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Recursion

(56,582 posts) Thu Jun 23, 2016, 08:11 AM Jun 2016

Hypothetical gun poll [View all]

From a conversation I'm having.

If you could snap your fingers, and replace every single civilian-owned handgun in the united states with an AR-15, do you think doing that would make the country more safe or less safe?

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	Less safe
	15 (63%)
	More safe
	6 (25%)
	Little real effect
	3 (13%)
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Hypothetical gun poll [View all] Recursion Jun 2016 OP

More safe - rifles are hard as hell to conceal hack89 Jun 2016 #1

But AR15's, etc., are the easiest to conceal. Some upstanding "law-abiding" gunner examples. Hoyt Jun 2016 #3

I know you are trying to be funny hack89 Jun 2016 #4

Yes, I believe someone like Manteen can do exactly that. And easy to hide in the a car, case, etc. Hoyt Jun 2016 #5

If it so easy why is it so rare? hack89 Jun 2016 #7

Do you understand that we are just in the beginning of terrorism -- foreign and domestic. Hoyt Jun 2016 #13

Which has nothing to do with the OP. nt hack89 Jun 2016 #15

You keep scooting that goalpost back further and further Scootaloo Jun 2016 #16

You really think a small rifle can be concealed like a handgun? hack89 Jun 2016 #20

Top 2 pics are of AR pistols. ileus Jun 2016 #8

As is the fourth pic dumbcat Jun 2016 #10

Hadn't noticed but our IT dept blocked the 1st and 4th pics. ileus Jun 2016 #11

They should be dumbcat Jun 2016 #12

Thank you Ileus for your gun expertise, how many do you have? Hoyt Jun 2016 #18

too many... ileus Jun 2016 #21

You still carrying gunz when you ride your bicycle? Hoyt Jun 2016 #22

I only ride for leisure now so it make CC easier. ileus Jun 2016 #24

Never met a paranoid bicycling gunner and I road in some pretty remote areas. I think carrying a gun Hoyt Jun 2016 #25

You need to hang out at the BF more. ileus Jun 2016 #27

I only know one guy who carries while biking. Adrahil Jun 2016 #28

Rode my Jamis yesterday...not too bad, but need to do much more. jmg257 Jun 2016 #31

I paid like 6xx for mine back in the 90's ileus Jun 2016 #32

Ah - I bought a sweet Trek Domane last year - but road Rail Trails are further then the mt bike jmg257 Jun 2016 #33

Proceed.... peace13 Jun 2016 #17

True, and harder to commit suicide Duckhunter935 Jun 2016 #30

Less safe and I do not use my handgun for protection. gordianot Jun 2016 #2

Well there's a whole lot of ifs whatthehey Jun 2016 #6

I'd hate to have to give up my CZs and Sigs for more crappy AR's ileus Jun 2016 #9

More safe Matrosov Jun 2016 #14

More Dangerous = More Safe Iggo Jun 2016 #19

Statistics say most gun crime is done with handguns Lee-Lee Jun 2016 #23

Good, the ban/restrictions should include semi-auto pistols. Since most gun crime is drug related, Hoyt Jun 2016 #29

In my case, less safe. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #26