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Kim Nesvig's avatar

Agree. I was thinking how often these right-wingers insist that their AR 15s are preserving their liberty. How much liberty can one have in a country where schools have active shooter drills and people worry about getting shot at the mall, movie theater, a dance club or country and western concert.

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Hilbert's avatar

Especially when you look at other countries. It's not an impossible issue to resolve. We just don't have the stomach to take on the fight.

We have traumatize and entire generation because dude bros like to play rambo at the range and can't deal with any restrictions.

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Kim Nesvig's avatar

Exactly. And how many of these Rambo-wannabes are themselves the products of messed up, abusive households. More often than not, from the ones IтАЩve seen. Basically, disturbed people taking out their anger against innocent bystandersтАжnow wrapped up in some sort of phony right wing political self-justification.

And sorry for belaboring the point, but now the 5th Circuit says taking guns from spousal abusers is unconstitutional because itтАЩs supposedly not based in historical precedent. LetтАЩs hope that twisted logic isnтАЩt extended any further.

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Hilbert's avatar

I know a lot of them are overcompensating and using guns to fill pretty big voids.

In my experience, the people I know who own these ARs typically take them to the range once, then put them in a cabinet and never fire them again. I've never known one person who has ever used these for hunting and they're not practical for home protection either.

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Frank's avatar

Mainly because the ammo is crazy expensive. I like to target shoot, but use a "plinking gun" that takes cheap 22LR ammo. Can't justify spending the extra money even for 9mm.

I do know a couple of guys who hunt wild pigs with an AR, but they're a special breed of weirdo.

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Hilbert's avatar

Exactly and you canтАЩt tell me there isnтАЩt another riffle that you could hunt hogs with

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Shane Gericke's avatar

One hunts feral hogs with ARs because those predators are tough, fearless, travel in packs, and when you shoot one the rest will swarm to rip you into human Tater Tots so they can feast. Unlike deer, elk, and other game animals who can safely be taken with low-capacity rifles, feral hogs demand 30-round magazines because you might need every bullet. Hog hunters use the AR-15 as the best tool available for the job.

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