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krispos42

(49,445 posts)
16. Tactical themes abound
Fri Dec 15, 2017, 12:37 AM
Dec 2017

After all, that's what you want for self-defense, right? As opposed to a "sporting" or "hunting" gun.

The thing is, "tactical" looks and features are here to stay. There are broad applications of "tactical" features that bleed over to sporting and hunting guns, even bolt-action and pump-action guns.

Even if all semi-auto rifles were banned, pretty quickly pump-action rifles sporting the same tactical features would fill the void. Red-dot sights, foregrips with lots of space to add accessories, gun-mounted flashlights and lasers, matte-black finishes, camo finishes, protruding pistol grips, folding/telescoping buttstocks, fancy slings, bipods, etc., would all be available on whatever replaces the semi-auto AR-15.

You might get more luck googling for the AR-10. They're in a more potent chambering than the AR-15 platform can handle.

Negligent entrustment mountain grammy Dec 2017 #1
This suit isn't going anywhere nt COLGATE4 Dec 2017 #2
FTA: MichMary Dec 2017 #3
Fatal flaw in this suit sarisataka Dec 2017 #4
Cant think of Sandy Hook without it Ferrets are Cool Dec 2017 #5
The premise has merit. flamin lib Dec 2017 #6
Only if one ignores the fact that the actual purchaser wasn't a member of that demographic friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #7
I googled "AR 15 ads" too Alea Dec 2017 #8
There are more scantily clad women in your example flamin lib Dec 2017 #9
Not seeing the "Vast Majority" asserted. Now you're changing your own goal post. Alea Dec 2017 #10
Vast majority are MILITARY. flamin lib Dec 2017 #11
Not seeing "Vast marority are Military" Alea Dec 2017 #12
None so blind and so not worth my time. Nt flamin lib Dec 2017 #13
I fully agree Alea Dec 2017 #14
Got caught again, eh? Marengo Dec 2017 #23
I'm getting your drift discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #15
Tactical themes abound krispos42 Dec 2017 #16
Is this the velocity of an unladen sparrow flamin lib Dec 2017 #17
*snort* oops, I made a booboo. It was to your comment #6. krispos42 Dec 2017 #18
Bears no relevance to either. Nt flamin lib Dec 2017 #19
I disagree krispos42 Dec 2017 #20
Nice apology for marketing a made-for-war weapon to the masses, but flamin lib Dec 2017 #21
You mean, typical advertising techniques? krispos42 Dec 2017 #22
You're far more polite than I would be- the gun control bitter-enders seem determined... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #25
Do as Australia did...buy back the military grade weapons and toss them on a bonfire. Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #27
All of the "military grade" weapons in civilian hands are registered to the current civilian owners oneshooter Dec 2017 #29
The perpetual question is "how do you define 'military grade'?" krispos42 Dec 2017 #30
Exactly the type of WMD's Australia threw in the Barbi! Zero mass murders since. Fred Sanders Dec 2017 #31
I've no doubt you do a fine job of convincing those who already agree with you... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #36
Zero? Guess again. Straw Man Dec 2017 #37
Wrong again. Straw Man Dec 2017 #38
"Technical details matter." Not to gun control advocates- theirs is a faith-based movement friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #42
I don't think Australia threw any pump-action rifles on the barbie krispos42 Dec 2017 #44
just so you understand... discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #45
At minimum, assault spoons should be banned. krispos42 Dec 2017 #47
Don't you think that all serving spoons should be round? discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #48
Try eating with one of the spoons from a WW1/WW2 mess kit. yagotme Dec 2017 #49
Been there; done that; got the waistline. discntnt_irny_srcsm Dec 2017 #50
"NRA talking points" is the antigun version of "fake news": partisan cant and pietism... friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #24
How are these semi-auto rifles ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #28
Originally marketed to the navy under the nomenclature flamin lib Dec 2017 #32
Weren't those fully automatic? Nt hack89 Dec 2017 #33
Indeed they were. We were not supposed to notice the conflation of the two sorts of firearms. friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #35
Three mistakes in two sentences. 1) It was the Air Force, not the Navy friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #34
He is an endless source of alternative firearm facts... Marengo Dec 2017 #39
Kindly note just who it was that wrote the following: friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #43
You missed another one, fi: yagotme Dec 2017 #40
Ah, yes- didn't catch that one. Thanks friendly_iconoclast Dec 2017 #41
Yes, a modern sporting rifle if the "sport" is killing humans. guillaumeb Dec 2017 #26
The AR platform is increasing in popularity for hunting. Ive used an AR-10 and... Marengo Dec 2017 #46
IMO, it won't be lawsuits that change the accountability of gun owners. no_hypocrisy Dec 2017 #51
Mandatory gun insurance ... Straw Man Dec 2017 #52
You can't mandate liability insurance ClarendonDem Dec 2017 #53
Liability insurance doesn't cover intentional criminal acts. X_Digger Jan 2018 #54
The insurance load... discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2018 #55
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