Why you should own an AR-15...or another one

American Thinker ^ | July 8, 2025 | D. Parker

[E. Pluribus Unum]

These are dark days for the ghouls of the gun-grabber lobby.  Even though pro-freedom patriots have suffered some setbacks, in the grand scheme of things, we have them in retreat.  Given that, we’re here to make the case for why everyone should have an AR-15, especially in celebration of Firearm Freedom Month.

Naturally, the AR-15 and semi-automatic firearms, in general, have been one of the gun-grabbers’ biggest goals, and they made some headway in some states.  But even that will work against the left.  When there is no appreciable change in crime statistics, they will lose even that argument — unless they lie.  

The problem for the left is that even the left-leaning side of the Supreme Court has acknowledged in case law that these venerable rifles are popular and in common use.   William Kirk from Washington Gun Law TV noted in a recent video the existence of an opinion that was authored by Justice Elena Kagan with concurring opinions from Justice Clarence Thomas and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.  At the bottom of page 13 and the top of page 14 of the opinion, Justice Kagan refers to semiautomatic rifles as follows:

Mexico here focuses on the manufacturers’ production of “military style” assault weapons, among which it includes AR-15 rifles, AK-47 rifles, and .50 caliber sniper rifles. See supra, at 6; App. to Pet. for Cert. 121a. But those products are both widely legal and bought by many ordinary consumers. (The AR-15 is the most popular rifle in the country. See T.Gross, How the AR-15 Became the Bestselling Rifle in the U. S., NPR [Apr. 20, 2023].)

The gun-grabber ghouls of the left should be reeling from that, given their demonization of what has become colloquially known as “America’s Rifle,” since that was supposed to be...

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: ar15; banglist

[Jonty30]

Or another one.

You might need 90 rounds and don’t have time to change the magazines.

[doorgunner69]

Have a few.

Want to try a piston conversion.

As cleaning the bolt mess is my biggest AR peeve.

[rktman]

I’ve noticed a bunch “Lets put a halt to firearm deaths!” ads recently. Never seem to see too many *Lets put a halt to drug deaths!”. Or any. ODs are much higher but..........

[No name given]

‘Never seem to see too many *Lets put a halt to drug deaths!”.

And I wonder why that is, not that we didn’t already know.

[GingisK]

Or another one?

Rules are rules. If you can't decide then purchase an assortment.

[Big Red Badger]

America’s Rifle—aka AR15.
Like 👍

[Veto!]

My daughter has one. Did target practice where sheriff’s department and police force guys shot. She was the best shot there.

Her husband died a couple of years ago and she left their big country house on ten acres and moved into town. Wants to sell it, but no gun shop here will put it in stock.

[FlingWingFlyer]

If we’re going to have to fight the Democrats, I want a couple pallets of 105mm APERS-T “Beehive” rounds and a M101A1. “Messy is good.”

[doorgunner69]

I just assemvbled a few uppers with various barrels, and lowers with differing stock configurations.

[larrytown]

Try this one - clean with spray-on carb cleaner, a minor bit of brushing if really filthy, then rinse all the parts with boiling hot water, hang to air dry (usually within seconds as metal is flippin hot from water).

No problems if weapon has a real finish on it... Will pass the armorer the first time, every time.

[doorgunner69]

Chlorinated or non carb cleaner?

Have used CLR on the tail of the bolt a few times for the baked on crud.

[SuperLuminal]

Just don’t waste your time with an AK drum...
The two I bought in 1998 were a bad expense...

Ended up giving them to two of my grandsons in 2016...

[Mlheureux]

1000 rounds in bulk is cheap. Need to break it in and then the range a few times and finally defense.

[Who is John Galt?]

IMHO (which is worth every penny you paid for it ;^) ARs are very much like golf clubs. You wouldn't play golf with just one club, would you? You need different clubs for different situations, and you need different ARs for different situations. "It's as plain as the nose on your face"...

;^)

[tumblindice]

The .38 Super has been a popular caliber in Mexico because it is considered there to be a non-military round.
“Mexican carry”: even if you ditch the pistol, a holster gets you in trouble.

[rktman]

🤔😂👍

[tumblindice]

I bought a CORE-15 brand as my first. It wasn’t very reliable, so set it aside. The lower seems fine.
Anyone familiar with the brand and any feeding/ejection probs, and more imp., fixes?

[ALASKA]

.......unless they lie.

And/or breathe.

[Sirius Lee]

Want to try a piston conversion.

Oh, a Mini-14. Yes. Contrary to popular opinion, the newer ones CAN hit the broadside of a barn.