AR-15s

Interesting letter, Mr. Nice. Now please tell us how many Dems own AR-15s or any semiautomatic rifle, and have willingly given them up, along with refusing their protection details that carry semiautomatic rifles. Also, please let us know how many AR-15s are used for hunting vs. being used for assassination attempts. You wouldn’t ban all knives, or bats, or pointy and clubby things because they were used to kill or maim someone, would you?

How dumb does anyone have to be to believe that those who wrote the 2nd Amendment, intended that anyone, without any restrictions, should be allowed to own and run freely around with any kind of future weapons designed to kill as many as possible, as quickly as possible? Only gun nuts with no regard for all the innocent children and adults killed, would be so brainless and careless! Think about all the damage done by the deliberate misinterpretation of the 2nd! And what is the good part? Any?

Good afternoon, Robert

I disagree. AR-15 rifles and similar firearms are manufactured for and used by hunters. I always thought it was unsportsmanlike of sportsmen to hunt with high-capacity magazines until late 2022.

There are times, sadly, when it's necessary to hunt large predators like Polar or Grizzly Bears. They can pose deadly threats to humans. The ability to discharge several rounds rapidly can make a huge difference. I know what you're thinking... we don't live in Canada and we're several hundred miles away from Montana. However, closer to home, in late 2022, progressive Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 856 into law. It allows unlimited hunting of wild pigs due to the invasive wild pig population growing to 400,000 across 56 or the state's 58 counties. I'm not sure how much you know about wild pigs... they can have 4-inch tusks and weigh up to 300 pounds. Some adult boars have grown to as many as 500 pounds. They are much faster than humans and they will charge a hunter. One shot may not stop them. Several rounds from a weapon like an AR-15 may be required to bring a wild pig down.

So, even though AR-15s are used legitimately for hunting, I personally see no reason for me to own one. I am not a huntsman.

We all know you have never fired an AR-15 Mr. Nice - you have never taken a firearm safety course - or a hunter education course - or participated in any conservation initiatives brought on by local hunting organization like Ducks Unlimited - yet here you are pretending to be an authority an a subject you know nothing about. It baffles me when grown men do that. Thats what children do. Its a word I've used a lot here - its solipsism - ignorance - and the ego/fear dichotomy that usually ends up with a failed appeal to authority. You are lucky enough to live in a nice/safe urban environment where predators are not a threat (in the early days here in California Grizzly Bears were hunting humans) And Ray mentioned the pigs here in California.....they are some of the nastiest critters you will ever come across - usually we use AR-10s for hog hunting - the 15s dont really do the job safely enough. If you don't put one of those things down before charging distance - it will disembowel you. You are blessed enough to go to the super market for food when you are hungry - and you have the police to call when you are in trouble. Believe it or not Mr. Nice - there are people in America who don't have a local grocery store or police force to protect them from threats or feed themselves. Just because you live a very sheltered life - doesn't mean that others walk the same walk. And I wont get into the fact that taking away rights from law abiding citizens because bad people do bad things will always be illogical - and the fact that the Bill of Rights are 10 Amendments which are granted to us by our Creator (God) not our government (man) - because those obvious facts are just lost on liberals for some reason. The entire premise of this LTE is irresponsible. An AR-15 is just a basic tool like any other for the right person - no less dangerous than a chain saw or blow torch.

U.S. District Judge Peter Sheridan on Tuesday ruled that New Jersey’s ban on the AR-15 violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Meaning the AR-15 IS NOT an assault rifle by law. So now you clowns can stop repeating that BS line when trying to steal our Constitutional rights and scare people. AR does not stand for "assault rifle" you dummies - it stands for Armalite. Anyways - finally a step in the right direction for the 2nd Amendment.

“The AR-15 provision of the Assault Firearms Law is unconstitutional under Bruen and Heller as to the Colt AR-15 for use of self-defense within the home,” Sheridan wrote in his 69-page ruling.