mostly useful for suppressive fire
I think the concern is about a shooter firing into a dense crowd (like the Las Vegas attack) which is generally something that would not come up during military use.
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BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 2 months agoPlus it’s not like fully automatic is really all that useful, as the military can attest.
They don’t even use full auto on the standard issue rifles - at most there’s a burst option, because full auto is inaccurate.
Full auto, because it’s inaccurate, is mostly useful for suppressive fire.
So the question then become if they want to prevent full auto conversion (something of questionable usability), why?
Oh, that’s right. It’s about surveillance and control.
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Gerudo@lemm.ee 2 months ago
While I agree that it’s completely impractical for accuracy, there have been many crimes committed with a switch and 30 round mags. It’s not accurate, but it will 100% be an efficient killing device in a crowd. Which has happened.
unmagical@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
If your goal is to dump as many mags as possible into a crowd then your aim and recoil don’t matter that much.