'Assault Weapons,' Explained

Reason ^ | 5/14/18 | Jacob Sullum

[Lurker]

Facts are racist.

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[Hugin]

There was a study about 25 years ago that looked at mass shootings including the “McMassacre” in this story, as to which weapons used caused the highest death rates. Not surprisingly shotguns were far above handguns and semi-auto rifles in fatality rates. The worst thing would be if these shooters switched form scary black rifles to pump shotguns.

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[xrmusn]

That pic explains a lot of it...

Maybe if ‘we’ paint them fuchsia or pink they will be less intimidating....

[MileHi]

There is no legitimate use for these. Nobody hunts deer with them."

The tired canard, used by those who have no idea what the second amendment is about.

[The Great RJ]

Assault weapons bans are just the camel’s nose under the tent...the goal is to totally disarm law abiding citizens. Liberals only want, the military, police and their brown shirts to have guns.

[Simon Green]

There is no legitimate use for these. Nobody hunts deer with them."

The tired canard, used by those who have no idea what the second amendment is about.

Even if the 2A had anything to do with hunting (as you point out, it doesn't), the simple fact is that AR-pattern rifles are some of the most popular hunting rifles in America.

[rockrr]

Excellent graphic!

[Sopater]

Maybe if ‘we’ paint them fuchsia or pink they will be less intimidating....

Camouflage would be more practical and might even serve the same purpose.

[xrmusn]

Camouflage would be more practical and might even serve the same purpose.
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Surprised you didn’t spot the sarcasm in my line.

However, we are dealing with LIBs here, paint them ‘soft’ and they won’t recognize them.

[Lurkinanloomin]

“then the Second Amendment guarantees nothing.”
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That is the case in many of the communist states, CA, MA, NJ, CT, NY, MD

[Texas resident]

I love the Ruger Mini 14 ranch rifle with a 4X9 scope on it.

Pigs have a bad day with me around.

[slag]

Are we at last brought to such a humiliating and debasing degradation, that we cannot be trusted with arms for our own defense? Where is the difference between having our arms in our possession and under our own direction, and having them under the management of Congress? If our defense be the real object of having those arms, in whose hands can they be trusted with more propriety, or equal safety to us, as in our own hands?

Patrick Henry

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Bkmk

[Big Red Badger]

July 18 1984...
San Diego’s McDonald.

[Blood of Tyrants]

Out of one side of their mouths they will say that the AR-15 is only good for killing people and out of the other side they will say it isn’t good for self defense.

[Sopater]

Surprised you didn’t spot the sarcasm in my line.

Oh, I did. It was more than obvious... I just thought I'd throw a little practicality back at ya. ;-)

[Vendome]

I left my M1A and Mini-14 stock so, they couldn’t be banned....