POLITICS & DONALD Annoying Orange MEGATHREAD

[Kearn]

what exactly is the point of that? the number of deaths from ar-15s compared to overall gun deaths is almost inconsequential

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/sunday-review/the-assault-weapon-myth.html

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[SeventhSandwich]

what exactly is the point of that? the number of deaths from ar-15s compared to overall gun deaths is almost inconsequential

https://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/14/sunday-review/the-assault-weapon-myth.html

I don't think that the whole discussion in light of the Parkland shooting revolves around 'overall gun deaths', it's the fact that students keep going to high schools and shooting up classrooms full of kids. That's what people are trying to address right now, and the fact that a majority of these mass-shooters tend to use AR15-style weapons is something worth looking into.

[beachbum111111]

Why is it impossible to, say, institute a mandatory AR-15 buyback program in a state or populous-county, wait 5-10 years, and then look at whether it made a dent in violent crimes/shootings as compared to similar counties?

Like ultimately, any approach to gun regulation is speculative until it happens and we get some data on it. Why not start small-ish and then inform federal laws based on collected evidence?

Because after you ban the AR 15s kids will start using hand guns to shoot up schools, then you'll push for banning handguns, then they'll start using other weapons and you'll push for banning those as well. Of course you already know this. You just want to slowly remove guns from the united states because your a typical gun control advocating parasite.

[SeventhSandwich]

Because after you ban the AR 15s kids will start using hand guns to shoot up schools, then you'll push for banning handguns, then they'll start using other weapons and you'll push for banning those as well. Of course you already know this. You just want to slowly remove guns from the united states because your a typical gun control advocating parasite.

First of all, I'm far more centrist on gun issues than most liberals. I'm not an advocate for 'gun rights', but I'm also highly skeptical of the efficacy of most gun regulations. The slippery-slope argument in this post is just par-for-the-course beachbum stuffpost material.

Second, ask yourself this: if handguns are equally viable tools for shooting up schools, then why do so many of the shooters use an AR-15? If they work equally well, why don't we see mass-shooters using different guns at a frequency which is proportional to the amount of different guns in civilian homes? In other words, hand guns are more common, so why do we see so many of them using AR-15s?

[PhantOS]

Let's be honest, the only guns you need for self/home defense are a revolver/compact sidearm or 12 guage shotgun. Anything with higher capacity is literally an offense only gun

In what would would you stand your ground with an ar-15? Maybe if an CIA deathsquad showed up in your backyard, sure. or maybe if you're actually in Syria fighting in the front lines. But anyone who brings along an AR as a truck gun or keeps one tucked away under their desk is loving autistic

[Deus Ex]

Let's be honest, the only guns you need for self/home defense are a revolver/compact sidearm or 12 guage shotgun. Anything with higher capacity is literally an offense only gun

Dumb

[beachbum111111]

Let's be honest, the only guns you need for self/home defense are a revolver/compact sidearm or 12 guage shotgun. Anything with higher capacity is literally an offense only gun

In what would would you stand your ground with an ar-15? Maybe if an CIA deathsquad showed up in your backyard, sure. or maybe if you're actually in Syria fighting in the front lines. But anyone who brings along an AR as a truck gun or keeps one tucked away under their desk is loving autistic

Who the forget would bring an AR 15 to a warzone? Are you handicapped? You cigarettes DO realize that AR 15's are semi-automatic rifles right? Not full auto

[Khaz]

automatic shmautomatic

[PhantOS]

Who the forget would bring an AR 15 to a warzone? Are you handicapped? You cigarettes DO realize that AR 15's are semi-automatic rifles right? Not full auto

you could. obviously the military version is superior. The ar-15 is basically a marksmans rifle already

Like 95% of soldiers would probably be firing their rifle with enough trigger discipline to make it semi auto.

[beachbum111111]

you could. obviously the military version is superior. The ar-15 is basically a marksmans rifle already

The US military doesn't use AR-15s, that would be handicapped.

And no stuff it has a decent effective range, it's a hunting rifle.

[Dreams_Of_Cheese]

Who the forget would bring an AR 15 to a warzone? Are you handicapped? You cigarettes DO realize that AR 15's are semi-automatic rifles right? Not full auto

pal the m4 rifle is semi auto with a burst fire function. not full auto.

[PhantOS]

The US military doesn't use AR-15s, that would be handicapped.

And no stuff it has a decent effective range, it's a hunting rifle.

obviously. You're calling me a cigarette and a handicapped over semantics, you handicapped cigarette. also they probably use ak74s anyways in Syria so forget you you're wrong anyways

[SeventhSandwich]

And no stuff it has a decent effective range, it's a hunting rifle.

For those warm summer nights where your family of 55 needs you to shoot 6-10 deer per second before dinnertime.

[PhantOS]

Also semi auto hunting rifles are even more handicapped then rifle home defense. If you miss the first shot then all the animals run away instantly and are gone for the next 5 hours. Unless you plan on picking off the deer while they run away at like 50mph

[beachbum111111]

pal the m4 rifle is semi auto with a burst fire function. not full auto.

Except the M4A1, the current standard rifle in the US army, is full auto.

obviously. You're calling me a cigarette and a handicapped over semantics, you handicapped cigarette. also they probably use ak47s anyways in Syria so forget you you're wrong anyways

I'm calling you handicapped because no one in their right mind would take an AR-15 to a warzone.

For those warm summer nights where your family of 55 needs you to shoot 6-10 deer per second before dinnertime.

Yeah pretty clear here that you've never gone hunting or fired a gun in your life.