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states_obvioustruths t1_jefawyt 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's almost like one is a rifle round being fired from an 18" barrel and another is a pistol round being fired from a 5" barrel.
I feel like trauma surgeons also find that people hit by semis going 60 mph are harder to treat than people hit by sedans going 25 mph.
what_mustache t1_jef6c5b 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
As a "leftist" most of us think guns are fine for home defense and hunting. Shotguns, actual hunting rifles, well regulated and licensed handguns are fine.
Unless you're a farmer beset by coyotes, 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.
what_mustache t1_jef4llc wrote
Reply to comment by DrJawn 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 seems like a lot if you assume they aren't typically for suicide.
what_mustache t1_jef2zkd 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
>The only difference is the number of bullets each magazine can hold.
This seems pretty damn important...
what_mustache t1_jef2sym 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
Emergency room doctors with firsthand knowledge of treating gun victims have said that the damage 223 ammo causes is far, far less treatable than what are 9mm causes. It's not that the gun is black, it's the high velocity ammunition it fires, large clips, etc. It's almost like the military knew what they were doing when they designed it.
csamsh t1_jef0th5 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 can hunt with any rifle, first of all. AR’s make excellent/versatile hunting platforms, not really sure why you distinguish them from “hunting rifles.” Since you said m77, I’ll group bolt action rifles in as well.
- There are tons of pistol grip options for bolt action rifles. Even more for semis.
- What does c clamp have to do with anything? But since you asked, yes you can c clamp any rifle.
- Pretty much all modern rifles have threaded barrels. All barrels can be threaded.
- How does any of what you mention contribute to reduced accuracy?
- Your woodsmaster has the same rate of fire as any AR.
- My semi auto 308 is well tuned and a very soft shooter. If I were to shoot a 3gun match with the 308, I’d probably split almost the same as with 223. I won’t though because I’m poor.
triit t1_jeezix7 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
You obviously didn't see the body cam footage from Nashville...
GeorgeCrossPineTree t1_jeewsqi 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
Go ahead, spot one lie in my comment. You see a lot of c-gripping on a .30-06 M77? You can maintain your sight picture as well with a semi-auto .308 as you can with a .223?
csamsh t1_jeete2v 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
Lol. Wrong. Wrong.... everywhere.... on ... everything....
csamsh t1_jeet9h2 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
Let's play "Spot the Liar!!!" I win. It's GeorgeCrossPineTree, so has obviously never handled a bolt action rifle or an MSR, much less fired one.
csamsh t1_jeet0tg 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
If your logic was sound, you'd interact with more guns than you would people
csamsh t1_jeesud9 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 are long gun bans the current focus of leftist politicians when long guns are overwhelmingly not used in firearm homicides?
PixieBaronicsi t1_jeeo5k3 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
Do you think school shooters are encouraged by the publicity around them?
Can you think of any other act that an angry and suicidal teenager can do that will put their face on the TV and attract the attention of the president?
dogsledonice t1_jeelpyy wrote
Reply to comment by DrJawn 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 agree. And common-sense gun reform would float all boats.
DrJawn t1_jeelgrw 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
I want to know where the outrage is when kids are killing kids in poor neighborhoods in Detroit, Philly, St Louis, Chicago etc
No one cares because it doesnt fit on a bumper sticker and it's not suburban
DrJawn t1_jeelb52 wrote
Krisss_joss t1_jeefage wrote
Reply to comment by APECS_Polarscience 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
That's a cool perspective, I imagine some of the structures up (or down 😂) there feel very "living", for lack of a better word. Like a super secret tree fort deep in the woods in which only a select few of each generation have contributed, improvised, and left scars in during their time.
HomeWork2345 t1_jedxh0b 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
What do you think? Why did transgender people start shooting people? What are their motives? And what do you think, can we put armed guards in schools?
Emergencykebab t1_jedw2xa 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
Your bias is so clear it’s painful to read. And this is from a Brit who thinks the US fascination with guns is unusual to say the least.
diaperchili t1_jedebw6 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
has anyone considered just banning gun violence instead
MinotaurGod t1_jefgkyw 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
9mm is not the only caliber of pistol round. There are pistol calibers out there that have as much energy as a .223. It also doesnt say anything about ammo type. FMJ? Hollow-point? You mention large mags... it takes an unskilled, uncoordinated person maybe 2 seconds to swap a mag. Lets take the Nashville shooting as an example. The cops did an absolutely fanfuckingtastic job of getting in and taking the idiot out, but it still took them 12 minutes to arrive. Thats 720 seconds. Do you really think 30 seconds for 15 mag swaps will make a difference? If nobody is fighting back, and they have all the time in the world, the amount of ammo they can carry in a single magazine is meaningless.
Guns in war have not evolved to kill large amounts of people. Thats what we have bombs and missles for. They've evolved to protect the person wielding it. The higher the velocity, the further away you can be from your enemy. The more rounds in the magazine, the more you can spam towards the enemy in hopes of hitting them while not getting hit yourself, as you likely wont have time to take a steady shot.