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An AR-15 is not an ideal weapon for home defense. You'd be better off with a shotgun. Wider spread means you're more likely to hit the target, lower muzzle velocity means you're less likely to shoot through a wall and kill someone else by accident. Rifles are designed for long distance accuracy, not for close quarters.
"Many Democratic politicians, including 2020 frontrunner Joe Biden, have long decried the AR-15 as both dangerous and an impractical or unnecessary firearm for civilians, especially women."
Source for this?
An AR-15 is not an ideal weapon for home defense. You'd be better off with a shotgun. Wider spread means you're more likely to hit the target, lower muzzle velocity means you're less likely to shoot through a wall and kill someone else by accident. Rifles are designed for long distance accuracy, not for close quarters.
An AR-15 is not an ideal weapon for home defense. You'd be better off with a shotgun. Wider spread means you're more likely to hit the target, lower muzzle velocity means you're less likely to shoot through a wall and kill someone else by accident. Rifles are designed for long distance accuracy, not for close quarters.
I don't know but Joe Biden hates people being able to own AR 15s
Five women who are experts disagree with you. Shouldn't this right be reserved for the individual to decide?
"Speaking with the Washington Free Beacon on Friday, five female firearm owners and advocates said the AR-15 platform offers several features that are ideal for women specifically. Robyn M. Sandoval, executive director of A Girl & A Gun Women's Shooting League, said the rifle is both more effective and safer for female shooters. "
"ARs are an excellent choice for women for home defense," Sandoval told the Free Beacon. "The platform is relatively lightweight and easy to hold and customize so that the firearm fits her body correctly. Having a rifle that is the right size for the shooter makes it more comfortable to shoot and therefore more accurate and safer."
that is like saying surgery is always the best option for cancer. and why do police carry AR 15s or M4s when they almost never engage past 100 yards
So then the answer to your question is "no".
Police carry AR-15s because of federal anti terrorism grants. Not because they are particularly useful in everyday policing. They aren't.
I am not disputing that an AR-15 is a suitable weapon for women due to its light weight and customizable size. That does not however make it an ideal weapon for a home defense, a task that an AR-15 is simply not designed to perform. A shotgun is superior in every regard.
Police carry AR-15s because of federal anti terrorism grants. Not because they are particularly useful in everyday policing. They aren't.
I didn't write the article but Joe Biden was the leader of the Clinton gun ban in the senate. Are you pretending that Biden is not opposed to people owning AR 15s?
On the contrary, I would have to say most of the people in the gun banning crowd are women.
Police carry them because they are useful in urban areas for self defense. A police officer with an M4 was the one who killed the body armor wearing Dayton mass shooter.
Not pretending anything. You asked a question in your title. And you linked to an article that made a claim with no source. I see no proof that "gun banners" are anti-woman.
Not pretending anything. You asked a question in your title. And you linked to an article that made a claim with no source. I see no proof that "gun banners" are anti-woman.
Are you of the opinion that stopping a mass shooter is a normal example of "everyday policing"? Because that would seem to fall more under the category of counter-terroism operations. AR-15s have their uses. Home defense and typical police work is simply not one of them.
You're wrong. and a shotgun, even a 20G kicks far more than an AR 15. When someone claims one specific weapon is the best for every possible situation, it is as silly as saying one golf club is the best choice for every lie on a golf course
who is hurt the most if they cannot own a firearm? a 20 year old street tough male or the 40 year old housewife he wants to rape? Gun control is intended to help criminals even if those who push the schemes pretend it is to make honest people safer. Criminals strongly support gun control and are more worried about armed private citizens than the police
Cops have had long guns in their cars for years. What exactly is your background in firearms? if someone chooses an AR 15 for home defense-who are you to tell them they are wrong?
I am not disputing that an AR-15 is a suitable weapon for women due to its light weight and customizable size. That does not however make it an ideal weapon for a home defense, a task that an AR-15 is simply not designed to perform. A shotgun is superior in every regard.