An AR 15 is a modified weapon of war.
This is a lie.
It is designed to kill a lot of people fast.
This is a lie.
It's bullets cause a great deal of damage.
Compared to...?
I agree with Hillary that weapons of war do not need to be on our streets, with our thugs or our terrorists. Or our civilians.
Mindless, ignorant, dishonest nonsense.
The first one is not a lie. The AR is the civilian version of the M16. So the terminology may be off, but the rifle is essentially a modified version of our military's main battle rifle.
The second and third one are not lies, either. M14 calls everything a lie if he doesn't like it.
The round does not cause as much damage as most rifles used by the military. It certainly does not cause nearly the damage done by the 7.62x51mm. And that is the round it replaced. The .223 is illegal to use hunting whitetail deer, because it is considered underpowered.
Look at the number of murders committed with an AR-15. More people are killed with knives. More people are killed with bare hands every year than with an AR. These rifles are used in less than 1% of murders. They are not the problem. They just make good political hay when a politician wants to look like they are doing something good.
I wasn't clear. I was referring to a cop on Fox yesterday who pointed out that the AR-15 causes much more lethal wounds than a handgun. I wasn't trying to compare it to a military rifle, because supposedly civilians don't have access to them, anyway.
The thing about AR-15's and their ilk is that the most horrific mass shootings in this country have used them to great effect. AR-15's may be used in less than 1% of murders, but when they are used, holy Jesus, they're awful.