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I AM A PROGRESSIVE GUN OWNER AND I FEEL I HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO SPEAK OUT
I believe that gun control advocates, and I am one of them, would greatly benefit from understanding guns before yelling at the N.R.A.
This is a photo of my semiautomatic Benelli 30-06 caliber rifle. It comes standard with an internal magazine that holds four rounds. The caliber of this rifle is actually larger than a typical AR 15, although AR 15's do come in more than one caliber.
An AR 15 does not mean "Assault Rifle." It stands for "ArmaLite Rifle." and is just a class of firearms that are absolutely identical in terms of how they operate mechanically to my Benelli. They are small caliber with high velocity, relatively speaking, incredibly simple to operate, and can be shouldered and carried, and most importantly, fired with ease- the barrel doesn't get all that hot. The most important differences are as follows, IMHO...
1. The AR 15 looks like a machine gun that Rambo would use to mow down 150 bad guys in a few minutes while pounding his chest like an ape. It is not. It is just like my rifle, except...
2. It has a handle. Yup, that is what many "Assault Rifle" bans focus on when they make them illegal to own. Marco Rubio is a moron, but he made a valid point, while acting like a heartless dope, during the CNN debate the other night. He pointed out that there are some 2200 rifles that operate mechanically the same way, but most only focus on about 200 (these are his numbers). Here's the thing... He is correct. Handles are used as a reason to ban some rifles. And that leads to the fact that...3. An AR 15 is commonly fitted with large capacity magazines, sometimes referred to as "Banana Clips," as utilized in the AK 47 (magazine is the proper term). That is what we need to be discussing- not the gun, but rather the number of bullets they can fire before you need to swap out magazines, and the fact that an AR 15 can be reloaded in just seconds. That and...
4. The caliber of the bullet. It is just a measurement in increments of the standard inch in diameter. A .223 round, which is common in AR 15's, is a reference to it being just under a quarter of an inch wide. My Benelli fires a round that is considerably larger. This means the AR 15 with a .223 round has less recoil which also means more bullets fired in rapid succession than my Benelli.
What gun control advocates need to understand is that my Benelli, if it had a 30 round magazine, would be just as deadly, if not more so, than most AR 15's, but it doesn't look scary, so most folks don't even consider it problematic. The Benelli is simply more accurate over a greater distance than the typical AR 15, however the lighter .223 round tends to tumble upon hitting flesh causing massive, gaping wounds. Internal organs are literally turned to mush. They are deadly in different ways.
These mass killers likely gravitate to the AR 15 because it makes them feel like they have compensated for their undescended testicles with a bazooka-sized penis extension. It looks badass. It looks dangerous. It looks intimidating, and that is a psychological issue- not an issue that pertains to how a gun operates. If you ban them, these deranged idiots will just get a rifle like my Benelli, and shove a massive magazine into it with four more in their pockets when they go berserk.
Rubio is an N.R.A. beholden whore- have no doubt about that fact, but he made a valid point while the gun control folks in the audience went batshit on him. Rubio was asked, "Why not start with those 200 guns that look scary?" (Paraphrasing here) What he said was actually correct. You would need to ban a hell of a lot more guns to wipe out all of the weapons that can be adapted to shoot a gazillion rounds in a few minutes.
My Benelli is one of those rifles.
It comes down to something very simple here. If Americans choose to ban AR 15's they have NOT solved the problem. It is the damn magazine capacity. Period.
The reason why the Benelli comes with a four round magazine is that it is a hunting rifle. That is why it has a scope and that is why it doesn't come with a 30 round magazine. If you need that many bullets to bag Bambi, then you have no business going anywhere near a trigger- nevermind the fact you will destroy the very meat you are seeking to acquire from what it is you are killing.
And all guns are meant to kill. There is no gun that was not designed for that purpose. They are just a tool, but they are a tool for causing death.
Many of us just look ridiculous when they debate guns with Fright-Wing gun nuts. Many don't possess any knowledge of firearms, or worse, they possess inaccurate information, and that makes a freak like Ted Nugent laugh his sick ass off at our ignorance or naivete.
So bring on better background checks. In many states it remains legal to pawn off your grandpa's arsenal to anyone, with zero background checks, after he dies.
That is nuts.
Domestic violence offender? No worries... Just don't ask any questions, and the seller skates without any legal consequences.
But if we are going to discuss the mechanics of how firearms function, then we need to get over our basal ganglionic reaction sparked by our reptile brains that tells us to ban weapons based upon how they trigger a fear response visually, and buckle up and get down to the real issue- and that is restricting magazine capacity.
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