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The NRA at its best
- Thread starter Jayhawker Soule
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Yup!!
It's short on analysis, but what public relations efforts aren't?
We notice shortcomings when people take a side we dislike,
but we lack that same keen skepticism when someone proffers
an agreeable agenda. I'd say the anti-gun side is far far worse,
but you might attribute that to my bias, eh?
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
In other news, water is wet and ice is cold.
McBell
Unbound
Except for the fact that there are people who use it to hunt...
The AR15 is a fine varmint rifle, since 5.56 NATO is dang near the same round as 222 Remington.
BBTimeless
Active Member
Ehhhh... ermmm... maybe. To be fair, if the AR-15 was banned/restricted, there is a large range of alternatives if hunting is your main argument.
Dirty Penguin
Master Of Ceremony
So..!?
Those people grandfathered in should keep their guns. Those that aren't will have to use something else. I often go hunting using a 50 cal muzzle loader my friend owns. In one particular county here in VA that and bows are all you can use with the exception of a shotgun.
In another county we hunt they allow other types. My friend owns a .270 rifle that we've hunted with.....
McBell
Unbound
so it means that claiming it is not a hunting rifle is just plain not true.
McBell
Unbound
There are a lot of weapons that are better for hunting that the AR-15.
That is not the point.
The point is there are people who use the AR-15 for hunting, so claiming it is not a hunting rifle is just plain wrong.
BBTimeless
Active Member
Any firearm could be "used for hunting". I could, technically, go hunting with a grenade launcher.
Silly comparison.
An AR-15 is a fine weapon for harvesting small game, particularly at a distance.
A grenade launcher is.....oh, hell...you know the difference, you mischievous wag!
(They're a little big for squirrels though....so you're safe.)
Democrats are a reason we need the NRA.....
Iowa lawmaker calls for retroactive gun bans, confiscations of semi-automatic weapons | The Daily Caller
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01...-to-announcing-sweeping-new-gun-control-laws/
Btw, Republicans are another reason we need the NRA.
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Iowa lawmaker calls for retroactive gun bans, confiscations of semi-automatic weapons | The Daily Caller
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/01...-to-announcing-sweeping-new-gun-control-laws/
Btw, Republicans are another reason we need the NRA.
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BBTimeless
Active Member
Ok fine, you caught me being argumentative for the sake of being argumentative. Fair point.
Apex
Somewhere Around Nothing
No, I have made my stance clear in other threads of the forum. The status quo needs to be changed. But anti-gun advocates are taking advantage of the high emotions right now to try and go overboard in instituting total bans on weapons. If they have their way, the only change in the status quo will be law abiding citizens being treated as criminals. These mass murders they are trying to stop will continue unabated.
Apex
Somewhere Around Nothing
Several of the bans, such as Feinstein's, are based upon banning weapons with certain cosmetic characteristics, such as sliding stocks which are generally plastic. Although, if you wish to be picky, I can add the word "sliding" in my original post.
Comet
Harvey Wallbanger
The problem is multi-fold. I grew up with guns and was taught how to use them. I've been a hunter and shooter for fun and sport. Are guns the problem? OR ARE THEY JUST AN EASY WAY FOR FREAKS AND A GOOD EXCUSE FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE AWAY MORE RIGHTS? Guns don't kill people, people kill people. Our society is broken, not our gun rights. Taking away guns does not stop the problem...
I give 911, suicide bombers, and Oklahoma City as examples. Taking away our guns is the same as saying that drunk driving is a major problem and needs to be addressed: SO, we are going back to PROHIBITION (worked great didn't it?) and not allowing anybody to own a car. You will all use public transportation. PROBLEM SOLVED! Now we can all feel safe and good about our lives....
UGH... seriously?
I give 911, suicide bombers, and Oklahoma City as examples. Taking away our guns is the same as saying that drunk driving is a major problem and needs to be addressed: SO, we are going back to PROHIBITION (worked great didn't it?) and not allowing anybody to own a car. You will all use public transportation. PROBLEM SOLVED! Now we can all feel safe and good about our lives....
UGH... seriously?
:run:
BBTimeless
Active Member
Once again, taking away all guns is not on the table.
RPGs don't kill people, people kill people. ...
Comet
Harvey Wallbanger
This is a true statement.
Again, it is the person holding the RPG. The person is broken, the RPG is a tool.
:ignore:BAN ALL GUNS:ignore:
:run:Go on an run from the PROBLEM.
PS- I don't remember an RPG being used in any tragedy. So lets ban them... and hand guns... and hunting rifles... and citizens who obey the law from owning them.... Yup, problem solved. I can sure sleep better now.
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