Here's a poem I wrote back in '05 about gun control.
In the 20's people were polite
> and nice, manners were good.
> You didn't insult a man
> or look wrong at his woman.
> The Colt .32 pocket gun
> was as common as a smile
> and a "Howdy, neighbor!"
>
> But give me that B.A.R.
> to fix my business quick,
> like they did to Bonnie & Clyde,
> a rat a tat tat tat,
> put a few holes in whom-
> ever you don't like.
>
> It's good for the gene pool
> when the rude die young
> and stop to damage society
> with their nerdy, crooked ways,
> serving their evil selves,
> instead of going on to live,
> lie and destroy.
>
>
> 9/5/05 2:10:13 PM
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> Comments: (2005)Browning Automatic Rifle
>
>
>
> Operation Air cooled, gas operated, magazine fed,
> shoulder type
> M1918A1 selective fire (fully and semi-automatic)
> M1918A2 fully automatic
> Caliber .30 (30-06)
> Muzzle velocity 853.4 mps (2800 fps)
> Capacity 20-round detachable box magazine
> (1) Bandoleer (BAR belt): 12 magazines
> (2) Magazine changeable in 2-4 seconds
> (but averaged 6-8 seconds in combat)
> Weight 8.33 kg (18.5 lbs)
> Overall length 119.4 cm (47 in.)
> Rate of fire 550 rounds per minute
> Effective range 550m (600 yds)
> Ammunition (1) Ball M2; 150 gr bullet, 50 gr charge
> (2) Tracer M25, M1: for designating targets and
> signalling
> (3) Armor piercing M2 (black tip); 165gr/53gr
> (4) Armor piercing incendiary: for lightly armored
> flammable targets
> One Field Manual: FM 23-15, Item No. 2315, 5/51
>
>
>
>
> The initial M1918A1 version of the Browning
> Automatic Rifle (BAR) was
> first
> used in combat by American soldiers during World War
> I, and many saw
> service
> in World War II. The BAR received high praise for
> its reliability under
> adverse conditions.
>
> In 1940, the model M1918A2 was adopted. Unlike
> earlier models, it could
> only
> be fired in two automatic modesโslow (300 to 450
> rpm) or fast (500 to
> 650
> rpm)โbut not in semiautomatic mode. Both versions
> were widely used in
> the
> second world war. The USMC preferred the
> semiautomatic mode in some
> tactical
> situations, and modified most of the M1918A2 guns to
> include that
> capability. A buffer spring in the butt greatly
> reduced recoil, to the
> advantage both of firing accuracy and shooter
> endurance.
>
> The M1918A2 also mounted its folding bipod (2.38
> pounds!) on a special
> flash
> hider near the end of the barrel. Since the bipod
> could easily be
> detached
> in this model, it very frequently was, but not often
> in defensive
> positions,
> where it was very effective. The flash hider, which
> was the point of
> attachment for the bipod, was not usually removed.
> Hiding the flash
> from
> enemy troops when firing on them isn't the purpose
> of the hider, all
> automatic weapons are easily visible when fired at
> night. It blocks the
> muzzle flash from the vision of the shooter,
> maintaining his night
> vision.
>
> The Army infantry squad of nine men was tactically
> organized around a
> single
> BAR. The Marine squad of thirteen men was organized
> around three
> fire-teams,
> each organized around a BAR. The much greater fire
> power of a Marine
> platoon
> with its nine BARs over the Army platoon with its
> four BARs was a great
> combat advantage.
>
> The BAR was a popular weapon in WWII and Korea,
> because it was very
> reliable
> and offered an excellent combination of rapid fire
> and penetrating
> power.
> The BAR's only serious drawbacks were its lack of a
> quick-change barrel
> (to
> reduce the chance of overheating), and its weight
> (BAR, with bipod and
> a
> loaded bandoleer, came to about 40 pounds).
>
> In Korea, the much greater range and penetrating
> power of the BAR and
> the
> .30 caliber air cooled machine gun, firing rifle
> ammunition, usually
> more
> than offset the light weight and rapid fire
> capability of the variety
> of
> submachine guns the North Koreans and Chinese used,
> including their
> burp
> guns modeled on Soviet weapons such as the Shpagin
> PPSh41 , which fired
> pistol ammunition.