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USALiberal

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160. LOL......that stupid argument.....

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 08:41 PM

Feb 2018

People do not subscribe to fire extinguisher magazines, or collect fire extinguishers, or own 10 of them.

You gun nuts read about, discuss, drool over new guns, etc.

And fire extinguishers do not cause 9000 murders a year.

What a fucking stupid argument.

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Why would ANYONE need or have an AR-15 rifle? [View all] Kajun Gal Feb 2018 OP

gun humping cowards need their toys Skittles Feb 2018 #1

"Gun humping cowards" Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #8

there's really nothing funny about it Skittles Feb 2018 #24

+1 dalton99a Feb 2018 #170

GHC johnmont Feb 2018 #57

.22 caliber dicks. dchill Feb 2018 #78

+1 TNLib Feb 2018 #143

They don't and I have 10 guns myself and no AR-15s nt doc03 Feb 2018 #2

The rifle itself isn't an issue. It's the magazine capacity. Kaleva Feb 2018 #3

If there were no rifle there would be no magazine wasupaloopa Feb 2018 #31

The rifle wouldn't be an issue if the mag was changed to a integrated type Kaleva Feb 2018 #37

If there were no bullets, then the AR15 would be safe. dchill Feb 2018 #79

If I understand you correctly then killing at a little slower pace would be ok. Scruffy1 Feb 2018 #100

Bolt action and lever action are somewhat slower and I'm fine with them. Kaleva Feb 2018 #111

It's the most popular long rifle in the US, as a category. X_Digger Feb 2018 #4

I do Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #10

Why do you kill coyotes? panader0 Feb 2018 #168

Only when necessary, Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #174

I have hunted everything from antelope in Wyoming to Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #34

5.56mm is too small for bears. Adrahil Feb 2018 #40

I have three B&C mulies to my name, one lifetime two for that year Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #45

Well, you live where the big guns are. Adrahil Feb 2018 #49

Plenty get it done with one Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #176

I grew up on 69,000 acres out west Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #181

Sorry, but no Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #182

Uh huh. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #185

With a simple upper swap, the AR can do 300 whisper, 6.5 grendel, or 6.8 rem. X_Digger Feb 2018 #42

Let me know when you go hunt Russian boar with a .223 Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #47

Google wild pigs and .223 Adrahil Feb 2018 #52

Google Drahthaar and Russian boar Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #55

Moving goal posts. Adrahil Feb 2018 #58

Come on. It's dishonest to say they are popular hunting rifles Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #62

They are popular rifles, period. Also, only +/- 20% of gun owners hunt friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #84

Popular they may be. Popular for hunting they are not. Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #88

The sketchy data that is available supports you Kaleva Feb 2018 #113

Actually that data seems to suggest that about 1 in 3 hunter use a MSR like a AR-15.. EX500rider Feb 2018 #129

I think you are in error Kaleva Feb 2018 #136

No, it really isn't dishonest to say it Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #179

I went hog hunting with a buddy.. 5'ish years ago. 5.56 landed a freezer full for him. X_Digger Feb 2018 #54

I first used a .308 variant two years ago on a mulie hunt. Im seeing more ARs in the field... Marengo Feb 2018 #131

Poorer guys? Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #178

Savage rifles are cheaper guns Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #180

You are part of the problem, then. alarimer Feb 2018 #95

This is exactly the kind of nonsense that causes us to lose this argument Drahthaardogs Feb 2018 #140

Quite the subthread.Question for all of you: What's the best weapon for bringing down 6-18 y.o.kids? Hekate Feb 2018 #165

Benadryl Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #183

Soldiers in a combat zone need one Phoenix61 Feb 2018 #5

Which military issues AR15s to soldiers? aikoaiko Feb 2018 #7

Any semi-automatic rifle could kill as easily nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #6

I own them for recreation and self-defense aikoaiko Feb 2018 #9

Self defense? From what? nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #11

Someone(s) who intend me or my family harm. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #22

lol , this explains a lot JI7 Feb 2018 #28

I'm happy to provide you information. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #30

Must of us here dont want gun information. Some of us here were in Vietnam wasupaloopa Feb 2018 #36

I do give a shit about gun violence. Adrahil Feb 2018 #44

The doctrinaire don't want facts, they want to be reassured that their beliefs are true friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #83

I'm all ears. phylny Feb 2018 #92

Personally, I think we need to come at it from the magazine direction. Adrahil Feb 2018 #96

Great, thoughtful response. n/t phylny Feb 2018 #101

+1 Kaleva Feb 2018 #114

Welcome to DU. We discuss things here. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #68

