the weather stinks, and the corruption (Blago, for instance) stinks.

[Singlestack]

^This.

Yup, forgot about THAT helo! Of course, that helps to make the case that ARs (whether 5.56 or 308) aren't strong enough to down the bird. A movie of course, and in the end that doesn't mean anything...

[def90]

+1 This. The only good thing from Chicago is the Pizza.

The UBoat at the museum is pretty cool... but then again, I guess it's not FROM Chicago.

[centrarchidae]

There's more good things in Chicago than just pizza.
If you don't believe me, drive over to Englewood and ask former Illinios Govenor, Rod Blagojevich....he's in the Federal Correctional Institute there.

Okay, fine. Pizza AND hot dogs.

Actually, I do miss Wrigley Field. They might have been losers, but to this northside kid they were MY losers.

I still wouldn't move back there.

[james_bond_007]

I wouldn't move back either...

...and I'll give myself some of these and say sorry to the OP
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[hatidua]

Ye must believe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54WMpVDDiII

[DSB OUTDOORS]

Ye must believe!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=54WMpVDDiII
[pick-me]I want in!! This looks funner that SH*T!!!!!!!

[Aloha_Shooter]

Well, Chicago did give us Barbara Bain, Dick Butkus, Donald O'Connor, Gary Gygax, Harrison Ford and Lynn Holly Johnson. On the other hand, it gave us Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Obama and Barack the Exalted so to hell with it ...

[brutal]

A random, blithering, string of buzzwords.

What a douchebag

[robertcolorado2009]

one word, moron!!!!

[centrarchidae]

Well, Chicago did give us Barbara Bain, Dick Butkus, Donald O'Connor, Gary Gygax, Harrison Ford and Lynn Holly Johnson. On the other hand, it gave us Hillary Rodham Clinton, Michelle Obama and Barack the Exalted so to hell with it ...

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

We are NOT taking the bite for the last one of those! That was Keny^H^H^H^H Hawaii!

[Aloha_Shooter]

Whoa, whoa, whoa!

We are NOT taking the bite for the last one of those! That was Keny^H^H^H^H Hawaii!

Being from Hawaii originally, we don't want responsibility for him either. He was a just damned pothead when he left Hawaii, he didn't become a community organizer and legal beagle until he went to Chicago. :P

[Marlin]

Next week automobiles?


Never knew the .223/5.56 could make the .50BMG seem like such a wussy round.

[merl]

Next week automobiles?


Never knew the .223/5.56 could make the .50BMG seem like such a wussy round.

the .223 is designed to go inside and EXPLODE. much more dangerous than a .50

[William]

According to JJ guns can blow up railroads (http://www.nraila.org/news-issues/articles/2013/2/outrage-of-the-week-jesse-jackson-claims-semi-autos-can-blow-up-railroads.aspx)too! Damn guns.

[Byte Stryke]

Possible but sort of like winning the lottery. The odds are massively against it but someone wins.

Here's a WWII story about a pilot shooting a Jap plane down with a 1911: http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/gun-nuts/2011/06/best-shot-1911-ever

Those were very special conditions.


awwferfawksake... now you are going to have them coming after my Kimber 1911 Combat assault Handgun with high capacity 8 round clips!