Do you know what an AR actually is?Sibelius Hindemith wrote: ↑Sat May 28, 2022 4:49 pmWhat are AR-15s for anyway. Regular rifles or shotguns aren't good enough for hunters these days?
An AR-15 is just a 234 ( or NATO .556 round) that is only a semi-automatic rifle. Just because there is an option to have plastic inserts and mounting options does it make it "military" grade?
Having a flash suppressor on the barrel doesn't make it "military grade".
Having a quick attach scope mount doesn't make it "military grade".
Having high-capacity options doesn't make it "Military grade".
Having a bunch of picatinny rail doesn't make it "Military grade".
Do you know where the term "assault rifle" comes from? It came about in the 90's by a member of our press that didn't know what "AR" stood for. He assumed it means "Assault Rifle".....unfortunately it stuck.
You can actually hunt with AR style rifles. There are typically laws for hunting with an AR in regards to round capacity...but you can still hunt with them. I personally prefer my AR for hunting coyotes....but then again, an AR with the right ammo is deadly to 800 yards.
I personally know 5-6 farmers in our area that have an AR in their pickup 24/7. They prefer this rifle for, once again, shooting coyotes and other critters that damage their crops.
And there are so many different kinds of AR. There is the AR-10 that is a 308 caliber among others. In my collection of AR's I also have a rim-fire 22. Should this rim-fire AR also be outlawed? It can receive 100 round magazines, but then again so can my Ruger 1022.
I am amazed how many people don't understand this:
1. An AR is just a "sport utility" rifle that is a semi-automatic that can be modified to meet it's owners liking.
2. It ONLY SHOOTS ONE ROUND EVERY TIME THE TRIGGER IS PULLED.
3. If you modify the rifle to a fully automatic, YOU HAVE BROKEN THE LAW AND SHOULD BE ARRESTED.
4. An AR-15 is a 22 caliber rifle. Think about that.....a 22. Granted the bullets are longer than the rim-fire, but it's still a 22 caliber.
If you are all tuffed-up about the recent Texas shooting, I will start by saying it's a crying shame this happened. I feel for every child, brother, sister, parent, grand parent, friend of these people. Nobody really knows why this happened, it just seems like a dumb mother fucker with a gun that was angry at the world. HE was going to kill no matter what.
Can anyone tell me if Jimmy Kimmel cried over this one yet.
But to say it's the gun's fault is just absurd. An AR in that situation is so stupid it shows how much of an idiot this kid was. If you are in close combat, you would want a handgun, not a rifle, not two rifles, not 300+ rounds.
SH, this isn't meant to blast any beliefs you may have. I do apologize if you feel like I am preaching AT you. I am not.
This is my way of educating people to the facts.
Hell, my mother that has been around guns her entire life had to have me explain that an AR is just a semi-automatic rifle, not a machine gun like the media like to make people believe.
I'd love to go shoot with all on this board, for nothing more than to educate the masses on the guns that our politicians and media hate.