AR-15 and the like!

**domer76** · 02-15-2018, 10:14 AM

Originally Posted by cash

you buddy are a complete low level thinker with few brains with little or no common sense it's
not worth it for me to debate a fool like you so just go away and talk to other fools like yourself
YOU OR ANYONE ELSE WILL GET MY GUNS

It sucks when your lame analogies make you look like a fool, doesn’t it?

**countryboy** · 02-15-2018, 10:17 AM

Originally Posted by sear

iirc the "AR" in "AR-15" stands for "assault rifle".

It's only a name. But it is at least an indication of what its manufacturer had in mind.

The AR-15 iirc was quite similar to the M-16-A1, a genuine assault weapon, as it is capable of firing semi-auto, as well as auto (one trigger pull empties the magazine). I gather the AR-15 does not depart the manufacturer with auto-fire capability.

Though the AR may be available in a variety of bore diameters and cartridge configurations, many be standard .223
That's just a shade over .22 *
While the AR might be considered suitable for killing prairie dogs, it's probably more suited as a force multiplier for a human, against humans.

"No different"?
It's rate of fire, and magazine capacity make it an obvious choice for those planning mass murder.

And some might argue the AR is not a rifle at all, but a carbine.

NOTE:
Corrections / clarifications eagerly invited.
I've polled numerous sources for the content of this post, including outdoorsman Bradford Angier, G. Gordon Liddy, as well as my own professional martial experiences.

*

Lol

**sear** · 02-15-2018, 10:33 AM

"The initials 'AR' are for Armalite Rifle. Not assault rifle or automatic rifle." S #89

Yes.
Thanks.
I'm trying to remember where I got the other "AR". Might have been Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA). Not sure.
It may simply be a common misconception.
But whatever else is true, the AR, and the alleged look-alike Bushmaster (I have not independently verified that) are frequently mislabeled as "assault-weapons" or "Assault Rifle" (AR) though in factory configuration reportedly do not have auto-fire capability.
In those lay cases it's obviously rather more an issue of style than substance.

My thanks to you & c #26 for the clarification / correction.

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**Eagle_Eye** · 02-15-2018, 10:38 AM

Originally Posted by Bourbon

I go to Florida a lot, and trust me, I never go without my Gun.

Way too many Armed Morons. I've taken every Self Defence training class my range offers and still, nothing beats practice, muscle memory and situational awareness. Something 95% of the idiots I see and know carrying Guns don't have. Most of these idiots couldn't clear their holster without putting a bullet in their thigh or foot.

Sadly that is true all over the country. As a retired GI 90% of my CC friends are ex-military also and we know how to handle weapons. But I agree I see idiots every day at the range who pose a bigger threat to themselves than me.

**Eagle_Eye** · 02-15-2018, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by Havana Moon

5. Some states want to make it a crime for doctors and employers to ask about your gun

In 2011, Florida became the first state to enact a law*prohibiting*any health care professional from asking patients whether they own guns or store them safely. A federal judge later*struck down the law*based on free speech grounds, stating that a physician who “counsels a patient on firearm safety…does not affect or interfere with the patient’s right to continue to own, possess or use firearms.”

https://www.salon.com/2012/12/18/7_c...ws_in_america/

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I have never been asked by a health care worker about guns. I can see in the ER asking if someone is armed for safety reasons.

**Bourbon** · 02-15-2018, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by Eagle Eye

Sadly that is true all over the country. As a retired GI 90% of my CC friends are ex-military also and we know how to handle weapons. But I agree I see idiots every day at the range who pose a bigger threat to themselves than me.

I see guys always training to Quick-Draw ... when in reality, a 4 point tactical draw will due in 99% of all cases.

**Micawber** · 02-15-2018, 10:57 AM

Disgusting Repukes. Blood on the party. Do something about the murders using your guns.

**sear** · 02-15-2018, 11:03 AM

"I have never been asked by a health care worker about guns." EE #95

Perhaps you simply live in too up-scale a neighborhood.
Spend a year in Newark, NJ and your experience might modify.

Not sure about your "health care" distinction.

Seems to me "first responders" is a more germane issue.

Whether they're COPs, or fire fighters, or EMT, if they serve dangerous neighborhoods, they may need protection.

And sadly, for millions of U.S. tax payers, we can get a hot pizza delivered faster than we can get a policeman.

PS
Apart from bodily protection, there's now an issue of legal protection. So I've got my own body-cam.
It does HD video, and very adequate audio. And I noticed in my search, first responders, including EMT are using these things on their own,
to protect themselves in court, should that be necessary.

**SmarterthanYou** · 02-15-2018, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Jarod

Police confirm an AR-15 rifle was used in today's school shooting. AR-15 style rifles were used in the Texas church shooting, the Las Vegas concert shooting, the Orlando nightclub shooting and Sandy Hook. The NRA says a ban on AR-15s wouldn't do any good.

Let’s try and see, plus a huge buy back program.

come and take them, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!