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Sure they are. But with a plethora of fine hunting rifles on the market it's hard to see how restricting their sale would make a difference to anyone.

That was Finn's allegation so he'd have to show you where I said anything like that.

AR-15. They are also used for hunting, just like any other rifle.

Routine handgun injuries leave entry and exit wounds and linear tracks through the victim’s body that are roughly the size of the bullet. If the bullet does not directly hit something crucial like the heart or the aorta, and the victim does not bleed to death before being transported to our care at the trauma center, chances are that we can save him. The bullets fired by an AR-15 are different: They travel at a higher velocity and are far more lethal than routine bullets fired from a handgun. The damage they cause is a function of the energy they impart as they pass through the body. A typical AR-15 bullet leaves the barrel traveling almost three times faster than—and imparting more than three times the energy of—a typical 9mm bullet from a handgun. [...] The high-velocity bullet causes a swath of tissue damage that extends several inches from its path. It does not have to actually hit an artery to damage it and cause catastrophic bleeding. Exit wounds can be the size of an orange.

As a doctor, I feel I have a duty to inform the public of what I have learned as I have observed these wounds and cared for these patients. It’s clear to me that AR-15 and other high-velocity weapons, especially when outfitted with a high-capacity magazine, have no place in a civilian’s gun cabinet.

That's so exciting. No wonder these people love this type of weapon.

Sure they are. But with a plethora of fine hunting rifles on the market it's hard to see how restricting their sale would make a difference to anyone.

I'd imagine about as often as dynamite is used for fishing.

Good. Then we can do away with the "self-defense" excuse.

European-style serfdom

He could think to himself, what a legacy I would leave if I actually went against my base, the NRA and established republicans and put some actual gun regulations into laws of which Obama couldn't do.

The article explains in some detail that the path of destruction left by a high-velicity bullet in the body it goes through is much much wider than that of a 'normal' handgun bullet. It's like being shot by a cannon ball.

I'd imagine about as often as dynamite is used for fishing.