I have a few minutes so I thought I would catch up some....
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Originally posted by smooth
OK, well, I wasn't arguing that criminals choose one weapon over another, just that it's silly to me to argue that there is no functional difference between a folded stock and an unfolded one--they have two different purposes, with the former being ease of concealment.
But I can believe that legislature members did pass a law based on fear or looks or what they might have thought represented the most dangerous weapons. I started my point with speculation. So if you say you've got the quotes and all, I'm not too bent to gainsay you.
The stats in relation to crime rates though, since that's what I stare at all day, I'd like you to PM me someday. I'll walk through them with you and we can discuss what's going on.Keep in mind of course, that they are starting to rise again.
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Well, if we are being correct, folding/collapsing stocks were designed orginally to allow easier storage and so that the weapons were easier to handle in confined spaces.
I will agree that they possibly could make them easier to conceal (depending on the specific gun), but I've not seen any statistics or other data that says criminals select them for that reason.