@Baldimo,
Baldimo wrote:
Quote:The bow and arrow was a weapon of hunting far before the concept of 'war' even existed for mankind, so I can't say this is very accurate. You'd also have a hard time mass murdering people with a bow.
If you really think the bow and arrow was only used for hunting in the ancient days then you don't understand the nature of humans. How do you think the tribes handled things, an arm wrestling match?
You can't mass murder people with a bow and arrow but does that really matter? To take your message of "weapon of war" we must follow through will all weapons of war, their ability to kill the masses shouldn't matter since most deaths by guns are not committed by AR-15 type guns. You just want to pick the cases that back your dislike of specific guns, which will turn into all guns. This type of BS and false claim about "weapons of war" proves it.
Literally none of that logically follows, it's just stream of consciousness ranting.
Re: the bow and arrow, while it works perfectly fine in warfare (when used correctly), it was developed to hunt animals with. I say that with confidence as the bow and arrow predates a time in which there were sufficient numbers of humans to engage in what we would consider 'warfare.'
Quote:Quote:I'd modify it heavily if I could, I've never made any bones about that.
That's why people like you shouldn't be allowed near our nations gun laws, just as you feel people who are against abortion shouldn't be let near abortion laws.
On the contrary. All citizens have the opportunity and right to weigh in on all of our laws. I have never once advocated that those who opppose abortion should be disallowed from passing laws that attempt to ban it. If they feel they have significant enough numbers in our society to do so: let them attempt to do so.
Quote:Quote:I've hunted both deer and elk. Using an AR-15 to do so is retarded. It is a poor choice when compared to any number of other long rifles.
I have a hard time believing you have ever hunted anything.
That's because I don't agree with you or fit your stereotype. But I have hunted many times. I grew up in TX with plenty of family and friends who hunt and I went every year, and I still go today occasionally (though I prefer to fish).
Quote:As for your uneducated opinion on the AR-15 and it's use as a hunting weapon, you prove you don't know what you are talking about.
That's the opposite of the truth. The AR-15 is not a good weapon for hunting deer unless it's been modified. A .223 is too small to reliably drop a deer in a single shot, let alone an elk. The fact that it's semi-auto doesn't help much imho as I've never personally hit something with a second shot that I missed with the first one, ever, even when firing a semi-auto weapon. There's really not much to recommend it over a proper long rifle.
Great at killing big groups of people though. Really, really good at that.
Quote: Are you going to ban all semi-auto style hunting weapons and only allow bolt action guns?
I would personally like to see permits for said weapons, coupled with mandatory safety training and registrations. I wouldn't ban them. If any type of gun should be banned, it's a pistol, not a rifle, as pistols are mostly a coward's weapon and what's used in the vast majority of gun crimes.
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