jb2012 wrote:Well maybe not
every day but seriously, probably once a week. Unless you actually visit a college campus, you probably wouldn't even believe some of the things that I have heard about guns and the gun control argument. You wouldn't believe the things I've heard TEACHERS say!! I'm convinced that people just make stuff up as they speak. This video is exactly what I see all the time. How many people would change their mind/stance on guns if they actually heard some legitimate facts about guns, how they operate, and real world crime statistics?
http://www.redstate.com/kylefoley/2016/ ... uns-video/
I don't think the pro-gun lobby puts forth much information to counter any of the false claims by the anti-gun lobby. Why are key rebuttal questions never asked of those supporting gun control? I believe a few questions such as these would put a blank stare on their faces, and maybe , just maybe, a few would question what they have heard blasted at them over and over:
1. Is the AR-15 a "weapon of war used to kill as many people as possible in as short a period of time as possible?"
Typical answer would likely be "yes."
Follow up with, "if that's true, why is it that not one single military in the world, including our own, uses the AR-15 as an assault rifle?"
Typical answer should be, "uhhh" or blank stare.
Follow up with:
"And if it is a weapon of war/assault rifle used to kill as many people as possible in as short a time as possible, why is the AR-15 the rifle of choice for most all civilian police forces in this country? When is a local police department going to have to kill as many people as possible in as short a time as possible?"
Typical answer should be, "uhhh" or blank stare.
Follow up with:
"Then why are local police departments equipped with so-called "weapons of war/assault rifles" to use against the civilian population?
Typical answer would/should be, "uhhh" or blank stare.
2. If the AR-15 is a "high powered rifle," why is it banned for hunting deer and elk, for example, in many states due to the fact it doesn't kill the game, it only wounds them, and makes them suffer due to the fact it is too
low powered?"
Typical answer would/should be, "uhhh" or blank stare.
True, the anti will likely deflect and then followup with more misinformation, but I believe at least some of those listening/viewing might begin to question what they have been indoctrinated with. Small chance, but better than the lack of push back I see/hear/read today. The NRA ads are fine, but they are very general and address our our general safety. But I think ads, with questions put forth as above, are needed.
I don't own, or care to own, an AR-15, but all the misinformation gets my goat anyway as it is designed to erode the rights that millions fought to preserve. It doesn't matter if it's a 2A question or a 1A question, or any other A question. Constitutional rights are precious and must be protected.
They also issued me an M16, but it doesn't fit in the Cobra cockpit, so it stayed home everyday. Best used when the BG's were "in the wire."