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In reply to the discussion: The cycle of fear that drives assault weapon sales [View all]Eleanors38
(18,318 posts)18. Fear and pre-occupation with sexual identity is an obsession with gun-controllers...
Historically, the civilian population takes up the arms style and action the military had in the LAST war, then modifies that arm with bells & whistles. The big change in this dynamic is the military's advance to full-auto, while the civilian population had reached stasis with WW II (and earlier) technologies: Semi-auto fire.
If I were a couple of decades younger, I would probably choose an AR 15 "lower" and 2 "uppers:" One for using relatively inexpensive .223 ammo, one for larger & more powerful rounds for big-game hunting. Screw the fear & machismo crap, I'll take economy and flexibility any day.
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Yet, there are ebbs in gun purchases, prob. when there us little talk of bans.
Eleanors38
Mar 2013
#17
"I am fearful..." Of course you are. The vast majority of the gun control issue is all fear-based.
Common Sense Party
Mar 2013
#41
Fear and pre-occupation with sexual identity is an obsession with gun-controllers...
Eleanors38
Mar 2013
#18
Except the OP is about the cycle of fear that drives folk to buy assautlt rifles
Starboard Tack
Mar 2013
#33
Umm, the AR-15 absolutely dominates centerfire target competition in this country...
benEzra
Mar 2013
#50
That's funny, I always thought that the cycle of fear drove efforts to ban guns.
kudzu22
Mar 2013
#31
Apparently, it is not important to those who don't wish to learn about themselves.
Starboard Tack
Mar 2013
#59