I have been here since 2001 with different names. I have been through the wasupaloopa Feb 2018 #102

I've seen the progun side propose solutions aikoaiko Feb 2018 #118

Never how to reduce the number of guns in this country. Nothing about getting rid of the control the wasupaloopa Feb 2018 #123

Well thereyou go. One can be anti-gun violence without being anti-gun. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #154

Those are not solutions just more obfuscation wasupaloopa Feb 2018 #163

We are not going to outlaw all firearms. TomSlick Feb 2018 #164

Hi, upaloopa Hekate Feb 2018 #166

+1000. Thank you. Fla Dem Feb 2018 #171

Have a lot of enemies do you? Heartstrings Feb 2018 #39

You're free to depend on the beneficience of criminals in your house. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #67

A great guard dog is my deterrent Heartstrings Feb 2018 #69

Sturdy locks, outdoor lighting, the list goes on and on Major Nikon Feb 2018 #75

This! nt Heartstrings Feb 2018 #87

FFS do you people love your guns. Act like it is self defense when it is really a hobby. nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #139

Is that what love looks like to you? aikoaiko Feb 2018 #155

Idiotic. Paranoid nuts. n/t USALiberal Feb 2018 #156

Don't be so hard on yourself. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #157

I am not the one who thinks someone is trying to break in nightly. That is you. nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #158

I didn't say that. aikoaiko Feb 2018 #159

LOL......that stupid argument..... USALiberal Feb 2018 #160

That's pretty interesting. Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #15

I'm more of an assembler than a metal worker aikoaiko Feb 2018 #18

Ah, ok Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #19

Well there a plenty of reasons Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #12

Yep. Blow that coyote to mush! Lord! Kajun Gal Feb 2018 #186

Its the magazine capacity GulfCoast66 Feb 2018 #13

Easy one - no, of course not. TomSlick Feb 2018 #14

Youre incorrect Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #23

Sorry, I fired the M-16 for twenty-seven years in the Army. TomSlick Feb 2018 #43

You know most of your 'hunting rifles' started out as 'designed to kill people', right? X_Digger Feb 2018 #51

I will allow that rifles were first developed as weapons but TomSlick Feb 2018 #148

Well shit, there goes all your bolt-actions, they were almost universally designed for military. X_Digger Feb 2018 #152

Even if you did spend 27 years using an M16 in the Army, Sailor65x1 Feb 2018 #115

I bow to your obviously superior gun loving. TomSlick Feb 2018 #149

If it sucks at killing animals then it would suck at killing people, which is it? EX500rider Feb 2018 #130

Want to own an AR-15???? Pay the price to own one with strict regulations....... ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2018 #16

Yep. Then literacy tests/poll taxes linuxman Feb 2018 #20

Non Sequitur fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #63

Oh, are we not curtailing rights to prevent potentialy bad outcomes? linuxman Feb 2018 #65

You are really bad at analogies n/t kcr Feb 2018 #90

Um, no.. whathehell Feb 2018 #81

+100000 whathehell Feb 2018 #85

One problem with this.... Adrahil Feb 2018 #97

If I bought into the theory that private ownership of guns is a guaranteed liberty... Orsino Feb 2018 #105

To protect themselves from all the other idiots with AR-15s? Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #17

What town is this? Did ordinances exist requiring all firearms to be stored in this facility? No... Marengo Feb 2018 #119

Williamsburg, VA Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #120

Persons who were not members of the militia were permitted to possess firearms and store them... Marengo Feb 2018 #121

That would be my take of my above post. Yonnie3 Feb 2018 #122

Competitive target shooting in my family's case. Nt hack89 Feb 2018 #21

it makes them feel tough and "manly" JI7 Feb 2018 #25

K&R !!! IT'S A WEAPON OF MASS DESTRUCTION !! Designed SPECIFICALLY to kill massive amounts of humans uponit7771 Feb 2018 #26

Not a Single Reason in the World dlk Feb 2018 #27

Asked my cousin that once Heartstrings Feb 2018 #29

Same thoughtful reasoning Blecht Feb 2018 #46

His dog Buddy is dumb as a rock Heartstrings Feb 2018 #50

Why? Because they are insecure abut the size of their dicks vlyons Feb 2018 #32

Six years in USMC... battalion armorer... handled a range for NoMoreRepugs Feb 2018 #33

There's a reason military units keep weapons locked up. Orsino Feb 2018 #106

Amen Orsino.....responsible hands and fewer guns. NoMoreRepugs Feb 2018 #137

I see the NRA (Russian supported) has hijacked your thread... madinmaryland Feb 2018 #35

And the evidence for your slur of other DUers is what, exactly? friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #82

