We all know that the 5.56 round was designed by Geneva Conventions to have a higher survivability than the previous rounds.
These rounds were approved in warfare because of their ballistics properties.
Places like CT still ban the AK-47, in favor of the 5.45 AK74. They think it’s a “less lethal” round - but they couldn’t be farther from the truth. One of these rounds will pierce a TREE. When used in a combat situation, the bullet always goes through the target into the targets behind it. It’s highly lethal round.
But it’s a feel-good legislation.
I have a lot of conversations where I will present the rather devasting round that I carry (any +P .45 in hollowpoint or hydra-shock) and I compare it with a 5.7 195 round. Just about everyone out there doesn’t believe me that a thick down coat is reasonably protective against the .45, and that the .45 is a more humane round (situationally) than the 5.7.
When we talk to people, we need to cover these bases. You will never turn a gun-hater around to our viewpoint on the second amendment. They aren’t an undecided voter in that regard. What you CAN turn them around to is the technical aspects of a gun.
Point out that the previous attempts at ammo regulation have bred designs and ballistics that are more dangerous outside of the combat zone. Teach them that the 5.56/.223 round is what it is, and teach them the difference between the AK47 and AK74 regulation designs. Also, bring up the ballistics charts or facts between the .17HMR, 22 Mag, and 5.7 rounds.
Teach them what the hollowpoints that the DHS and IRS (and others) have ordered actually DO, and why they too should be frightened by the concept.
Keep the conversation off of the second amendment. If they are against it, they are against it. There is no conversion before a civil war. They have chosen sides already.
For the lurkers. The .223 round that the general is saying is so powerful is really a squirrel gun. It was chosen by the modern military for 2 reasons. 1. It’s cheap. 2. In a war situation it’s often better to wound an enemy than kill them. That way the other soldiers must care for the wounded, instead of fighting.
Both the .308 (primary ww2 rifle cartridge) and the 30-06 (ww1) are roughly twice as powerful as the .223 in terms of ft. pounds of energy at the muzzle. Both of those rounds are also MUCH more effective as the range increases out beyond 300 yards. NO military sniper uses a .223.