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

[Anonymous]

I watched the 60 Minutes episode tonight on the AR-15, and I agree with the OP. There is no legitimate civilian use for that weapon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you people are over-thinking this. I am a late life (and retired law enforcement) gun collector. It’s a hobby I enjoy with my two sons and we like going to the range to shoot together. We aren’t into hunting; it’s not an obsession; there’s no political or doomsday reasoning behind it. Its just something that we find fun.

Do you support gun control? How about banning AR-15s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you people are over-thinking this. I am a late life (and retired law enforcement) gun collector. It’s a hobby I enjoy with my two sons and we like going to the range to shoot together. We aren’t into hunting; it’s not an obsession; there’s no political or doomsday reasoning behind it. Its just something that we find fun.

Well guess what, it’s 2022. Hell yes we are going to take away your guns, and also defund their police too.

Lame ass attempt to troll.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you people are over-thinking this. I am a late life (and retired law enforcement) gun collector. It’s a hobby I enjoy with my two sons and we like going to the range to shoot together. We aren’t into hunting; it’s not an obsession; there’s no political or doomsday reasoning behind it. Its just something that we find fun.

+1. The delusions some of these DCUM posters have about gun owners is incredible. There are certainly some wackos out there, but 99+% of gun owners will never harm anyone with their firearm, will never point their firearm at another human being, and have absolutely no desire to do so. It's not just that these posters don't like guns; it is that they absolutely hate those that do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you people are over-thinking this. I am a late life (and retired law enforcement) gun collector. It’s a hobby I enjoy with my two sons and we like going to the range to shoot together. We aren’t into hunting; it’s not an obsession; there’s no political or doomsday reasoning behind it. Its just something that we find fun.

+1. The delusions some of these DCUM posters have about gun owners is incredible. There are certainly some wackos out there, but 99+% of gun owners will never harm anyone with their firearm, will never point their firearm at another human being, and have absolutely no desire to do so. It's not just that these posters don't like guns; it is that they absolutely hate those that do.

No delusions here. I'm simply not prepared to indulge your hobby if the price is mass shootings of innocents. Agree 99% of gun owners are fine - but the lack of moral clarity in many to allow themselves to be lumped in with an extreme fringe (including the NRA) rather than sensible self-regulation. We understand the courts are packed and the politicians are bought and paid for - but I'm not going to stop until assault weapons aren't available to any including these domestic terrorists and we have universal background checks, mental fitness assessments and licensing, and liability insurance. It may take 20 years but I'm prepared to fight for the future generations of our country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you people are over-thinking this. I am a late life (and retired law enforcement) gun collector. It’s a hobby I enjoy with my two sons and we like going to the range to shoot together. We aren’t into hunting; it’s not an obsession; there’s no political or doomsday reasoning behind it. Its just something that we find fun.

+1. The delusions some of these DCUM posters have about gun owners is incredible. There are certainly some wackos out there, but 99+% of gun owners will never harm anyone with their firearm, will never point their firearm at another human being, and have absolutely no desire to do so. It's not just that these posters don't like guns; it is that they absolutely hate those that do.

No delusions here. I'm simply not prepared to indulge your hobby if the price is mass shootings of innocents. Agree 99% of gun owners are fine - but the lack of moral clarity in many to allow themselves to be lumped in with an extreme fringe (including the NRA) rather than sensible self-regulation. We understand the courts are packed and the politicians are bought and paid for - but I'm not going to stop until assault weapons aren't available to any including these domestic terrorists and we have universal background checks, mental fitness assessments and licensing, and liability insurance. It may take 20 years but I'm prepared to fight for the future generations of our country.

👏 👏 Really don’t care if PP is a “responsible” gun owner. There has to be some level of psychosis or rage inside these people to have any kind of gun and it needs to be well regulated.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: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.

The “standard” caliber of the AR15 (.233 or 5.56mm) is generally banned for hunting larger game (deer, etc) because the bullet is too small to kill game animals quickly and humanely. So much for your idiotic “DiSiNteRgraTe tHe MeAt!!!” nonsense….

The small, high speed 55grain bullet from the AR is terrible for penetrating walls because it has very little mass, and begins to shatter into fragments when it hits a hard surface. Slower moving and heavier pistol bullets like the 9mm you cite as “safer” actually penetrate residential walls far better than .223 rifle bullets…. Again, thanks for demonstrating you know nothing about the science here.