Buy liability insurance Thunderbeast Feb 2018 #38

Liability insurance doesn't cover intentional criminal acts. X_Digger Feb 2018 #56

Insurance is a creature of law jberryhill Feb 2018 #71

"And after that you are disqualified from further gun purchases, since you have been irresponsible." friendly_iconoclast Feb 2018 #86

Which is a totally different animal than the comment I responded to envisioned, no? X_Digger Feb 2018 #91

They don't. No one needs one. samir.g Feb 2018 #41

Seems like a fetish gun.. ResIpsa Feb 2018 #61

Just watched a hickok45 vid on youtube shooting slugs into a target at 230 yards. fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #66

Interesting. ResIpsa Feb 2018 #70

Sounds familiar. fleabiscuit Feb 2018 #73

Right on. ResIpsa Feb 2018 #74

I read that's what a reporter Cha Feb 2018 #48

To kill massive amount of humans in a short amount of time with little to no training or input ... uponit7771 Feb 2018 #53

So young men have fantasies of power and relate that to voting republican. applegrove Feb 2018 #59

To keep Obama from taking all our guns away. Wait...he didn't. Lint Head Feb 2018 #60

It was CLINTON that took all their guns... dchill Feb 2018 #77

Wait! I can't find my gun. Hillary must have snuck into my house Lint Head Feb 2018 #116

...er, sometimes you just want some fresh pulverized chicken fragments for dinner?... Ken Burch Feb 2018 #64

Think of ALL the possible reasons you could ever imagine Devil Child Feb 2018 #72

Another dreary post-mass killing thread BeyondGeography Feb 2018 #76

Because of the intensity of the orgasm you get from shooting it. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Feb 2018 #80

Are you interested in a real answer? Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #89

Questions OneGrassRoot Feb 2018 #99

Some answers: Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #107

Thanks... OneGrassRoot Feb 2018 #108

I think one thing that would help in some of that public perception Lee-Lee Feb 2018 #109

Agreed... OneGrassRoot Feb 2018 #110

There is no reason for anyone to own semi-autos. kwassa Feb 2018 #150

immaturity rownesheck Feb 2018 #93

Monsters have them. alarimer Feb 2018 #94

Does that include muzzleloaders? How about owners of archery tackle or other projectile weapons? Marengo Feb 2018 #124

Sure why not? alarimer Feb 2018 #167

Bow owners are monsters? How many are killed with muzzleloaders? Marengo Feb 2018 #173

That so? EX500rider Feb 2018 #133

Ask my cousins husband... vercetti2021 Feb 2018 #98

So you can get your picture taken old guy Feb 2018 #103

I used a few in the Army. Orsino Feb 2018 #104

You used AR's in the Army(?) AncientGeezer Feb 2018 #128

The M-16A1 and A2 were my era. Standard from Basic Training. Orsino Feb 2018 #175

To kill as many people as quickly as possible Renew Deal Feb 2018 #112

If you need an AR15 for self defense Nevernose Feb 2018 #117

Tin gods are a necessity to those who receive entertainment from killing the sentient. LanternWaste Feb 2018 #125

To make themselves feel brave and competent, and in control? guillaumeb Feb 2018 #126

I humped an M-16 around a country... jimmil Feb 2018 #127

Tiny dicks? Crunchy Frog Feb 2018 #132

Or as a friend on Fascebook posted GoneOffShore Feb 2018 #134

AR-15 this week, Molotov cocktails next week. nilesobek Feb 2018 #135

Yeah the tool is not the problem, it's the reason why that matters. EX500rider Feb 2018 #145

No one needs that crap. rockfordfile Feb 2018 #138

Then it's a good thing there's no Secretary of Need, isn't it? n/t X_Digger Feb 2018 #141

You have made it clear you need them. nt USALiberal Feb 2018 #161

Need has nothing to do with it. X_Digger Feb 2018 #162

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #142

The only reason I can think of is for mass shootings of people. BigDemVoter Feb 2018 #144

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2018 #146

Well, what IS it made for then? I don't imagine it's made for duck hunting. BigDemVoter Feb 2018 #147

I have a coworker who is very liberal on many things but loves his AR-15 Eliot Rosewater Feb 2018 #151

Storm the beach at Normandy shenmue Feb 2018 #153

No one needs an AR15 proudp55 Feb 2018 #169

Honestly, I think it's a fetish thing/status symbol. BreweryYardRat Feb 2018 #172

it's also the marketing Locrian Feb 2018 #177

Wannabe soldiers. Fear. Bad shots. pwb Feb 2018 #184