(March 25, 2014 at 5:57 pm)KUSA Wrote:(March 25, 2014 at 5:28 pm)Bad Writer Wrote: Give me a situation where openly carrying an assault rifle or any military-grade weapon is a good idea or actually deters crime.
If you were a mugger I would be willing to bet you wouldn't fuck with someone carrying an AR15.
I don't like this doctor because he is a gun grabber and he wants to spread his gun grabber ideas.
Oh man. You sound like you've never been mugged before. You just have no idea how useless an AR is against someone stopping you with a handgun. They can hide theirs, so you have no idea that they're a threat until they are upon you. Once they've held you up, then they can take your gun from you at will.
Assault rifles have their uses: sports (entertainment/range shooting), hunting (for certain game), private security, and military. Open carry with them is prone to problems; not only do you paint yourself as a target, but acting like a hero with them can get everyone killed in a desperate situation.
Ownership of them is a tricky thing because if you're not careful the wrong person can get ahold of them and wreak havoc. (Nearly all assault assault rifle deaths in the US are from legally-owned weapons.)
What other examples do you have, KUSA? I'm glad we could hash out the gun registry thing rationally (for the most part), but I wonder if we can have a similar discussion about assault rifles. Why are you really opposed to banning them?
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