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As a purely experimental exercise that will rely on the honor system, I'd like to poll the audience here and test my theory.
My hypothesis is that the people who want AR-15s banned are those that are ignorant of them, and probably of firearms in general...but obviously I could be wrong.
Soooooo many people think they are some type of "super gun" that has more power than "other guns" and can shoot faster, leap tall buildings, etc. etc. etc.
Just a quick background: in reality they were born out of the soldiers in the USA's armed forced not be able to shoot and /or carry ACTUAL big, powerful guns very well.
The idea was to create very handy, lightweight, low recoiling firearm that would be easy to carry and easy for even the smaller men and the women in the military to shoot well.
The old M1 Garand, 03 Springfield, etc. were ACTUALLY powerful guns (30-06 cartridge and they were HEAVY). The 223 Remington that the standard AR uses is a pip-squeak comparatively, but it has adequate power for short-range situations, and almost everyone can shoot it better BECAUSE IT'S WEAKER. Less recoil, weight, blast, etc.
SO WITH THAT SAID
Try to be honest and let us know which one of these buckets you fall into in order to test my theory.
All I know is that the majority of school shootings and other mass shootings have been carried out with these types of weapons. That's pretty much all I need to know. A dear friend of mine lost her partner to an assault weapon. Couldn't even recognize her. Who on God's earth needs to kill something deader than dead?
All I know is that the majority of school shootings and other mass shootings have been carried out with these types of weapons. That's pretty much all I need to know. A dear friend of mine lost her partner to an assault weapon. Couldn't even recognize her. Who on God's earth needs to kill something deader than dead?
Actually, most mass shootings are done with handguns.
For one thing, we don't trust them to stop at banning just this gun. We know that they will come back, again and again, wanting more. As the phrase goes, "Enough is enough" and we are done compromising.
Of course, it is a Bill of Rights......not a Bill of Needs. Hence, such a question has no grounds to be answered.
If I was a hunter, I would want this gun for I have read enough accounts where an unprepared hunter goes off running after game, gets lost, and it is only through luck that he doesn't starve to death. With this gun, one can carry plenty of ammo to be able to fire distress rounds (one round a minute for 3 rounds) and hunt secondary game. Further, should said hunter go off and injure an arm, just as falling down a gully, it will be a lot easier to load a ready magazine instead of trying to load rounds in, one by one.
This rifle can be in a tool bag, disassemble, until it is needed but if it is needed, it can be operational in under a minute.
The technology for this gun is 55 to 115 years old.....if not further. Why should the populace be held back in firearm technology?
Why should the populace be punished for the crimes of others?
Finally, in the interest of preventing tyranny of government, there are certain tactical reasons to this gun.....reasons I am not willing to discuss on an open forum. For in the words of Napoleon, "Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.".
Why should civilians need a weapon like this, I understand it's novelty but it is also deadly and a favorite in mass shootings. I'm not a hunter but I'm sure there are other options, beside it has a spiraling round, small entry wound, enormous exit as it was designed for military use and very similar to the M16.
Yes it's over 60 years old but the public shouldn't have this.
Actually, most mass shootings are done with handguns.
Well, then we'll just go with school shootings. That's still enough for me. No civilian needs a gun that makes it so you have to be identified by your DNA.
Why should civilians need a weapon like this, I understand it's novelty but it is also deadly and a favorite in mass shootings. I'm not a hunter but I'm sure there are other options, beside it has a spiraling round, small entry wound, enormous exit as it was designed for military use and very similar to the M16.
Yes it's over 60 years old but the public shouldn't have this.
Then the police should not have it either if it is that dangerous. And most mass shootings are done with handguns.
Well, then we'll just go with school shootings. That's still enough for me. No civilian needs a gun that makes it so you have to be identified by your DNA.
Well the only reason they need the DNA is because he shot them numerous times in the head. Same would be true with almost any gun.
My question remains - how many AR platforms are out there chambered in something other than .223 as compared to every AR platform in private hands?
Yes, I can get an AR in .50 BMG or .308, or .30-06, etc, but how many actually do? Of those, how many actually hunt with those rifles?
Damn hooligan, how many other conditions do you want to add to your initial respone to make youself right?
Do you want rimfire option or ALL centerfire options?
The larger platforms have become far more likeable.
Why should civilians need a weapon like this, I understand it's novelty but it is also deadly and a favorite in mass shootings. I'm not a hunter but I'm sure there are other options, beside it has a spiraling round, small entry wound, enormous exit as it was designed for military use and very similar to the M16.
Yes it's over 60 years old but the public shouldn't have this.
Remember, the founding fathers did not just get back from a hunting trip but liberating a country.
Civilians need a weapon like this to keep the government from turning to tyranny and even if that is a battle we cannot win, we can at least make their victory very expensive for them.
Oh, and by the way? All rifle rounds spiral, that's what the groves in the barrel are for.
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