Sure, but it wouldn't be comfortable, economical or practical.

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Hold my beer and watch this...

Target shooting?
Stress relief?
Protecting a family?

Those aren't things a gun can do?

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Well, you really can't use a gun (legally or illegally owned) to commit a violent crime if it's concealed. Also, aside from maybe a courthouse or federal building, the concealment charge in a restricted area usually isn't pursued if there was a separate violent crime committed because it's a lesser included misdemeanor to a felony charge. The DA's office typically ignores it. Even still, violent crime offenders using firearms are overwhelmingly already felons, minors, in possession of a firearm they know to be stolen, or using one they don't own with the intent of ditching or selling it after the crime. One way or the other it's far less often to find a legal gun owner committing a gun crime.

I'm catching up on the thread, but responding as I go, so excuse me if my points are made in later responses.

Yes, this is what I was speaking of (day-to-day)

Thousands of rounds of ammo doesn't really raise a red flag. At any given day on the range, I can easily go through 100-200 rounds (more, if I have the inclination). Buying ammo in bulk makes sense, especially for someone like me.

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In 1998, guns killed 30,000 people, while vehicles killed 41,000.

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Hand grenades are highly illegal (ones that can still be used, anyway).

And you're comparing something designed to kill others to something designed for every day life.

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Also, if I'm going to go postal in a movie theater, I'm not using a car. Car related deaths are almost always accidents or drinking and driving (which is sort of an accident but alcohol is involved there). The gun related deaths? I would say a majority would be murder.

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If you need an AR-15 to protect your family you're a little paranoid. Why not grab a tank while you're at it.
Stress relief? Listen to music, play a sport, eat something, sleep. Alternatives to going Rambo.
Target shooting? Paintball guns, BB guns, dart gun, darts, etc. Alternatives to going Rambo.

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This is pretty ignorant.

1. An M-16 is a semi-automatic M-16. Its greatest firing rate is 3 round burst.
2. I disagree that it does more damage than a pistol or hunting rifle; those both depend on scenario. A .45 in close quarters may be more manageable than a M-16, and at longer ranges, I'd take a hunting rifle any day (larger caliber, better accuracy, longer lead time before people can get to me).
3. Maybe it doesn't tickle your fancy, but many people find shooting genuinely FUN. I have a blast every time I shoot. I also like the marksmanship challenges provided by shooting.

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Me neither.... doesn't mean I'd use a gun.

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Also to clarify, I'm all for having a pistol in your house to protect your family, but you should need to have a lot of shit to go through before obtaining that gun. IMO, people shouldn't have access to AR-15s though. Or any other assault rifle.

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Having a pistol in your home is a shitton more dangerous than an assault rifle.

Pistol owners that keep them for protection typically keep them loaded. My AR? Not loaded until I get to the range. Bullets aren't even in the fucking magazine.

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1. An M-16 can be fully automatic or semi automatic. The AR-15 is a semi auto version.
2. I wouldn't see him downing as many people with a hunting rifle or a pistol. There's a reason why hunting rifles and pistols aren't exactly prime weapons in the military (well, pistols are secondaries I would guess) and the AR-15 is.
3.As I said, I would find throwing a grenade to be a hoot, but it's illegal. For a good reason.

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A homicidal maniac would have an AR-15 loaded...

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Target shooting?
Stress relief?
Protecting a family?

Those aren't things a gun can do?[/quote]
You can shoot targets on a video game.
Anything from a drink to a barbell to a hammer to a penis can relieve stress.
Not only a gun can protect a family.

1. NO THE FUCK IT CAN'T. An M-4 can be fully automatic. The only time a M-16 is fully automatic is when the sear gets worn down, and that is a DEFECT, not design.
2. The military doesn't intend to shoot people in a movie theater. When we go into houses, we carry shotguns.
3. Where the fuck did grenades come into this?

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Stuuuuu, you're more educated than to make arguments like this. You're smart enough to know different strokes for different folks...

Shooting targets on a video game? Please, you have to come up with a better analogy/alternative.
Sure, let's drink to relieve stress. Then, we might go drive.

Tell me a viable alternative to protecting your family. Tell me something that is equal to or better than a gun.

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1. Um, Wikipedia says the M-16 CAN be used for fully automatic fire. If that's wrong, go change it.
2. A movie theater is pretty wide open. My point being, a pistol/hunting rifle is not as dangerous.
3. See my other posts.

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The M-16 that was used in Vietnam, yeah. Nothing in the last 30 years. I don't care to change it, I don't get all of my facts from wikipedia...some are from life experience.

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My bad I looked up facts. I'll make sure next time I spew random shit without checking the validity of my comment.

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