TheDefiantOne
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your first paragraph reeks of LaPierre......he took your money and is now under indictment for some shady dealings which may have been responsible for bankrupting the NRA. And since folk like you have pointed out time and again the plethora of semi-automatic weapons that were NOT on the 1994 AWB list, your "Democratic" agenda screed has no credibility....much the same was said about the Brady Bill, and that accusation died a quiet death.Democrats want to ban all civilian owned firearms but realize they can’t do all at one time. So they pick one type of firearm to ban first. The semi-automatic rifles that resemble military assault weapons are their first choice.OMG! Did you just dust off that old bullhorn, "Guns don't kill people, people kill people"? No kidding? The thing is, unlike a Warner Bros. cartoon, the assault weapons (yeah, that's how the military, police, and federal law enforcement categorzies them) in question don't spring tiny sneakered feet and chase people around while blazing away. PEOPLE USE THE WEAPONS TO KILL OTHER PEOPLE. And the AR-15 was among the top choice for that purpose in the last 20 years or so. That you can't/won't deal with that reality is pretty pathetic, because it shows a total disregard for fellow human beings lives...."colateral damage" to keep your psychological gun safety zone.So called assault rifles are used in a minority of mass shootings.Were you asleep or out of the country in a place with no international news in the last 20 years or so? Because that's the only reason to try to weasel pass the FACT of the AR-15 showing up in a LOT of mass shootings. Yep, the weapon of choice for a LOT of yahoos and nut cases that did EXACTLY as it advertisement said.If AR's are rarely used in crimes, then they're no danger to society and there's no need to ban them. Right?Again, you can't defend your home with a .45 caliber semi-automatic? Or a shotgun? Or a hunting rifle? Last time I checked, the distance from one end of a standard living room is a hell of a lot shorter than the average distance from a hunter to a deer... so you have a good chance of blowing a perp off their feet in addition to possibly killing them outright. A .45 caliber ain't no pea shooter, and a shotgun (single barrell, pump action or double barrell) let loose in a house is serious nasty damage to man and walls/furniture/fridge, etc.You obviously don't understand what "firepower superiority" means.If you couldn't defend your home or self with the plethora of weapons that were available during the 1994 ban, then I'd say you're just a bad shot or have some serious psychological issues.4. Firepower superiority.There is no reason for anyone to own a AR-15.
You moron. I already explained to you the reasons to own an AR-15
1. To use for recreational purposes
2. To use for self defense
3. To have for the "necessary for the security of a free state".
Just because pathetic little pussies like you don't have a use for one don't meant the rest of of don't.
List the weapons that can outgun an AR-15/AK-47/FN-FAL/or like firearms. I double dog dare ya to tackle that argument.
As to your absurd challenge, here are some official stats that should (hopefully) set you straight as to alluding to what is needed to defend a home....pay particular attention to page #2 https://bjs.ojp.gov/content/pub/pdf/GUIC.PDF
Oh, and here's a history lesson for you regarding of what the Afghan's had against the Russians back in the day
That's why they were on the 1994 AWB list. And only a fool would try to minimize the damage they have caused since re-introduced to the general public. Right?
The weapon isn't the problem. The people carrying out these attacks are the problem. The semi-automatic, magazine fed rifle has been on the civilian market since 1904. Looooong before mass shootings became en vogue.
If you want to blame someone for AR style rifles being used in mass shootings, you can blame you and the rest of the anti-gun idiots for advertising it as the most efficient killing tool ever invented. It's you people that perpetuate moronic myths like the "tumbling bullet", or stupid shit like, "an AR bullet is going to travel all through the body causing more damage". The latter is my favorite moronic myth, BTW...lol.
People like you are the best advertisement the AR-15 ever had. Good job!
The problem is because democrats have been defunding police and not supporting them, crime has skyrocketed and many democrats are buying these semi-automatic rifles for home defense. These rifles are not cheap so the Democratic Party will lose support from these first time gun owners. That will make it harder to ban these firearms.
your second paragraph is just revisionist clap trap. While "defund the police" was a stupid tag line to get everyone's attention, it gave credence to blather like yours and ignored the point of increased police budgets across the country that went to para-military equipment rather than better salaries & benefits to recruit more cops, or community liasons, or better patroling of neighborhoods (not para-military occupation). Crime rises when there are less jobs, and the last 40 years of Reaganomics gave us a near 2nd Depression, massive outsourcing of industry and decimation of many retirement funds. Solely blaming Democrats is just disingenous at best.