# April 22 **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [March 5, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/april-22/195923 "2008-03-05T12:19:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 48
**Author:** ![Darkstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@Darkstar](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Darkstar)\ **Post date:** [March 10, 2008, 3:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/april-22/195923/48 "2008-03-10T15:08:44Z")
> [@Limewire?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/limewire/35353/11): > > It’s a traditional style rifle with a long wood stock and everything. There are hunting rifles with way more firepower and it’s a far cry from an “assault rifle”. > > I disagree with you anyway, but your example would’ve been better if you said “AR-15” or “AK-47”. The SKS just doesn’t seem that scary. Maybe it’s the bayonet that does it for you… in all honesty, a semi-auto shotgun with an extended magazine would be a far more devastating weapon than a machine gun. M16’s shoot varmint hunting rounds (.223). The fact that you can hold the trigger in and it continues to fire rather than having to pull the trigger for each round really doesn’t make the weapon more dangerous IMHO. I mean, anyone can go out and buy a .50 cal that you could use to shoot down airliners, but a varmint gun that cycles automatically is what we’re worried about. It’s all about the image and the stigma that these weapons carry. Not that YOU didn’t know this, speaking to everyone in general. --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/april-22/195923)._