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In reply to the discussion: America's Gun: The Rise of the AR-15 [View all]benEzra
(12,148 posts)88. Adam Lanza owned a .22LR squirrel rifle, not an AR.
As I understand it, he used his .22 to shoot his mother in the face and then stole *her* AR, handguns, and shotgun from her gun safe. I believe she was a competitive shooter, so it's natural she would own an AR.
Had she competed with a Ruger Mini-14 instead, or just the handguns, or just the 12-gauge shotgun, or a 7615, or a brace of 1894's and SAA's, the outcome would have been no different, and the gun control lobby would have still tried to exploit the atrocity to ban AR's.
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Who is "we", and where did "we" do this? I was buying my own ammo for my .22 when I was 14-15...
Ghost in the Machine
Apr 2013
#59
We already know AR15's kill large numbers of people very quickly and effectively.
tridim
Apr 2013
#16
I'd love for you to compare .223 Remington to .270 Winchester or .30-06 Springfield (deer calibers).
benEzra
Apr 2013
#15
A 270 with a hunting bullet will cause MUCH more devastation than standard .223 ammo
Pullo
Apr 2013
#34