An interesting read on why people think we have AR-15’s

[Saltwater60]

I had never seen this much thought pit into a trash piece before and thought it was interesting.
I’ll say yes I like the AR-15 becuase it’s so configurable but I don’t fetishize about it or jerk off to my guns.
People do use them for home defense and hunting.
I would think tactically even if I didn’t own an AR-15 so his point is mute there.
I don’t own vest, ballistic helmets, or other tactical gear as he claims we all do.
I also have not hello kitty stickers on any of my guns.
So while a few bits of this article ring true 95% of it is bullshit but I like to post these so people know the emerging thoughts and the next attacks we need to defend.

Opinion | What the Owner of an AR-15 Sees in Every Single Place He Goes (Published 2023)

To the would-be tactician, all of life is an opportunity to imagine military-style maneuvers.

www.nytimes.com

 

[dsdmmat]

Could not see the article without signing up for an account. Cliff notes?

 

[dsdmmat]

I think a lot of people just get them because they are functional. Easy to learn, easy to manipulate and easy to shoot. They are plentiful and the government demonizes them, which is enough for most people.

 

[Paxal]

I just want to impress girls…real girls.

 

[Apeman]

MSN

Here's a different link to the same story.

This person is an idiot. He knows nothing about anyone or anything and just wants the 15 minutes of fame by publishing his opinions.

I doubt it's even close to 50% of hunters but a lot do use ARs. Yes they're easy to use and modify and that's why people like them. If I'm hunting in an area that has a max shot of 75 yards I'll use my 450 bushmaster. If I plan to shoot at something out past 100 yards I'll use a different caliber. It's nice being able to just swap uppers and go.

We know that the 2nd ammendment isn't about hunting anyway but these idiots keep trying to use that against us. I don't have armor or helmets either. I know quite a few people that have ARs that don't go all tacticool. Who cares what stickers or colors someone puts on their guns. It's no different than putting stickers on your vehicle. It's personal preference, and if you don't want to do it then don't. Just stop telling me that I can't do something that's not hurting anyone else - and you hurt feelings don't count.

 

[pshift]

GIGO.

 

[Bustedknees]

Tell me I'm not allowed to own it and I'll want one.

 

[Saltwater60]

Could not see the article without signing up for an account. Cliff notes?

Essentially says you walk into a store dying to wear your ballistic helmet, tactical vest, and want to breach doors instead of just walk into a grocery store and buy food then leave. Yes I’m situationally aware as I would expect most on here are.
Also says you sit around and daydream about all the accessories an AR-15 can have to make it more deadly waiting for the black helicopters to come. No one uses them for self defense or hunting only dreaming of killing people.
Sorry for posting a paywall but I don’t pay for the article and I could see it Without issue.

 

[SonOfSun]

I think a lot of people just get them because they are functional. Easy to learn, easy to manipulate and easy to shoot.

This 100%. It's why I own mine.

Im also somewhat of a DiYer. So easy to service, clean, readily available and affordable parts was also important to me.

 

[Zerex]

Phony intellectual.

The AR-15 alone, has set back the insane green/lib notion, that guns might be confiscated for the public good................... at least 10,000 years.

The AR-15 is the "ideal" that the founders imagined, as they wrote the 2nd amendment, in the BOR, that was ratified by the entire nation.

Paranoia was rampant then and is rightfully, NOW.

Communists and vermin scum paid by China and the CCP are everywhere, even in NYS.

If not for AR's since Ruby Ridge, WACO, and the deep State attacks on the western ranchers, and the public turnout standing up to the deep state...............we would have been in Chinese run /NYS concentration camps.......and long dead by now.




Red Dawn was written by a Patriot to wake up...John Milius.
Heller, Mcdonald and Bruen

 

[Hillbilly77]

Tell me I'm not allowed to own it and I'll want one.

That was exactly what piqued my interest.
I swear, if I ever move out of NY, I’ll buy one. It’ll look good in my gun safe next to my grandfather’s shotgun.

 

[Saltwater60]

That was exactly what piqued my interest.
I swear, if I ever move out of NY, I’ll buy one. It’ll look good in my gun safe next to my grandfather’s shotgun.

Never owned any myself until the safe act they said I shouldn’t have one and that made me say I need them.

 

[FP1201]

The Author of the Opinion Page article uses the three acknowledgements used in winning over arguments: I hear you, I see you, and I feel you and once you've established a rapport with your subject, you'll have greater control over their thoughts and the replies associated within.
He self identifies as a Hunter, Claims to understand the attraction to AR-15's, and then proceeds to tell the reader his fears are irrational as he has them too. He does make a good argument, but make no mistake the premise is "no one needs an AR-15".

BTW: If you want to read the article and not go through the pay-wall/registration: As soon as you see the title of the article, immediately go into "Airplane Mode" or disconnect internet connection and the page will be readable without being blocked off.... gata be quick about it.

 

[mark60]

I couldn't read the article but I always thought it was a micro penis thing.

 

[Saltwater60]

Another one. Not as dumb but this just shows how hard they are pushing this ban.

How the AR-15 became the symbol of the U.S. right

As Republican representatives bid to get the AR-15 designated as America's "national gun," Newsweek explores how the firearm has become a conservative emblem.

www.newsweek.com

 

[STS556]

An AR15 was the first gun I ever owned. My grandfather reccommended it to me because of the ease of operation, ease of repairing and very little recoil. 35 years later, the AR15 and AR10 are still my favorite rifles to own.

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

They are functional, cheap, customizable, ergonomic, ubiquitous, effective, the government doesn't want me to own them... Is there a gun that has more positives going for it?

Sure there are better guns but none that match all these Critieria.

