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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s the most popular rifle in America and has been for years.  It’s incredibly modular and customizable, has low recoil, handles lots of calibers (for hunting, home defense, competition shooting), is much easier to use than something like a shotgun (so good for disabled persons, such as a veteran I know who uses one to protect his home).  But you’ve decided that they’re evil, or “machine guns,” or only used by “sucky hunters,” and have no legitimate purpose.  So I’m not going to say anything else, because you have your opinion about them.  So do the millions of normal Americans who own them.

Ps: they’re not going anywhere, so focus on something else.[/quote]

I'm not seeing much in the way of need here.  There are better guns for target practice.  There are better guns for home defense, even ones your disabled vet friend can use.  Hunting?  There's a reason you can't even hunt with .223 in many places.  Headshot hunting, bad body shots that are inhumane, and jerks that want to fire off a bunch of rounds.  None of my family would be caught dead doing that.  Yes you can customize it if you really have to justify it as a hunting weapon, but by the time you change out the upper and possibly the lower receiver, you should have bought a hunting rifle.

You like it and you don't want it taken away, but you have not made a good argument for why people should be able to own it.  Scalia has already ruled that the government has the right to regulate types of weapons, so don't even go there.

Popular is not good enough.  Fun is not good enough.  [/quote]

Exactly.   Even a plain-jane looking semi-auto hunting rifle can be more lethal and more utilitarian than an AR-15.  But you never hear of mass shootings involving more mundane-looking guns.  People want AR-15s because they "look tough."  They are bought into action-flick fantasy.  They think all you need is an AR-15 and suddenly you're Rambo.

AR-15s are not a need.  They are just a want.  And, they are a want for all the wrong reasons.[/quote]

So because they look scary they should be banned?   :lol: [/quote]

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