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In reply to the discussion: If The Dems Made A Concerted Effort To Appeal To Rural Voters What Would You Recommend They Do?.... [View all]SpartanDem
(4,533 posts)Functionally there is no difference between the AR 15 and the M1 shown below. Now I will point out that M1 is limited to 8 rounds, but they're both semi auto and people have hunted with guns like the M1 for decades without so much as a second thought and without turning the prey into shreds. The presumption that "military style" guns are more powerful is a fallacy based on how it looks, they are no more or less powerful than guns that have been used in hunting for decades. The biggest difference is in the amount of ammo you can carry, you can't go around with 30 or more rounds rounds with an M1.
So, if you're a hunter about guns it seems kind of silly to say that their grandfather's M1 is ok, but their AR 15 should be banned. This is why while I'm very supportive of limiting large clips, universal background checks and registration, I think the AWB is junk. It simply deals with cosmetics. So if you're Democrat running in a rural area that going to be pretty knowledgeable about guns, you're seem silly wanting to ban a gun on it's design.