My hot take - if you own an AR-15 you have a few loose screws

[Anonymous]

Agree or disagree? It's not a good gun for hunting - you'll disintegrate the trophy or meat. It's actually pretty terrible for home defense, as the the firearm is 4x more powerful than a 9mm handgun and will go through multiple walls and potentially hit your family.

So that really comes down to two reasons: (1) you intend to massacre a group of people as quickly and efficiently as possible or (2) because you LARP as an "operator" and somehow that gives you a sense of self-worth and confidence.

There's no reason to own this fire arm, unless you're a bit of a nutcase.

The. End.

[Anonymous]

Im persuaded.

I can imagine it being fun to shoot. But actually owning one? Even if you’re the owner of one of those ranges where you can shoot one, why did you choose that as a profession when there are so many other options out there?

[Anonymous]

Absolutely. I am sure there are some collectors who just want to have one. Still unacceptable.

Why don't we sell grenades to the general public? Nuclear arms? Tanks? Rocket launchers? Because they cause mass causalities. AR-15s are in that category. GET RID OF THEM.

[Anonymous]

As long as the law allows it, it's not for me to judge. No, I don't own one, I don't ever will.

[Anonymous]

Wives of DCUM: do you feel safe knowing your husbands owns one of these? What's his mental health REALLY like?

The few guys I know who own an AR all have "issues" of some sort - maladjusted socially, can't keep a stable relationship, anger issues, tend to drink too much, etc.

This specific firearm seems to appeal to fragile/unstable men for whatever reason. My guess is the marketing and online culture that has sprung up around this weapon feels empowering.

[Anonymous]

I would not personally have one (I own 0 firearms), and I don't think they are in any way necessary.

But OP, to add to your "types of people who own them," there's a third category of owners: I know a couple guys (totally smart, liberal, academic-type, all for gun-regulations guys) who have built them using parts. So there's a little grown-up-LEGO-geek culture out there around them as well.

[Anonymous]

Disagree.

You live in an extreme bubble and do not realize it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Disagree.

You live in an extreme bubble and do not realize it.

You are the extremist, which you would know if you looked at any nationwide surveys on this topic.

[Anonymous]

Agree. Just seeking to acquire one should raise a red flag for mental health and make it impossible for you to have any weapons at all. If gun owners were required to have licenses, training, and insurance, as they should be, you can bet that insurers would look extremely unkindly on anyone who sought an AR-15.

[Anonymous]

Of course it’s true. Even if a bunch of Americans disagree, that doesn’t mean they’re right. Nowhere in the rest of the world do people have this level of obsession with assault rifles. It’s literally insane.

[Anonymous]

I’m a woman who loved shooting guns when I was younger and have been around gun nuts my whole life. Here’s what I learned:

- the people who are that into firearms are the biggest idiots when it comes to firearms. I remember being in a class where a guy bragged nonstop about all his experience and how many guns he owned. While on the range, he stuck his pistol between his knees so he could tie his shoe and it was pointed straight at me. In the classroom portion, where we were told to leave our firearms in our cars, he didn’t listen, brought his gun in, and when a woman mentioned she was nervous because she had never held a firearm before he pulled his out and shoved it into her hand.

- People with actual experience with assault rifles - military and LEO - don’t want them. Some do, most don’t. People who have been in actual combat know that there are better ways to keep safe than swinging your big AR around.

- LEO especially don’t want people having these firearms, because it makes their jobs so much more dangerous.

- The people who get massive hard-ons for ARs have zero tactical training and would run, hide, or cry in an actual crisis. The fat guy who sits on his couch eating KFC all day while jerking it to his gun collection would literally be useless if the government took over and he needed to protect himself (which is why he says he needs all those guns).

- yea, it’s fun to shoot them. I used to think, okay, people shouldn’t own them but ranges could and people can just pay them to shoot. Then I got to know gun shop owners and range owners, and there are some crazy ones. Like the guy who ran a gun shop, was working on opening his own range, and then snapped and shot his wife, ran around town with his firearms, and a SWAT team had to take him down (this happened in my city, I knew the guy and he had seemed normal to me). Now I think, if people want to use them that badly, they can join the military and go into combat. No reason for any civilian to have them.

I’m willing to give up the fun of shooting to ensure people are safe. Yea, it’s fun and cool. But the price tag is not worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As long as the law allows it, it's not for me to judge. No, I don't own one, I don't ever will.

Laws are only invented after someone does something horrible.

[Anonymous]

Agree. I know only one person IRL who admitted her husband had a collection and I cut off contact for that (and other reasons). Not people I could possibly have anything in common with nor want to have any relationship with.

[Anonymous]

Only garbage people own an AR15. They are the worst members of our society. They live in fear of everyone. Biggest pu££¥ on earth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Disagree.

You live in an extreme bubble and do not realize it.

Explain the rationale behind owning one. Outside of “the bubble”.