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1/ I had an opportunity to fire a fully automatic M16 assault rifle today under professional instruction. This is the same weapon US Armed Forces use.
The experience made me feel even more strongly there is no reason for a civilian to have access to this weapon, or one like it.
The experience made me feel even more strongly there is no reason for a civilian to have access to this weapon, or one like it.
2/ For starters, growing up in the South, I took an NRA safety class as a teenager. I spent many an afternoon as a kid in target practice.
But this assault rifle is a different beast. It would take A MINIMUM of 30-40 hours of professional instruction to learn to operate safely.
But this assault rifle is a different beast. It would take A MINIMUM of 30-40 hours of professional instruction to learn to operate safely.
3/ It shoots a 5.56 mm bullet. You can feel the wind of it firing three feet behind the shooter. The gun is very difficult to control.
I’ve seen these fired thousands of times in games and movies. In real life you understand the devastation even being grazed would cause.
I’ve seen these fired thousands of times in games and movies. In real life you understand the devastation even being grazed would cause.
4/ These guns belong in the hands of soldiers who have been trained. They do not belong in the hands of civilians.
There is no reason someone would need this to defend their home.
There is no reason someone would need this to defend their home.
