Wildlife agency wants more powerful weapons - 250 high-powered assault rifles

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Wildlife agency wants more powerful weapons - 250 high-powered assault rifles

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:24:36 AM EDT

Posted: Sep 26, 2011 6:59 PM CDT Updated: Sep 26, 2011 6:59 PM CDT

By Bert Case - bio | email

JACKSON, MS (WLBT) -
The Mississippi Department Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks is taking bids on 250 high-powered assault rifles to upgrade its crime fighting arsenal. The AR-15 is the civilian version of the military's M-16 rifle.

The AR-15 is the same rifle used by the Mississippi Highway Patrol which has 635 of them. A legal ad in a statewide newspaper says they must have four magazines per gun, night sights and trade in allowances for existing weap

http://www.wlbt.com/story/15554013/wildlife-agency-wants-more-powerful-weapons

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:25:58 AM EDT

[#1]

I'd consider it more of a medium-powered assault rifle.

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:26:28 AM EDT

[#2]

ummm.... high powered and AR15 dont really belong together...

M1A, sure, AR10, you bet... those I would consider high powered and for DOW types a much better choice than an AR15...

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:27:40 AM EDT

[#3]

I'd say that the AR15 is pretty much just "standard power".

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:27:41 AM EDT

[#4]

No civilian law enforcement agency should be allow to own, operate, or otherwise posses anything that is illegal for Joe Citizen.

Is MS a free state?

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:31:38 AM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
A legal ad in a statewide newspaper says they must have four magazines per gun, night sights and trade in allowances for existing weap

Trituim sights on an AR15?

I think they'd be better off spending that money on a decent light setup. Maybe throw a MOE handguard on it and install your preferred lighting system of choice.

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:33:24 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
No civilian law enforcement agency should be allow to own, operate, or otherwise posses anything that is illegal for Joe Citizen.

Is MS a free state?

Yes.

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:37:16 AM EDT

[#7]

Is there any government agency that doesn't have armed agents, "assault rifles", etc?

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:38:12 AM EDT

[#8]

Thank goodness they are not full-power assault rifles.

Only squatdog could handle one of them.

Posted: 10/4/2011 6:44:02 AM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
Is there any government agency that doesn't have armed agents, "assault rifles", etc?

I don't know about MS, but here in Florida, wildlife guys are state LEO's.

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