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In reply to the discussion: "If you need an AR 15 to kill a deer, you ought to stick to fishing!"---Senator Richard Durbin, [View all]Happy Hoosier
(7,610 posts)It's simple. Many gun nuts have convinced themselves that Libruls have no business bannin' gunz cuz they don;t even know anything about 'em!
When our side demonstrates such a misunderstanding, it hardens their positions.
There are those of us who support restrictions that DO understand the weapons at a technical level. Why not listen to us and learn a thing?
And often it ISN'T just semantics. STUPID ideas get perpetuated by people who have no technical understanding of the weapon or how it functions. Things like banning flash hiders, or bayonet lugs, or pistol grips of adjustable stocks.... largely irrelevant to the function of the weapon. The things that matter boil down to two things: Semiautomatic operation and the ability to use and rapidly change high-capacity magazines. That's pretty much it. That's combination makes these very deadly weapons.
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