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One of my Class of '92 Corps Turd buddies lost his mother at Luby's in Killeen.
Six degrees of separation and all.

Just one?

Awwww What a cute baby collection of awesomeness

suture_scissors said:

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These reasons aren't good enough.

Get rid of 2A, confiscate all these nuts' guns. I'd even vote for a Democrat if they had the guts to propose that.

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At least what you are proposing would be the proper way to do it as opposed to most of your fellow radicals who want to legislate constitutional rights away. So go ahead and get to work on the repeal of the 2nd. Good luck.

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As someone taking firearms classes, my reason is I want one because I would do anything to protect my boy. But I don't even know what kind of gun it is

Crime is really increasing here

If I choose to buy one, I don't have to justify it.
I will if you are nice.
But I will kill anyone attempting to attack B-man

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I always had faith in you Tanya!
I knew there was no way you were a California class liberal.

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Don't get your hopes up, she might still vote like one

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Don't worry, she had me going with no DH but... lost me on no bacon with green beans.

Kind of like a HS friend who lost me with her inability to tolerate long flights (even in Business Class). Just not compatible with my Rock n Roll Lifestyle.

After watching our cities crumble into chaos and burn from riots in the summer of 2020, how can you feel secure in protecting your family if you DONT have an AR or similar platform rifle?

Just showing transition of peoples favorite firearms!

You're correct the Second Amendment to the US Constitution has nothing to do with hunting!
It is the God Given RIGHT to keep and bear arms!
Benefactor Life Member of the National Rifle Association!

We never had them growing up and we did just fine. I'm with you. Fun to shoot but not necessary. I'm not sure our forefathers had these in mind when they wrote the amendments.

OP. Come join the fun.

No

Why not just move to Australia instead of voting to take even more freedoms away from us here? I'm sure they'd love to have someone of your mindset.

Libs, you have all the power to do whatever the **** you want. Grow up and take responsibility for yourselves, for once.

To all the liberals on this thread who hate freedom and America: I hear Russia could use some more manpower - why don't you go help out your fellow communists?

Because coyotes and hogs hate them!

Hunting:

Because the police may wait one hour to provide assistance. And the world is full of AR15's.

Real questiono you really think that you can get all AR15's out of America. If you answer no, then a wise man would protect his home with one if the guy coming to the door might have one.

One more question: do you think this kid couldn't have killed just as many people with a bunch of buckshot and a shotgun?
Probably would have killed more actually.

suture_scissors said:

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These reasons aren't good enough.

Get rid of 2A, confiscate all these nuts' guns. I'd even vote for a Democrat if they had the guts to propose that.

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Yes, that will work out well for you. Talk about not thinking things through

Not sure if that would workout moving to Australia...they dont play the same kind of football we do...and besides, they are upside down or something.

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Because the police may wait one hour to provide assistance. And the world is full of AR15's.

Real questiono you really think that you can get all AR15's out of America. If you answer no, then a wise man would protect his home with one if the guy coming to the door might have one.

One more question: do you think this kid couldn't have killed just as many people with a bunch of buckshot and a shotgun?
Probably would have killed more actually.

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So then the answer is give up and accept status quo with school children and churches being shot up as a fact of life because the supply and existing inventory of firearms is too hard to address? And thus the only logical solution is more firearms to have more firearms?

jteAg said:

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I own two shotguns and 3 rifles, all for the purpose of hunting.
I'm asking why anyone sees the rationale of owning an AR-15?
Any comments…..

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The reason anybody "needs" one is none of your F-ing business. Why does anybody need a car capable of driving faster than the speed limit? The right to own the gun is specifically protected by the constitution. There is no right to speed encoded anywhere in any of our founding documents. Why does anybody need a vehicle that is designed specifically to allow them to break the law? We can play this "why do you need x" game all day long, and never change the fact that the right to own a gun is protected by the constitution, and the founders who put it there expected that the right would be necessary to allow the public (aka the militia) to defend themselves against a tyrannical government.

suture_scissors said:

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These reasons aren't good enough.

Get rid of 2A, confiscate all these nuts' guns. I'd even vote for a Democrat if they had the guts to propose that.

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Does it feel good to be on the same side of this argument as every tyrant in the 20th century? They all wanted to take away guns for the same reasons you do.

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Because the police may wait one hour to provide assistance. And the world is full of AR15's.

Real questiono you really think that you can get all AR15's out of America. If you answer no, then a wise man would protect his home with one if the guy coming to the door might have one.

One more question: do you think this kid couldn't have killed just as many people with a bunch of buckshot and a shotgun?
Probably would have killed more actually.

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So then the answer is give up and accept status quo with school children and churches being shot up as a fact of life because the supply and existing inventory of firearms is too hard to address? And thus the only logical solution is more firearms to have more firearms?

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Absolute ignorant take. The gun is not the problem just like the match isn't the problem to the arsonist or the car is not the problem to the drunk driver. The best way to deal with evil force is good force, so yes, we need more good force not less and our founders understood this.

IT'S A SOCIAL, MENTAL HEALTH ISSUE, NOT A GUN ISSUE!!! HTH

I own an AR-15 as a means of final protection for me and my family in a time of crisis.

