I thought it was outdated and we needed to be more strict with assault weapons. I didn’t have the data just what the media told me. Well I am a logical and stats oriented person and stats show I was way off. This brief video will explain why.
And you’re still wrong about the Second Amendment, as is Amy Swearer.
Indeed, the issue has nothing to do with the Second Amendment, given the fact that the Supreme Court has never ruled on the constitutionality of AWBs, and that for a jurisdiction to ban the possession of AR 15s does not ‘violate’ the Second Amendment.
Moreover, Ms. Swearer’s ‘argument’ fails as a confirmation bias fallacy – no record has been ‘set straight.’ There is no objective, documented evidence that the AR 15 is a weapon ‘preferable’ for self-defense; in fact, AR 15s are problematic for self-defense given their high velocity chambering, particularly in densely populated areas.
And the notion that owning an AR 15 is ‘justified’ because ‘the government’ is “unable or unwilling” to defend communities from crime is completely devoid of proof or merit, nothing but rightwing demagoguery.
I personally oppose AWBs because they’re unwarranted and ineffective; long guns account for less than 2 percent of overall gun crime and violence – semi-automatic rifles and carbines represent an even smaller percentage. AWBs are therefore needless government overreach and regulation.
Conservatives such as Ms. Swearer need to stop propagating nonsense about there being a ‘need’ or ‘justification’ to possess an AR 15 – they come off sounding ignorant and ridiculous.