Gun Control & RKBA

Kennah

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39. A semiautomatic AR-15 is better suited as a military weapon than a fully automatic M-16

Fri Sep 15, 2023, 01:14 AM

Sep 2023

Coworker of mine from years ago, was an Army Infantry Lt. in Viet Nam. We were talking about firearms, specifically the M-16, and he remarked how he wished that he could have had an executive key to the soldiers weapons. Most of his guys were only proficient with semiautomatic fire. A very few with fully automatic fire.

I've watched people who were very skilled with a firearm shoot fully automatic and semiautomatic. No matter how damned good you are, a fully automatic firearm isn't very precise.

A magazine fed semiautomatic rifle is ideal for killing lots of people at close range.

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I'm told that the AR-15 is a 'Modern Sporting Rifle' [View all] AndyS Aug 2023 OP

It appears he's hunting for humanoids and other sentient prey. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2023 #1

How sporting! KPN Aug 2023 #3

Not very, if the prey is unprepared. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2023 #4

Or if the prey are baby humanoids, too young to survive on their own. 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #10

You're also not allowed to shoot ducks sitting in the water. Xipe Totec Aug 2023 #11

Pardon me ... guess I s/h used the sarcasm smilie. KPN Aug 2023 #14

Rittenhouse's lawyers are arguing he was engaging in "legal hunting" on the streets of Kenosha. keithbvadu2 Aug 2023 #12

The sport ...is to kill people. Mass killing made modern. Manufacturers have no shame. Alexander Of Assyria Aug 2023 #2

Bambi has been killed by many "armor piercing" projectiles yagotme Sep 2023 #35

To say nothing of that cutting-edge 'cop killer' AP round the 30:06 The Mouth Sep 2023 #37

Yeah. yagotme Sep 2023 #40

At least they don't have that shoulder thing that goes up The Mouth Sep 2023 #41

Yup. yagotme Sep 2023 #42

"The Most Dangerous Game" ret5hd Aug 2023 #5

I love that movie! dchill Aug 2023 #8

The sport: owning libs AND their carcases. dchill Aug 2023 #6

I am reminded of a famous Spanish Civil War falling soldier photo sanatanadharma Aug 2023 #7

AR-15 style rifle... the majority/plurality preferred weapon of choice for killing unarmed schoolchi keithbvadu2 Aug 2023 #9

I call them the AR-penis extension. n/t brewens Aug 2023 #16

Mowing down children is sport. Turbineguy Aug 2023 #13

I guess that's why there's millions willing to risk their kid's lives BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #15

Ever heard of the 3 gun competition ? DashOneBravo Aug 2023 #17

Oh, you mean the fantasy game about killing as many people as you can with AndyS Aug 2023 #18

Wouldn't all firearms, hell, ranged weapons competition be about "fantasizing about kills"? sir pball Aug 2023 #26

Of all the thousands of 3-gun "trainee's", yagotme Sep 2023 #36

Could be grounds for a lawsuit: discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2023 #19

It's a semiautomatic rifle TexasDem69 Aug 2023 #20

In case you missed it, the question is "What sport is it designed for?" AndyS Aug 2023 #21

He looks like he's about to fall on his ass TexasDem69 Aug 2023 #22

Man you're good at deflecting. AndyS Aug 2023 #23

I won't argue the design, but it is an excellent weapon for feral hogs. Hangingon Aug 2023 #24

I'm addressing Texasdem69. nt AndyS Aug 2023 #25

3-gun SYFROYH Aug 2023 #27

See my response to Dashone bravo upthread. AndyS Aug 2023 #28

Sure, but most major gun designs were designed for military/LEO purposes SYFROYH Aug 2023 #29

Then why invent a new name just for one specific gun model? nt AndyS Aug 2023 #30

Our thoughtful govenment came up with the distinction.... SYFROYH Aug 2023 #31

Nice deflection but the NSSF coined the "Modern Sporting Rifle" as a marketing ploy to AndyS Aug 2023 #32

The terminology of firearms for "sporting purposes" goes back to the 1968 GCA SYFROYH Aug 2023 #33

You're the second response to the OPs question AndyS Aug 2023 #34

Looks like fun to me The Mouth Sep 2023 #38

A semiautomatic AR-15 is better suited as a military weapon than a fully automatic M-16 Kennah Sep 2023 #39