Objee
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- Oct 3, 2013
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When plinking are target shooting you "choose" not to reload as often. Its a convenience factor there.
And a Slide-Fire stock really chews up a 10-round mag much too quickly.
When plinking are target shooting you "choose" not to reload as often. Its a convenience factor there.
Do you really need 300 hp to get to the grocery store?
Why does anyone need an AR15?
Why does anyone need a gun that holds 30 rounds?
Recently had a conversation with a lady – said she was a Republican and was pro-gun, she said she supports others right to own a gun, but did not own any herself and had no interest in shooting one – she went on to ask “why does anyone need a gun that shoots 30 bullets.”
I asked her what kind of car she drove, she said a “Lexus.” I said “why do you need a Lexus, why not drive a Yugo?” She responded “I can afford it, I like the comfort, it’s what I wanted and it’s my choice.” I said “EXACTLY, why deny someone their choice of firearm?” She looked at me like the RCA Victor dog and said “do you really need 30 bullets to kill someone?” I did not want to get in the complexities of “Defence against tyranny etc…” The conversation continued …
I’m looking for some good comments that will make sense to the ignorant as to why anyone would want or need an AR15 or standard capacity magazines.
Please no wise cracks I really want some subtle, informative statements that will make others think and perhaps persuade them to open their minds and alter their thinking.
They don't have to be. Some people actually want to learn more and simply haven't been exposed to the rationale - they often find that the rhetoric in both camps is pretty empty. Providing "thoughtful" left-leaning folks with considered, logically consistent perspective actually does change minds on occasion. If their principles espouse the virtue of "broad-mindedness," then challenge them to live up to it! (It's worked for -- and on -- me in my life.)Is it me or are these conversations hopeless and useless?
... I went over to the utensil drawer, pulled out a butter knife and handed it to her, and said if she didn't understand the concept or wanted to argue with me, that the butter knife would be her one "go to" knife, and that she would have to carve the turkey next Thanksgiving ...
yeah I like that one too.I'm going with the t-shirt someone posted the other day. Why do I need one? 'Cause f-you that's why.
(Flame on)
"Facing an unknown threat in your house is no different. And we're talking about my life and the lives of my family members, with just me, and no backup... 30 rounds? I would have 100 rounds in my gun if I could!"I have encountered this question before as well, and here is the analogy I use:
If I'm out hunting a dangerous animal, like a large feral hog, I can do so with a bolt-action rifle from a tree stand. However, if I am out walking on the ground through thick brush, in an area with a population of feral hogs, and I have no idea where they are or which direction they could be coming from, I want something that shoots rapidly and holds as much ammo as possible. I don't want to get gored while I'm reloading. Facing an unknown threat in your house is no different. And we're talking about my life and the lives of my family members, with just me, and no backup... 30 rounds? I would have 100 rounds in my gun if I could!