Gun Control & RKBA
In reply to the discussion: Media Ignores Call For Gun Violence Prevention In Loughner Sentencing Hearing [View all]AtheistCrusader
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than a stupid fucking assault weapon. The most popular assault weapon in the United States typically launches a round with 1,124 ft·lb of force. My deer rifle launches its round with 2,981 ft·lb of force.
In fact, that first rifle, the AR15, is illegal for hunting deer in most states, not because it is too powerful, but because it is insufficiently powerful to humanely kill a deer. It is allowed for hunting smaller game. .224 caliber (larger than the AR-15's .223) is the bare-assed minimum for hunting deer in most states.
Your derision of
"an AW to hunt? And you call that sport 'left'?"
is meaningless nonsense/uninformed hyperbole to any person who knows a goddamn thing about actually hunting.
Even if you are 'aghast' at the capacity and fire rate of the weapon, this can lend to humane hunts as well. First off, there are limits on how many rounds you can have in the gun, lawfully, for any particular type of game. Second, some game, like a coyote, may need to be shot on the run. If it is, and the first shot is not lethal, the animal could end up suffering a lot before dying. Fast follow-up shots from modern weapons (made in the last oh, I don't know, 80 years) reduce that risk.