re: Question about guns ... warning, dumb question inside.

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Because if your gun gets stolen, and i get shot... i want my family to know that you were the idiot careless enough to have your gun stolen by a thug.

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So if someone breaks into your house and robs you, it is your fault? Cool. What you are saying is that you want people to be liable for being victims of a crime.

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As far as your second, asinine argument, the supreme court interprets the constitution and creates laws based on it.

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So if you ever took an American history class you would know that the Supreme court declares laws constitutional or not, they do not create them. That is what congress does.

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If you really think you should be able to own a fighter jet, a nuclear bomb and chemical weapons then you're an imbecile.

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Nice personal attack. It really helps prove your point.

Majored in history ... thanks.

1. Yes, i want a trail. If someone breaks into your house you aren't at fault.. obviously. When you leave it on the trunk of your car ... i want to know that you were an idiot. Wouldn't registration be nice in that instance?

Or how about if you killed me and in a rush left the gun at the scene. A gun that you bought a week earlier. Would be helpful for an investigation, no?

2. Thanks for a semantical argument. I'm well aware of the legislative, executive and judicial branches. Now go read up on statutory vs. constitutional law. Interpretation of law = defining = creating.

3. You had no response. Clearly there needs to be checks and balances on WMD, right?

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I think you should be able to own a nuke as well

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That's it. You win.

I've shot a tire and a riverbank and once we shot bottles with an AK.

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GeorgeTheGreek

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Even though I sense a little bit of confirmation bias, I do appreciate you coming here to learn more about the AR15.

I'm a concealed carry instructor in Louisiana and have taken numerous defensive firearm courses. I've trained on a few different handguns and I've trained on my AR15. Here are my reasons for it, plus some statistics to dispel any myths:

1. The AR15 is one of the most effective self defense weapons on the planet. There's a reason law enforcement has gravitated to them.

2. Any method of making a firearm more effective for the individual makes it more effective for killing. There is no way around that and no amount of manual safeties or ammunition regulations will change that. It's simple logic.

3. The AR15 is a very effective firearm for women to use. It is lighter than a shotgun, has less felt recoil than a shotgun, and holds more ammo than a shotgun. I'm not saying a shotgun isn't effective but that's why I have an AR next to my bed and not a shotgun.

4. It's already been stated but handgun rounds are very bad at stopping people. We choose to carry them because they are small. Rifle and shotgun rounds are much more effective when it comes to stopping people.

Now the statistics:

5. The AR15 is the most common long gun in the US. It has also dropped in price over the years.

6. Despite that, the AR15 still accounts for less than 3% of firearm homicides each year. Handguns account for the other 97%. So creating legislation to limit a rifle that is so popular and is hardly ever used in crimes does nothing but limit the citizen's ability to protect his or her self.

7. Firearm registration programs have wasted public money in many states without providing real assistance in investigations.

If you have any other questions let me know.

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Your vehicle is an extension of your home.

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But, like he said, if you leave it ON the trunk of your car and it gets stolen, you are an irresponsible gun owner. He didn't say IN the trunk of your car.

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I think you should be able to own a nuke as well.

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Ah, never mind, you're one of those. Carry on then.

Good question, George.

I believe the 2A was written so that the citizens could protect themselves from others, including from a government that they deemed out of control.

If the citizens need to take back the government, which guns would you rather them not have?

In Turkey last week, as the revolting military was shooting it's own citizens, the citizens were chanting and booing!! You know why? That's all they could do.

Im not trying to be a dick with my answer here, just trying to put it in relation to other things in life.


What is the purpose in owning a range rover, when one can use a pinto for the same thing?

What is the purpose in wearing ralph lauren, brooks bros, southern tide clothes... when one can wear clothes from walmart for the same purposes?

People enjoy different things in life. Some peoole buy guns and dont even shoot them, they just like to collect.

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First and foremost my reason for owning one is that its my constitutional right and weather or not you feel I "need" one makes absolutely no difference to me at all, that decision isn't up to you.

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with a guy that has gone over the top to say hes not trying to grill anyone about it, just that he is unfamiliar and wants to learn more about their use....

on a message board with no bearings on those rights staying or going....

if that cant be a safe space to just drop the "its mah riiights" talk and just have a non-confrontational discussion, im not sure what would be.

most very friendly, but a few...

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u can pull all sorts of supreme court crap that the idiots on there have said. You have to look at the intention of the second amendment. It is to protect against tyranny. You need to have the ability to own whatever the government owns

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Considering it's literally the Supreme Court's job to interpret the intent of the law and the U.S. Constitution, I think he's good quoting Supreme Court opinions haha.