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what_mustache t1_jegzm8g wrote
Reply to comment by humanzRtrash in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Ek=½mv2. Note that velocity is squared. Energy delivered by a round has less to do with mass and more to do with velocity.
And of course you're better off hunting with a larger round, but 30-06 rounds are ALSO high velocity.
what_mustache t1_jegz55e wrote
Reply to comment by MinotaurGod in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Lol. Bro, your word salad of excuses sing gonna change physics. Ek=½mv2. Note that velocity is squared, not mass.
what_mustache t1_jegyvq5 wrote
Reply to comment by states_obvioustruths in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Yeah, weird that higher velocity rounds hurt more.
But naw, all guns are the same.
Kahzootoh t1_jegugdz wrote
Reply to comment by csamsh in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
The vast majority of homicides are either situations where the victim and perpetrator know each other OR it's relatively small scale. Random murders are uncommon, and it's rare to see someone who commits a lot of random murders.
Mass shootings get attention because they are both seemingly random and they are often mass casualty events. The methods of many perpetrators of mass shootings often resemble terrorism more than what we would consider crime- lots of victims, no intent to escape, motives that are often irrational.
If the perperators of mass shootings were using pistols or other weapons- that would be the focus of legislation. When Columbine happened and other shootings of the 90s took place involving the TEC-9, the pistol was banned by several states (California banned it both by name, and by it's various features). Same deal with the Hi-Point Carbine, which was also used in Columbine- California, Connecticut and New York have all restricted the sale of the weapon at various times.
The AR-15 is what many high profile mass shooters are using, so it is the focus of the legislation. Unlike in the 90s where restrictive legislation passed in many states, it seems like the failure to pass legislation to restrict the AR-15 has caused a loop where more people buy them and then odds of a mass shooter using an AR-15 instead of something else are higher.
Dweebil t1_jegs09o wrote
Reply to We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Why research something that is ultimately a red herring? The symbol of the gun debate is irrelevant to the debate itself.
subcinco t1_jegkekg wrote
Reply to comment by geckospots in AMA Session: Polar week Q&A!! We're the Association of Polar Early Career Scientists (APECS), let’s talk about life and science in the polar regions. Ask Us Anything! by APECS_Polarscience
I would love to try and make contact with them. Do you know what frequency and / or what time they are usually on the air? It would be fun to connect
dogsledonice t1_jeggj11 wrote
Reply to comment by csamsh in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Logic Guy is inventing new meanings for words
Incipiente t1_jegbph4 wrote
Reply to comment by Jrapin in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
seems almost AI-generated, with a negative prompt such as "do not answer the actual question"
Incipiente t1_jegbcug wrote
Reply to We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
fucking journos, if you can even call them that anymore. PS whats it like working for penis rocket man?
csamsh t1_jeg5wff wrote
Reply to comment by f1del1us in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
This idea might be a little out there, but maybe if we took care of our people, they'd do less killing. I could be wrong.
csamsh t1_jeg4acp wrote
Reply to comment by dogsledonice in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Absolutely. Society is not homogenous.
f1del1us t1_jeg494d wrote
Reply to comment by csamsh in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Then I wonder what would happen to all the murder rates if you started taking care of people and the suicides went way down….
csamsh t1_jeg446f wrote
Reply to comment by f1del1us in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
That’s a fanfuckingtastic question. Better yet- why are people killings themselves? It’s almost like there’s a mental health epidemic that could be quelled if we had easy, maybe even universal access to mental healthcare.
f1del1us t1_jefylqr wrote
Reply to comment by csamsh in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Why are we so focused on the guns that people use to kill each other, when the vast majority are used by people to kill themselves?
dogsledonice t1_jeftxi2 wrote
Reply to comment by triit in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Oh? How is that germane to how the Uvalde police responded?
dogsledonice t1_jefttmj wrote
Reply to comment by csamsh in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Not sure what that means.
Do you disagree that when there are more of a thing in a society, you're more likely to encounter it?
undefined_one t1_jefs4wn wrote
Reply to comment by what_mustache in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
It can be argued multiple ways. Yes, it absolutely impacts the ability to do harm, but not nearly as much as you'd think. I heard a news outlet report that when a shooter changes magazines they call it the "critical pause", and they say it can last between 10-15 seconds. They also say that this is the time when the shooter can be most easily stopped and so that reload time is vital. I've been shooting for over 40 years and I don't think I've ever seen it take anyone 10 seconds to load a new magazine. More like 2-3 seconds, and that's not even trying to be fast. So while I'm not so hard headed as to think capacity doesn't matter, I'm also smart enough to realize that as fast as reloads are, it wouldn't make that much of a difference. Especially if the shooter practices. I know guys that can reload a mag in the blink of an eye. So whether it held 10 or 30 makes little difference. That's one argument. The other is still the same as drugs: you can outlaw them all you want and criminals will still have them. So then you limit the good Samaritan to 10 rounds while the criminal will still have the high capacity. Except the good Samaritan who carries for self defense probably doesn't have multiple mags.
undefined_one t1_jefqdx8 wrote
Reply to comment by GeorgeCrossPineTree in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
I have several ARs, Blackouts, etc. I think it was obvious that I didn't mean what type of grip it has. I meant the world is under the impression that they are machine guns. You're right - hunting rifles are higher caliber, which makes them even deadlier than an AR. Muzzle brakes control recoil better, but make the gun louder, longer and heavier.
But again, for the people in the back, the AR15 is not a machine gun. You don't hold the trigger and bullets come flying out. It uses the same mechanics as a hunting rifle - you get one bullet when you pull the trigger.
humanzRtrash t1_jefp37z wrote
Reply to comment by what_mustache in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
>you don't need anything that fires 223/556 ammo. The military designed that platform for a very specific reason, and it's not deer hunting.
You say that as if service members haven't complained about the performance of the 223/556 since it was first implemented. It's a significant step down from the .30-06 which was used in military service for nearly 70 years.
A 233/556 is a small rifle round be comparison. But the rifle it goes in looks scary.
Edit: FYI You be better off hunting with the .30-06
csamsh t1_jefnw7q wrote
Reply to comment by washingtonpost in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Those "experts" have obviously never handled firearms or watched a good shooter reload
AllanKempe t1_jefngai wrote
Reply to comment by EmpireStateBuilding in I am Siobhan MacShane. I've been a Observatory Host at the Empire State Building since 2004. AMA. by EmpireStateBuilding
So... how is it supposed to be pronounced? Like "see-bun", "sue-ban" etc.?
DrJawn t1_jefgug7 wrote
Reply to comment by what_mustache in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
Even less suicides are rifles. 53% of child gun deaths are suicides.
what_mustache t1_jeh02vo wrote
Reply to comment by undefined_one in We’re Washington Post journalists who spent the past months investigating how the AR-15 became a symbol of the gun control debate, political identity and mass shootings. Ask us anything. by washingtonpost
>I've been shooting for over 40 years and I don't think I've ever seen it take anyone 10 seconds to load a new magazine. More like 2-3 seconds,
Right. I'm sure you're fast when casually shooting. But these people are not under ideal conditions, probably nervous, etc.
And don't try the "only criminals have guns". This isn't a problem in every other country that banned guns. We didn't see Canada and Australia taken over by criminals. Also, drugs are illegal...