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I fail to understand the significance of any firearm used in crime or an act of terror because the problem here is not the actual type of firearm used but the criminals and terrorists who use them to commit hideous crimes against people. 9/11 saw destruction beyond all human tolerance with a simple use of a box cutter to hijack a plane... We have witnessed anthrax in letters, bombs in packages, FBI building brought down by fertilizer, numerous stabbing murders in Israel on a daily basis, suicide bombers taking numerous lives all over the world, bombs going off in cars, airports, planes missing from the skies the list goes on and on... Even if the AR15 is banned, there is no guarantee that a Ruger mini 14 or any of the other numerous semi automatic rifles, pistols, shotguns will not be used in the next one. Take away all guns from everyone and we are back to stabbing and blowing people up and hundreds of other sick and evil ways of taking innocent lives. I'd like to believe that someday it will all stop but in reality I am afraid if will only get worse. So like many others are suggesting who are dealing with the issues on a daily basis, the only line of defense left is the people themselves. Whether you choose to take measures to protect yourself and your loved ones or rely on the police to be there for you is a personal choice and neither choice should be judged or considered "wrong". Last edited by PHC1; 06-20-2016 at 02:35 PM. |
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Sadly, that's what some gun owners think an AR type rifle makes them.
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Great Shotgun! In addition to the Benelli, my two 100lbs Labs are the best security I have. They recognize familiar sounds and ignore them but always alert me to something new. Truly are mans best friends!
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As if foreshadowing, the Sheriff in the video warned that attacks within the gun free zone are likely to happen. Of course by Florida state laws, Pulse Bar was in fact a gun free zone.
It took 2 American servicemen to stop a terrorist on Paris train armed with an AK-47 in seconds. Over 300 people in a bar could not stop 1 terrorist... Instead of wasting so much time and political effort on which firearms to ban, only to be faced with the same acts of terror with yet another form of a firearm, if I was in charge I would be busy pushing forward laws that mandate trained armed security in any public place that holds more than 100 people at a time. I think the public deserves the same level of armed protection as the politicians do... |
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The AR15 is a semi-automatic rifle. It has a single barrel and fires one round each time the trigger is pulled. It cannot fire in full automatic mode. It is not a machine gun. It fires the same way as all other semi automatic rifles and pistols, a single round is discharged with each trigger pull, yet each time the media reports on the AR15 it is called an automatic weapon. That is a complete lie, but since a large portion of the general public has no clue what the difference is between semi-auto and full auto, they are easily whipped into a frenzy of fear by the media reporting that these "military style weapons" are in the hands of civilians. The latest talking point to further demonize the AR15 is to call it a "weapon of war". That is ridiculous. Our military would be woefully handicapped and placed at serious risk for survival if the M16A2 and M4 carbine fully automatic rifles used in battle today were replaced with the semi-auto AR15. It is not a military weapon of war. Unfortunately for many, letting truth stand in the way of an agenda is completely unacceptable. Tell a lie enough times and many people will begin to think it is the truth. I want to make it clear that I am as sick to my stomach as anyone over the massacres in Orlando, Sandy Hook, the church murders in Charleston, the Colorado theater shooting, the San Bernardino killings, and other places. These horrific crimes were unleased upon innocent people by deranged individuals. The suffering of victims and families is heartbreaking. I am not heartless and uncaring because I wish to defend myself and my family by whatever means is necessary. I feel a sense of grief whenever I see violent carnage against other human beings. I lock my doors at night not because I hate the people outside but because I love the people inside. I am also at odds with the media's insatiable appetite for source material to fill their 24 hours a day broadcasts. I think these crimes are sensationalized, generate copycats, and memorialize criminals with the attention they lust for when they commit these crimes. The media, broadcast, print, and Internet, absolutely loves crime. It gives them hour after hour of material they broadcast without reservation with respect to how it may influence other criminals to action. They won't touch the notion of possibly being complicit in causing more violent events with the notoriety they provide 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Senseless murders happen daily. Just in the month of June 2016 through today there have been 44 murders in Chicago and the day isn't over yet. Year to date murders in Chicago for 2016 total 301, five times the tragic event in Orlando, and the year isn't half over yet. Where is the public outcry about that? I have to ask myself, why is the media silent about the failure of Chicago's extremely restrictive gun owner laws failing to protect and improve public safety in that city. The fifty lives lost in Orlando are no more important to their loved ones than the 44 lives lost so far this month in Chicago, yet not a peep is heard about that. I guess a few murders a day every day in a city where it is practically impossible to own a gun legally doesn't present the same impact for ratings as 50 murders in one day by a deranged terrorist. I imagine if the shit hits the fan one day in this country with terrorists killing people in their homes, in the streets, in restaurants and malls, in their cars, or sports arenas around this country on a daily basis, there will be a lot of anti-gunners experiencing a rapid change of attitude. They will be the first to go running for safety to homes of people they know who are willing and prepared to protect themselves. I would rather be prepared and never need to defend myself than to surrender to the pitiful alternative of being a slaughtered lamb. If I ever die defending myself or my family, it won't be on my knees shivering like a coward or hiding in a closet with my cellphone. I pray we never see times such as those but current circumstances tend to make me think otherwise.
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Did you miss Masterlu's warning post on the first page? That's what I was talking about. I guess he changed his mind.
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Interesting stats about Chicago. Btw I visited friends in Chicago last year and totally fell in love with the city. Last edited by Douglas; 06-20-2016 at 03:05 PM. |
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Dan,
My late step-father had a wonderful friend that was a strong anti-gunner. He was smart, PhD in Chemical Engineering, but he was brainwashed into thinking the AR was something that is wasn't. I couldn't begin to get through to him that everything he thought about the rifle was wrong. So, I invited him over to my house for lunch and showed him my Ruger Mini 14, I also showed him what a .223 round looked like. He had fired rifles when he was younger and he had no problems with the rifle. I went into my safe and pulled out a stock for the Mini 14 that had a pistol grip and a telescopic stock. I explained to him that if I put the stock with the pistol grip and telescopic stock on the rifle it would become an "Assault Rifle". I merely added cosmetic features to an existing rifle and it became an instrument of war. He still wouldn't believe me. I then went to the internet and showed him information that determined how a semi-automatic rifle became an "Assault Rifle" and he still wouldn't believe me. I also showed him that in some states you only had to add one cosmetic feature to the rifle to make it evil. Good man, smart man, former Navy man, brainwashed man. Bobblehead for my side of the isle.
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