Comments on: Paul Helmke Wouldn’t Know an AK-47 …

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 02:16:11 +0000

I’m pretty sure you didn’t read the last update ;)

By: Adam

Adam — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:25:19 +0000

I’m pretty sure the rifle was a Ruger Mini 14 .223 with a synthetic stock. I have one and it looks just like mine.

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 03:54:08 +0000

Actually spinning the castle nut might not be the legal thing to do, there are other workarounds.

By: DirtCrashr

DirtCrashr — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:27:15 +0000

CA laws aren’t strict enough for the Brady’s because there’s a whole side-list of available AR receivers (and AK receivers) that are not on the “banned” list — and by law are unable to be included on that list — so people are buying and building them, with a few caveats like flash-hiders and non-tele stocks, and the tool-requirement for removing the mag – so how fast can you twirl a nut-driver? How about a powered nut-driver? Check it out, we’re not the European Union…yet.

By: workinwifdakids

workinwifdakids — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 01:21:50 +0000

The SU16CA also accepts M16 magazines, so if you bought your mags before the DPRK ban on ugly black features, those will work. If you’re a fan of the .223 caliber, is lighter than a laptop and just indestructable.

Since Saiga’s are built on an AK platform, it wouldn’t shock me if an actual NRA member and firearms enthusiast mischaracterized a Saiga as an AK, especially with the poor resolution.

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By: Jim W

Jim W — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 20:14:06 +0000

I was going to say su16, but he updated before I got around to it.

Anyway, if CA’s laws aren’t strict enough for the brady campaign, what laws would be? Switching over to the CA regulatory regime on a national level would ban millions of guns. Switching over to a UK style regime would ban hundreds of millions of pistols, rifles and shotguns (not exaggerating even slightly). Such a position seems at odds with their other position stating that they “aren’t looking to ban guns.”

The one good thing (beside the political upheaval it caused) was that when the AWB expired, some people thought that that NFA stuff was legal despite the fact that it hadn’t been banned in the first place. Increased interest in Title II weapons can only be a good thing in the long term.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:28:56 +0000

In fact this is what it looks like,http://www.californiarifles.com/images/riflesfull.jpg, at least to me anyhow.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:15:53 +0000

I thought it looked like one of those PC AR15 rifles to me, with the funny stock and all. Guess this show who are the real gunnies and the real wankers are.

By: chris horton

chris horton — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:04:18 +0000

He obviously has never seen footage of Jerry Miculek either!!No doubt he’d find SOMETHING wrong with that as well!!

http://www.jerrymiculek.com/

By: SayUncle » More on* Paul Helmke and the youtube videos

SayUncle » More on* Paul Helmke and the youtube videos — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 17:12:53 +0000

[...] Sebastian says Paul doesn’t know guns. I dunno. It looks like a Saiga to me which would make it a Kalashnikov type rifle. Regardless, it’s not a weapon covered by the various assault weapons bans. The shooter is also from California, which as the assault weapons poor ol’ Paul wants so desperately. [...]