Make sure you include Michulek's speed with his "military style" revolver while you are making that video.canvasbck wrote:Three comments on this article
1. We're picky about terms because WORDS MATTER. Terms that are being thrown about like "assault weapons', "weapons of war", "machine gun", "gun show loophole" etc are being used not because the people developing the talking points are ignorant to the incorrect application of these terms. They chose those terms because they create a mental image to the uninformed listener that will elicit an emotional response that makes the otherwise neutral person more inclined to support restrictions on the items being listed. This is why those of us who do not support these restrictions demand that the other side call things what they are and not use emotional buzzwords that are factually inaccurate.
2. Any pro gun person who picks nits over clip vs magazine does come across as petty. Even to someone like myself who calls a magazine a magazine and a clip a clip.
3. At the end of the article the only argument that is made in support of banning the AR-15 is "It's the go-to weapon for mass shooters". So, let's say the AR-15 is banned. Then we do nothing to reverse the trend of fatherless homes (all high profile school shooters to date were from a fatherless home), do nothing to fix our broken mental health system, do nothing to harden our schools, and the shootings continue. What then? They will go after whichever weapon becomes the "go-to" in the absence of AR-15s. Lever actions maybe? (FYI, I'm preparing a video that shows one of the best AR shooters on the planet, Jerry Michulek, can get about 4 aimed rounds a second. One of the best lever action shooters on the planet, Randi Rogers, can get off about 5 aimed rounds a second out of her competition lever gun)
On your point #1 above, I am tempted to agree with the liberals that we need to ban "machine guns" and "assault rifles", and that we need to close the "gun show loophole". We can then point out that machine guns and assault weapons are already effectively banned since they are class 3 weapons, and that there is no "gun show loophole" since all gun show sales need to follow the exact same laws as sales made elsewhere. So net-net, no need for new laws!