Posted on 08/16/2022 4:37:49 AM PDT by Larry - Moe and Curly
"No American Should Own an AR-15
Michael Yon
No American should own an AR-15. Reasons are obvious.
Let’s walk through it.
American children should not be exposed to guns until they are old enough to run and climb on and off a couch without assistance. Running and the couch maneuver is proof of dexterity. This is required to begin teaching shooting stance and martial arts. Plastic guns only until age six.
On sixth birthday, present with Red Rider BB gun. Lever action only. None of that hyper-velocity machine gun scuba-tank stuff. That will put an eye out. BB gun marksmanship should be practiced while fishing. BB impacts on water provide velocity and drop feedback, max range feedback, and wind effects.
Do not shoot at birds unless you plan to eat them. If the child shoots a bird, get the belt out. Hurt bird = belt hurts butt. Cause and effect.
Issue one BB at a time.
This teaches fire discipline.
Kids with rich parents and automatic BB guns learn bad habits. One hundred shots and no hits. Slow down. You got one shot. Make it count.
At age 9, graduate to single shot .22 rifle. No pistols. Start actual hunting of rabbits and small game for dinner. Hunting teaches stalking and respect for the power and responsibility for everything that flows from that barrel. Single shot only. Go hunting with one bullet.
At age 10, learn to catch baby alligators by hand. Avoid all gators larger than the forearm. All gators are loaded at all times. Teach snake identification and know the quickest way to the hospital. Catch all the snakes you want.
Keep children away from the internet. If 10-year-old complains that other kids play with the internet, say you are not other kids. Get out of the house, grab the hatchet and chop some firewood and put it in the fireplace for tonight. Then get out of the house and do not return without catching a wild animal with your hands. Bring it back alive and unharmed. The neighbor girl is not a wild animal. Her father has a chainsaw. If you want to get to know his daughter, go help him chop wood.
At 12, can hunt alone with single shot .22 or single shot 20 gauge. Introduce to pistols. Permitted to hand-catch gators not greater in length than the arm.
At 14, can fire AR-15 rented at the range. No AR-15s allowed in the house.
At 16, lever action rifle of any caliber up to 45/70. Permitted to hunt gators of any size using almost all means necessary, but no explosives. Only traps, hands, hooks, or rifles.
At 17, time for an ‘AR-style’ rifle, but it must be .300 Blackout or bigger. No AR-15 caliber 5.56. The 5.56 is a child’s caliber. At 17, you are a young man and expected to do man stuff with man calibers. 5.56 is for children and the US military. Green tips, pink tips, black tips — take this tip: 5.56 is for children.
By age 17, the caliber should be .300 Black or hotter. .300 Blackout is for men. Average men. A man’s man uses 7.62 x 51, or one of those new exotics that all the Delta Force guys like. None of that 7.62 x 39 nonsense. This is not Red Dawn, and you ain’t a Wolverine. 7.62 x 39 is great for poor revolutionary commies. We ain’t poor, revolutionary, or commies.
At 17, begin night firing and with optics day and night. If you can’t handle 7.62x51, get back in the gym or chop down an acre of wood.
At 24, fly A-10 with 30mm, and if you get shot down, you know how to sling some small lead.
And now some personal observations on 5.56. I’ve seen many people close and personal shot with various calibers. Mostly 5.56 and 7.62x39. 5.56 is not a serious combat round and never should have been carried by millions of Americans for several generations.
Witness this Al Qaeda shot four times at point blank, including splattering a testicle. The terrorist, with one remaining testicle and gut-shot, still did admirable hand-to-hand. And did not die for eight months. Gotta respect a man who can get an egg shot off and still try to bite you. But this never would have happened with 7.62x51.
Gates of Fire. Read it, and ditch the children’s calibers".
https://michaelyon.substack.com/p/no-american-should-own-an-ar-15
Agree.
One of my faves is my Marlin 336R in 30-30. Built in 1964, rebuilt in 2022, refinished as well. New optics. Good gun for the GA woods/brush. As a lever action gun, it’s off the RADAR.
Bolt gun for the open, longer range pastures is the .308
“I know of the terrorist Yon is talking about.
He shot my friend’s cousin, in Mosul.”
Sorry to hear about that. Hope your friend’s cousin came out okay.
At least the terrorist is enjoying his 72 virgin blue-haired, nose-ringed Incels - probably not what he was expecting.
Agree. Never even lased a potential 200 yd shot.
Longest shot available to me is 100 - 150 yards.
Dis be da Shiznitz,
Fo Rizzle!
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Ma Triggers.
actually lately 300 blackout is a LOT easier to find than 30-30....I own both. Also 30-06 is very pricey still.
Using the same logic, nobody should own a Corvette or a NASCAR.
“Great post, and Yon is outstanding, but 5.56mm is a great caliber.”
Yup. If someone thinks I’m a child for having (or should I say “had” - ATF did you get that?) a 5.56-based weapon, I’m okay with that. Would not want to be on the receiving end of any caliber.
Opinions about the best gun/caliber are about as ubiquitous as oh, say, ... opinions.
Amen: K.I.S.S., and keep it suited to your AO, and not a fantasy safari in Alaska or Africa.
If you live in MT, obviously your needs will be totally different than somebody in GA.
“Of course then we didn’t have Hollywood producing any movies that promoted and glorified that kind of violence.”
Or, Call of Duty.
He’s right
I own a Ruger .........
No, they should get AR-10s instead, which use 7.62X51 NATO and .308 Winchester!
If “quiet work” is on your itinerary, then clearly, 300 Blackout is the obvious choice for an AR upper.
Along with your 556 uppers.
Well, the author is entitled to his opinion, but as for 5.56 or .223, I sure as hell wouldn’t want to be shot with one!
Let’s not forget the damage caused by crazies in schools or on crowds of innocent people.
Having said that, I really can’t find fault with anything else the author is saying.
As a AR 15 armorer to pass the course one had to take it completely apart except taking the front site and barrel off.
Every pin every part and put it back together in 30 minutes.
Most were done in less then 15
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Not that many parts. god luck in your build
“But this never would have happened with 7.62x51.”
Not true. Lots of guys have shot bad guy with all kinds of weapons, even the 50 BMG, and have had the bad guy still fighting.
If you don’t hit vital areas, the bad guy is just in pain and will still fight; 22 or 50 BMG.
He was a Sgt and standing in the hatch of a Stryker and was shot through the side of neck. Passed between the trachea and esophagus, causing minimal damage. The whole thing was quite a story.
“If “quiet work” is on your itinerary, then clearly, 300 Blackout is the obvious choice for an AR upper.”
I’ve shot the 300 Blackout with really good cans on them. They were still ~106db. About the sound of a 22 rifle shooting subsonics.
Those of us whom Shaka Zulu would hold back in reserve are actually thankful for 5.56 caliber and other common rounds... even a Marlin .22wmr "coyote" rifle with a good scope has pragmatic value for social work involving coyotes.
You said: “In much of the south, it’s rare to get a 200 yard shot.” ( I agree)
My father killed his last white tail deer, at over 400 yards. (Dad died in March of 2021) He almost always shot 30-06. (he was a armorer in WWII)
For me, it is not about long range. 5.56 can be accurate, it does not normally have as much knockdown power.
I like and shoot 30-30, with the right load, it is capable of accuracy out to 200 yards. (160 gr. Hornady FTX bullets) Receiver sight is recommended.
Also reload and shoot 7.62x39. Very similar ballistics to 30-30.
7.62x51 is the logical next step, then 30-06.
I don’t own a 6 or 6.5 Creedmoor (very popular now).
Good article!
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