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Non-Americans who have been to the US.. What is the weirdest thing about America that Americans don't realize is weird? (lemmy.world)

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[-] SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

You definitely cannot buy a machine gun in Walmart...

[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 months ago

I definitely saw guns. Maybe shot gun?

[-] SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

There are plenty of guns sold, machine guns haven't been sold as new since 1986 and have had a special process for purchase since the 1930s.

[-] dependencyinjection@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 months ago

I guess when I say machine gun I’m meaning (incorrectly) a rifle like an AR-15. Whether it be single shot (is that semi-auto) or automatic. Although I believe you can’t get autos as that’s why people use bump stocks; I again guess.

[-] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 4 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Bump sticks are ineffective as a way to increase fire rate and are a gimmick. They are notoriously unreliable. If you want to be scared, look up binaries triggers(or don’t) but they aren’t really used in crime. Other than a case here in my state, and I believe one other. Contrary to popular belief, it’s not the scary looking guns that kill most people. The majority of gun reported shootings, are suicides, or, inner city crime. Neither of which I condone by any means, however, people are not walking around with bump stocks.

[-] SmoothIsFast@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

There are plenty of guns sold, machine guns haven't been sold as new since 1986 and have had a special process for purchase since the 1930s.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firearm_Owners_Protection_Act

See the section on "Ban on new automatic firearms"

this post was submitted on 03 Oct 2024

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