Nothing more American than demanding to carry an AR-15 to "protect yourself"

[Nevilledog]

Link to tweet

[moondust]

1. Epidemic of selfishness...

since Reagan gave them the green light.

[CaptYossarian]

5. Reagan was batting lead-off.

Antonin Scalia cleared the bases.

May they both rest in Hell. Oh, and breaktime's over--for those who know that joke about hell.

[ExciteBike66]

2. Every infantryman in the world is shaking their heads at this...

The M16/AR15 is just a terrible choice for self-defense. You get all the negatives of a rifle (long, tough to aim in close-quarters) with all the negatives of a small, high-speed round (mostly goes right through people at close range, leaving a hole the size of a pea).

Much better and cheaper to get a shotgun...

[Ohiogal]

3. But toting one around makes you look like a badass ....

[DBoon]

8. It is the perfect gun for defending a frail male ego

not so good for a charging rhinoceros.

You never know when a rhinoceros will charge you in the wilds of suburban America.

[TheRealNorth]

9. not exactly true

The .223 round an AR-15 fires is designed to "tumble" on impact, creating a much larger wound before it exits.

[Dial H For Hero]

11. Actually, many centerfire rifle rounds act in this manner. But your point about the .223 having

a good deal of stopping power is well taken. The AR-15 is an excellent weapon for home defense.

[TheRealNorth]

12. Atlantic article on the AR-15

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/11/why-the-ar-15-is-so-lethal/545162/

[Chainfire]

4. It is all about politics to the right

It would be traitorous to wear a mask in public for them. In any case, the AR is NOT a defensive weapon, it is an offensive weapon. (choose your own meaning) They are being bought up for the November civil war. The right is fully expecting the left to start a war when Trump wins. It is more of that Alice in Wonderland shit.

[LuckyCharms]

6. What if you duct tape the AR-15 sideways over your mouth and

shove a bullet up each nostril?

[stillcool]

7. ugly Americans

arrogant, ignorant, and selfish.

[madamesilverspurs]

10. And it has its own flag.

White flag with a silhouette of the thing, with the words "Come and get it!"

Saw it flapping from the back of a pickup that usually sports Gadsden and Trump flags.

Ye gods.


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[world wide wally]

13. I, and I alone...