No one outside of the armed forces has a true need for an AR-15 type rifle. Now, for the paranoid, you can't make a weapon that does too much damage.Consider that a shotgun, pistol, or regular hunting rifle is MORE THAN ENOUGH to defend one's home from bad guys...unless those bad guys are SEALS or something...in which case nothing you have is going to save you.ANYONE who hears the distinctive sound of a shotgun shell being pumped into the firing chamber is going to run. If they don't, then having a shotgun is better than having an AR-15, since you don't have to be particularly skilled in aiming.I think most men have an AR-15 either because of compensation issues, paranoia, or (and I think this is the largest category) it makes them feel like a bad dude.Now, there's nothing wrong with that! But when we KNOW that an AR-15 is going to allow someone to kill a number of people in a very short time (as opposed to an intruder and his intruder friend trying to get in your house), we probably need to rethink some things.A gun is for the defense of one's property and person...and for hunting. A shotgun or hunting rifle can BOTH do extraordinary damage against a person...but the AR-15 is PRECISELY designed for EXTREME cases--e.g., a whole squad of cartel guys is trying to get in your house. The truth is that even a shotgun would make someone think twice in such a case...but the AR-15's only unique purpose is that sort of fast and mass killing. It doesn't serve a legitimate hunting or personal protection need.Yes, if we have a zombie apocalypse, maybe you'll need one. AND THAT IS THE PROBLEM: WE HAVE PEOPLE WHO THINK THAT WILL HAPPEN!!! This is probably the kind of person that most certainly should NOT have a gun.Ask yourself a question: WHERE do we draw the line? Why can't a person also mine their front yard? Why can't they have Claymore mines? Why not a Daisycutter bomb? Why not nuclear weapons? I mean, we DO have the right to defend ourselves, right??? Here's the problem, I think: For better or worse, the AR-15 type gun has been the weapon of choice in a number of these mass killings. Yes, a pistol will kill you, too...but the AR-15 is the perfect weapon for mass killing...since it can be obtained legally (and not by having to smuggle plutonium out of Europe, etc.)We speak of justifiable force. A shotgun (for self-protection) is justifiable force/firepower. It could be easily argued that the AR-15 goes beyond what is necessary to defend oneself and family. A possible thing is gun insurance. If you own an AR-15 (or any gun deemed beyond justifiable force), you MUST have insurance on any illegal damage it does. If you are caught with such a gun and do not have insurance, you perhaps risk prison. We'd do that if someone had their own nuclear weapon, wouldn't we?I'm just sick of hearing the same story: An assault type rifle was used to kill a number of innocent people. Leave those types of guns to our military. They are OUR military. They are NOT the enemy (as back in Revolutionary times when the British military turned against Americans).
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