We live in a world were electricity, water and food could be in shortage due to all kinds of circumstances. (War, Natural Disasters, Biological Disasters, Supply Chain, Government out of control…)

In bad times people loot, rape, steal and kill. They will pay a price if they try that at my house.

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Cops are 15 minutes away at best. I live on a rural property. If baddies show up, I want to win decisively.

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And when they arrive they may take an hour to help

I love to shoot. But more importantly I only trust myself to defend those I love. Besides it reminds me of my M4…nostalgia

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We never had them growing up and we did just fine. I'm with you. Fun to shoot but not necessary. I'm not sure our forefathers had these in mind when they wrote the amendments.

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It's not about what's necessary. I don't need you to tell me what's necessary anyway. We live part-time on a mountain, far away from any help. We have 2 (wife and I) and we know how to use them. I can't (and shouldn't have to) rely on a small Sheriff's department 1/2 an hour away.

More importantly, the US Constitution isn't about specific items the founders could identify - I guess the 1st amendment doesn't apply to TV, or social media b/c the founders didn't have those things in mind either? If you want to amend the Constitution, go ahead and try. It was made difficult to change for a reason - b/c it's about the LIMITED powers of the government and those who run it. There's been no real effort to repeal the 2nd amendment for a reason - there isn't enough support. Good.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

That's the entirety of the 10th Amendment, the final provision in the Bill of Rights. Those in DC should have that tattooed on their foreheads.

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We never had them growing up and we did just fine. I'm with you. Fun to shoot but not necessary. I'm not sure our forefathers had these in mind when they wrote the amendments.

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It's not about what's necessary. I don't need you to tell me what's necessary anyway. We live part-time on a mountain, far away from any help. We have 2 (wife and I) and we know how to use them. I can't (and shouldn't have to) rely on a small Sheriff's department 1/2 an hour away.

More importantly, the US Constitution isn't about specific items the founders could identify - I guess the 1st amendment doesn't apply to TV, or social media b/c the founders didn't have those things in mind either? If you want to amend the Constitution, go ahead and try. It was made difficult to change for a reason - b/c it's about the LIMITED powers of the government and those who run it. There's been no real effort to repeal the 2nd amendment for a reason - there isn't enough support. Good.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

That's the entirety of the 10th Amendment, the final provision in the Bill of Rights. Those in DC should have that tattooed on their foreheads.

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Well if you think you and your wife need them that's fine. I also live part time on a mountain as I'm sure a lot of people have over the years long before ARs were even available. I've never once thought I needed one for self defense. The only gun I have at my mountain home is a shotgun with slugs and 00 buckshot. I'm sure I'll be fine. I'm certainly not worried about anything. Not telling you what's necessary for you because I really don't care.

David Wallace said:

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I own an AR-15 as a means of final protection for me and my family in a time of crisis.

We live in a world were electricity, water and food could be in shortage due to all kinds of circumstances. (War, Natural Disasters, Biological Disasters, Supply Chain, Government out of control…)

In bad times people loot, rape, steal and kill. They will pay a price if they try that at my house.

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Yep, read up on Katrina and how well government protected people. I'm white, rural, Christian, conservative. Most of my federal and even state government despises me. They've made that abundantly clear. I have no expectations that the cavalry is coming to my rescue when the SHTF. I will join with my like-minded and equipped neighbors to defend life property and freedoms.

So when a shooter enters my kids' school and the cowardly cops are standing around, I have a reliable, easy-to-handle weapon to kill the loser.

I wonder why no one in Uvalde did this brave act? Surely lots of AR owners there.

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We never had them growing up and we did just fine. I'm with you. Fun to shoot but not necessary. I'm not sure our forefathers had these in mind when they wrote the amendments.

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It's not about what's necessary. I don't need you to tell me what's necessary anyway. We live part-time on a mountain, far away from any help. We have 2 (wife and I) and we know how to use them. I can't (and shouldn't have to) rely on a small Sheriff's department 1/2 an hour away.

More importantly, the US Constitution isn't about specific items the founders could identify - I guess the 1st amendment doesn't apply to TV, or social media b/c the founders didn't have those things in mind either? If you want to amend the Constitution, go ahead and try. It was made difficult to change for a reason - b/c it's about the LIMITED powers of the government and those who run it. There's been no real effort to repeal the 2nd amendment for a reason - there isn't enough support. Good.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

That's the entirety of the 10th Amendment, the final provision in the Bill of Rights. Those in DC should have that tattooed on their foreheads.

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Well if you think you and your wife need them that's fine. I also live part time on a mountain as I'm sure a lot of people have over the years long before ARs were even available. I've never once thought I needed one for self defense. The only gun I have at my mountain home is a shotgun with slugs and 00 buckshot. I'm sure I'll be fine. I'm certainly not worried about anything. Not telling you what's necessary for you because I really don't care.

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You've never thought more than 3-4 people might come after you at one time? How do you feel about handguns with more than 4 bullets?

And yes people lived a long time before AR was around since the company wasn't founded until the 1950s, and the current version was revived in 1996. What does that have to do with anything?