Posted on 03/19/2019 9:31:46 AM PDT by Para-Ord.45
How many guns did the Romans have? Even I was staggered to read about how much killing they did an all of the wars.
Go back a LOT LESS further in time to the Hutus and the Tutsis. Nary a gun was used, but machetes killed half a million people.
Beto O’Rourke: “If you own an AR-15, keep it.”
This is the equivalent of sitting at a 4-way stop, and then another car approaches, stops, and waves you through.
Gee. Thanks numb nuts.
The NY Times feeds and survives on the ignorance of people. How enlightened of them.
here’s an idea- change the looks of the AR-15 and make itr really dorky looking, but just as functional- make it look silly, like a nerf gun, or cartoon prop- or something-
Not that we should have to- but just to piss off the left- make it completely silly looking, but just as functional, and the left will have nothing to complain about because it won’t ‘look like’ a weapon of war- then require everyone in the US- legal citizen, to own one-
It’s just unreal to me that the left have succeeded in twisting the constitution to basically imply that weapons that ‘look like’ military weapons aren’t constitutionally legal. The left are bastardizing the constitution- gay marriage, gun restrictions, free speech regulations-
Ultimately we NEED a supreme court decision that states that “Just because a weapon ‘looks like’ a weapon of war does not make it a weapon of war. Nothing about civilian AR-15’s make them weapons of war. It is therefore unconstitutional to demand that AR-15’s be taken off the market or restricted. The makers of AR-15’s are perfectly within their rights to design and produce these guns!”
Weasel words like MSR is just political correctness on our side. Of course an AR-15 is a weapon of war. And that is precisely WHY we have them.
Sophistry won’t help us. Being honest will. An AR-15 in the hands of a citizen allows us to prevail against a government that has turned towards tyranny. It will be the same as the weapons the soldiers will have except for the superfluous detail of three shot burst.
According to RJ Rummel in death by government, around 260 million people were killed by government since 1900. So there is not the slightest thing wrong in saying my AR is a weapon of war, that is the main reason I have it, and i will not let someone take it.
But childish nazi firearms law based “sporting purpose” sophistry is the opposite of what we need.
In the Tet Offensive, a friend of mine turned an entrenching tool into a weapon of war. The dictionary definition of the word ‘weapon’ depends upon how something is used, not how it’s designed.
The 5.56 mm is not “bigger” than the .223. Bullet diameter is identical.
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“If you own an AR-15, keep it.”
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Mighty white of you, Scarecrow.
This whole ‘weapon of war’ argument is silly. 12 gauge shotguns are used in war, as are common pistols in .45 and 9mm. Every weapon in existence could be used ‘in war’ if that’s all you’ve got. My 1937 Mosin Nagant was likely used in war and there’s a good chance my 1898 6.5mm Swedish mauser was as well.
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exactly- the whole purpose of the 2n’t amendment, in the words of our founders themselves, was for us to be able to protect ourselves from ALL enemies, foreign and domestic- and from a rogue domestic government- They did NOT have single shot muzzle-loaders in mind when they wrote the 2n’d amendment- They wanted us to have adequate firepower to be able to effectively protect ourselves and our country-
The reason foreign invaders don’t storm our country is because they’ve tried it in the past and were met with fierce furious firepower that drove them out-
and you’re right- i need to revise my first statement that the SC should make- i had originally said
“Just because a weapon ‘looks like’ a weapon of war does not make it a weapon of war.”
But that should read:
“Just because a weapon ‘looks like’ a weapon of war does not mean it is unconstitutional. All weapons are ‘weapons of war’ and that is the point- Our founding fathers wanted our citizens to be well armed with adequate firepower so that we can defend ourselves and our nation from all enemies, foreign and domestic”
“The 5.56 mm is not “bigger” than the .223. Bullet diameter is identical.”
The .22LR rimfire round is actually .223 also.
This article is just packed full of stupid. From ole Joe right down to the author.
This article is just packed full of stupid. From ole Joe right down to the author.
I've read that historically, the gladius has been used to kill more people than firearms. I doubt that it's true, but it's plausible.
Exactly right. My tirade wasn’t aimed at you, but the brain-dead left who’ve coined the ‘weapon of war’ term because it scares all the little snowflakes.
I had to laugh at that...we had 12 gauge shotguns on Swift Boats when I was in Nam and ended up removing them because of so many accidental discharges.
I used to be terrified at the inability of my crewmates to handle small arms competently.
Many, many of my fellow sailors had never even held a firearm before our very brief small arms familiarization course we went through at Camp Pendleton prior to deployment.
I worried much more about getting shot by my own crew than the VC.
Wow.
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