We won't agree on alot of things.. But dumbfuks will be dumbfuks, no matter of party or leaning. More laws won't fix dumbfukery, and most batshit crazy dumbfuks don't post threats on the interweb.. Except that gungrabbinging [Bleeeeep!] feinstein.
So no guns should be grabbed? How about a M79 grenade launcher? Or a LAWS rocket launcher? Should 105 Howitzer be legal? There's a line already drawn, why are assault rifles OK, but other weapons off limits? What if we modified a chain gun to hunt varmints, would it be then OK to legalize that weapon for civilian use?
Civilians can own most of those weapons with the proper permits. You are also talking about the extreme of both costs and damage.. AR's are very common as are many of the other weapons..
The weapons you are talking about are the equivelent to a 6 second drag car where as the AR's and high cap mags are corvettes, sports cars, and lifted trucks. (by that I mean much more common, but not as utilatarian as your prius)
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Exactly, with the proper permits you can own rocket launchers...That's extremely different than a Semi Auto Rifle though...Rocket launchers serve one purpose. Blowing up Armor or hard Structures... AR-15's are used for all sorts of things however. Target shooting, 3 gun, steel silhouette matches, firearms classes, etc. There also used for Personal defense and Hunting. Yes, Hunting. I'm tired of hearing all these know it all Libtards saying no one hunts with a "Assault Rifle". Well, the idiots that say that obviously don't know what the fck there talking about. I know tons of people including myself that hunt with a AR-15. Its not often since i archery hunt. However, when i rifle hunt i usually use my Custom AR with a Match Grade 24 inch SS barrel chambered in .308. Sure the "Hunting" AR's look different, they arent all tacticooled out, they are still AR-15s. Hell, I have a buddy who has taken a few animals with his Dragunuv SVD and SKS. An AR-15 chambered in .223/5.56 is great for small game up to Coyotes/Hogs. 6.5 Grendel and 6.8 SPC for Deer sized game and .308, .450 Bushmaster and .458 Socom for Elk/Bear/etc... My Uncle has been hunting exclusively the last few years with a Custom AR chambered in .308 and has taken everything from Coyote to Bear with it. AR's specifically are dam accurate with match grade barrels. I know that the groups fired from my .308 AR is almost as good as the ones fired from my bolt action .300 WM. The AR was cheaper to build aswell, which for allot of guys is the reason they go with the Semi Auto platform instead of a custom or super nice bolt gun... Plus a Semi Auto AR chambered in .308 would be the first rifle id grab if SHTF. Alot of people share that same thought... There accurate, ammo is extremely common for USA, NATO and its Allies and it packs a hell of a punch against humans/Animals. Regardless, the 2nd Amendment has nothing to do with hunting... It's about the right of the people to protect themselves from a Tyranical Government whether Foreign or Domestic. You should know that Illahee or "ChoadiusMaximus". You Swore on Oath to protect the Constitution of the United States. "Thanks for your service". However, that doesn't mean I'm not going to call you out for being a idiot though. The Government has true "Assault rifles". Civilians do NOT; Especially in WA State. Assault Rifles like the Military's M4 Carbine are Selective fire usually with a 14.5 in barrel. There Full auto, Tri Burst and Semi Automatic. Most of us Civilians are limited to 16 inch or longer Semi Auto platforms unless you live in a state that allows Full Auto/SBR's. IF you are fortunate enough to live in one of those states, be prepared to pay an arm and a leg and be harassed with tons of paperwork/permits. The Media calls any black "scary" Semi Auto Rifle a "Assault Rifle". There extremely misinformed aswell as millions of other dipchits that believe there Liberal gun hating propaganda.
There should be reasonable regulations. Tougher background checks, keeping firearms out of the hands of the mentally ill, getting rid of Gun Free Zones, putting cops or giving "trained" teachers the ability to protect themselves/kids and adopting a National Carry Permit. Banning Semi Auto Rifles is not the answer though...The 94 ban did little to nothing and rifles are used in very little crime. Just because a few batchit crazy people decide to go nuts and shoot up a school with one, that doesn't mean we should ban them from law abiding, honest citizens. There are tens of millions of Americans with AR's/AK's/Mini 14s, etc that shot NO one. We need mental health reform. Not some stupid ass AWB that does nothing! Criminals will still have them and the insane will just get one off the streets or use a pistol or semi auto shotgun.
Also, "high capacity magazines". If a politician/news anchor actually shot or knew anything, they'd know you can change mags in under 2 seconds no problem and you can carry a huge amount of 10 rounders on your person, and even more stuffed into a burlap sack, etc. If i am ever in a self defense situation, I want the most rounds available that i can get! Especially if there are multiple threats... In all of the firearm classes I've taken, I/nor ANYONE has ever said "Man i wish i had LESS rounds". More rounds is always better!
Registered: 03/08/99
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Loc: Seattle, Washington USA
Why is it that there is a large contingent of those who think these two things:
1. We must spend more money on making sure our government has all the best guns in the world than the next 18 countries in the world combined, and...
2. We must all carry AR-15's because our tyrannical government is likely to turn its guns on us 'Mericans any day now.
...?
Yes, this is a serious question...because there are a shitton of fuckin fools who actually think both of those things at the same time, probably including the jackknob in the videos.
My uncle was in Vietnam as an army ranger for 6 years and trained troops for another 10 or so after that. He has killed a lot of people and has PTSD in a bad way. He is heavily medaled and was shot 6 times. 3 times while dragging his brothers through the mud to safety.
I bring him up because I consider his opinion on gun matters well informed.
He thinks guys like this clown are morons. He thinks all these guys have no idea what the actual experience of killing and war is like. He understands we live in a society that sensationalizes such affairs. He knows better.
He laughs because most of the gun ho vets he meets were the ones who never fired a shot or killed someone during their service. Even guys right there in the thick who were suppliers just don't get it.
He laughs at war movies and film violence because he knows what it is really like. He thinks the NRA and those devout gun nuts are idiots.
Talk to the people who were "first in, last out" and you will hear a very sobering perspective. These are men that fought wars to end wars, not the other way around, and they are paying for it with a life of quietly hidden suffering and turmoil. They never brag and boast and they keep quiet because nobody wants to hear their perspective as it goes against the grain of war machine USA.
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