If the only reason for having an AR15 is to massacre large numbers of people quickly and efficiently - then why is there an AR15 in the trunk of literally every police car in this country? What large numbers of people are police planning on massacring quickly and efficiently?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you own any assault rifle you have a small penis.

I own several and don’t have a penis at all!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you own any assault rifle you have a small penis.

I own several and don’t have a penis at all!

Why in the world would you need several assault weapons? You need more than one?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

The “standard” caliber of the AR15 (.233 or 5.56mm) is generally banned for hunting larger game (deer, etc) because the bullet is too small to kill game animals quickly and humanely. So much for your idiotic “DiSiNteRgraTe tHe MeAt!!!” nonsense….

The small, high speed 55grain bullet from the AR is terrible for penetrating walls because it has very little mass, and begins to shatter into fragments when it hits a hard surface. Slower moving and heavier pistol bullets like the 9mm you cite as “safer” actually penetrate residential walls far better than .223 rifle bullets…. Again, thanks for demonstrating you know nothing about the science here.


If the only reason for having an AR15 is to massacre large numbers of people quickly and efficiently - then why is there an AR15 in the trunk of literally every police car in this country? What large numbers of people are police planning on massacring quickly and efficiently?

How about this. We've been trying your way (no restrictions at all) and its not working. Just for kicks, lets try the other way and just see what happens? Because your way is not working.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: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.

The “standard” caliber of the AR15 (.233 or 5.56mm) is generally banned for hunting larger game (deer, etc) because the bullet is too small to kill game animals quickly and humanely. So much for your idiotic “DiSiNteRgraTe tHe MeAt!!!” nonsense….

The small, high speed 55grain bullet from the AR is terrible for penetrating walls because it has very little mass, and begins to shatter into fragments when it hits a hard surface. Slower moving and heavier pistol bullets like the 9mm you cite as “safer” actually penetrate residential walls far better than .223 rifle bullets…. Again, thanks for demonstrating you know nothing about the science here.


If the only reason for having an AR15 is to massacre large numbers of people quickly and efficiently - then why is there an AR15 in the trunk of literally every police car in this country? What large numbers of people are police planning on massacring quickly and efficiently?

You're sort of right and sort of wrong about the ballistics. Yes, the reason they ban .223 bullets for hunting deer is because they tend to wound larger animals rather than kill them instantly, but trying to kill a single deer and trying to kill 19 schoolchildren are different scenarios. No one is trying to shoot 19 deer in a field as quickly as possible; if they were they'd never pick a .30-06 because the recoil would make it really difficult to fire 19 times with enough accuracy to do that. There's a reason the military went with the 5.56 rather than 7.62, and part of it is that in an environment where you're shooting a lot of rounds at a lot of targets, it's a better choice; unfortunately that utility is there even in a classroom.

Also, all of the "actually, it's NOT a great weapon for a mass shooting" people have to explain why so many mass shooters pick it. None of you have done that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you own any assault rifle you have a small penis.

I own several and don’t have a penis at all!

Why in the world would you need several assault weapons? You need more than one?

AR 15’s are not an assault rifle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you own any assault rifle you have a small penis.

I own several and don’t have a penis at all!

Why in the world would you need several assault weapons? You need more than one?

AR 15’s are not an assault rifle.

Semantics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Gun manufacturers push the idea that it’s an “assault rifle” or “combat rifle”.

Gun manufacturers advertised them as “assault rifles”

“The sport version is an exact duplicate of the military weapon except for one alteration. Because machine guns are illegal for civilian use, the action is semiautomatic rather than fully automatic.“

“Today Colt offers the civilian version of this famous assault rifle”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow, you people are over-thinking this. I am a late life (and retired law enforcement) gun collector. It’s a hobby I enjoy with my two sons and we like going to the range to shoot together. We aren’t into hunting; it’s not an obsession; there’s no political or doomsday reasoning behind it. Its just something that we find fun.

+1. The delusions some of these DCUM posters have about gun owners is incredible. There are certainly some wackos out there, but 99+% of gun owners will never harm anyone with their firearm, will never point their firearm at another human being, and have absolutely no desire to do so. It's not just that these posters don't like guns; it is that they absolutely hate those that do.

Those 99% need to get their house in order.

Push hard for common sense gun control or you get lumped with the irrational (and potentially dangerous) gun nuts.
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