Its like if you are creating a video game character you might give the race car 9 for speed but 3 for control and 4 for braking. The car will do some things well but not others.

The AR-15 is like 7s or 8s across the board. Sure some guns do things better but it's versatility is unmatched. It has a very balanced score rating.



And this I mention the government doesn't want us to have them?

 

[Bigfoot]

All of my guns are at the bottom of the lake. It was a horrendous day, I barely survived.
It would have killed 10 ordinary men. But I made it to shore to see another day.
Around these parts, it's known as the Day of the Super Shitty Sinking.

I would add more, but I don't like talking about it even after all of these years.


Pro Tip - Never put all of your guns in one boat...

 

[Saltwater60]

All of my guns are at the bottom of the lake. It was a horrendous day, I barely survived.
It would have killed 10 ordinary men. But I made it to shore to see another day.
Around these parts, it's known as the Day of the Super Shitty Sinking.

I would add more, but I don't like talking about it even after all of these years.


Pro Tip - Never put all of your guns in one boat...

They really need to make boats better because all mine are at the bottom of the Niagara River.

 

[Acer-m14]

ummm AR 10 LMAO

 

[Beerman]

I couldn't read the article but I always thought it was a micro penis thing.

Could be, but mainly the reason you can’t read is because you didn’t pay attention in school. Don’t blame your itty bitty buddy.

 

[RedBreast21]

I stopped reading the NY times over a decade ago. Not sure why you do?

 

[GOPerfect]

Essentially says you walk into a store dying to wear your ballistic helmet, tactical vest, and want to breach doors instead of just walk into a grocery store and buy food then leave. Yes I’m situationally aware as I would expect most on here are.
Also says you sit around and daydream about all the accessories an AR-15 can have to make it more deadly waiting for the black helicopters to come. No one uses them for self defense or hunting only dreaming of killing people.
Sorry for posting a paywall but I don’t pay for the article and I could see it Without issue.

What is really funny about the first line of your cliff notes, most of my time in the Army, when I was sent to different places, I rarely wore all of the equipment that the Army issued me and wanted me to wear. I would have been happy with next to nothing but my boots, clothes; gun and ammo.

 

[CaliberPlus]

I stopped reading when he claims he owns a 30-06...yeah supports gun ownership, my tootie. Guys like that come in the shop often. Spewing,"I have all the guns I will ever want so the laws don't bother me." I don't know if it is the WILLFUL ignorance or the ARROGANCE that gets me the most. I also have to add these asshats tend to be the ones that are pretty careless how they handle firearns, I have had more than one pointed at me due to carelessnes.

Let me say, muscle memeory, less recoil, ease of fixing and sooo many other reasons to own an AR 15. Have seen many women decide to start shooting because of the sheer FUN factor of shootin an AR. I still chuckle when I put an upper on and push two pins and there is a whole, functioning rifle that the average person can take apart and put back together with few tools. I can tell you the look of a person who has never shot and comes back to say "That is AWESOME!" makes the long days here worth it. I have to say these are the people that tend to be careful how they handle a firearm in front of others.

I hesitate to say too much as I don't wnat to drive away business but the older I get the less the filter is working. The last guy that came in here spewing about "those guns" is suppposedly a vet. My response to him was "Shall Not Be Infringed". He shrugged at me. Asshat.

 

[Defilade]

 

[Drinkthekoolaid]

What state is that sheriff in?

 

[Jmac00]

What state is that sheriff in?

florida, naturally

 

[Jmac00]

What this “tactics” business signals is not so much a commitment to action (the overwhelming majority of those who own AR-15s are law-abiding) as a general frame of mind.

nice of the writer to placate his audience with that statement

To the would-be tactician, every place that humans inhabit — housing developments, apartment complexes, stores, strip malls, hotels, churches, hospitals and, yes, schools — is another opportunity to imagine oneself taking part in military-style maneuvers. Where would you go for cover if you were here? How would you hold this position? What weapons and gear would you use?

or, unlike the writer. As a matter of personal preference, and just the way I carry myself, *I* have Situational Awareness. I am on constant alert. No, I don't go around like a paranoid stoner. But I DO NOT walk around with my head down, looking at my feet. I DO NOT walk around with my nose buried in my phone. I DO walk around with my head up, I DO look people in the eye, just to let them know, I see them, and they 'should know' I am as dangerous as they think they are. I KNOW where the exits are when I walk into a building. This is not paranoia, its simply my lifestyle. And yes, if I feel uncomfortable in any place we go, I will look for possible cover, or more importantly, Im looking for escape routes. Im not brave enough to go looking for a active shooter, but I will protect myself and those around me to find the fastest way to escape, and to use cover, and cover fire ( if necessary ) to facilitate everyone else around me getting away and to keep the shooter at bay until help arrives.

So yes, if this clown wants to call me a "tactician" that's fine with me. This mindset may or may not save anyone. but it may also ruin a bad guys day. I want to be they Gray Man, unassuming, a ghost. Until the SHTF.

 

[Saltwater60]

I stopped reading when he claims he owns a 30-06...yeah supports gun ownership, my tootie. Guys like that come in the shop often. Spewing,"I have all the guns I will ever want so the laws don't bother me." I don't know if it is the WILLFUL ignorance or the ARROGANCE that gets me the most. I also have to add these asshats tend to be the ones that are pretty careless how they handle firearns, I have had more than one pointed at me due to carelessnes.

Let me say, muscle memeory, less recoil, ease of fixing and sooo many other reasons to own an AR 15. Have seen many women decide to start shooting because of the sheer FUN factor of shootin an AR. I still chuckle when I put an upper on and push two pins and there is a whole, functioning rifle that the average person can take apart and put back together with few tools. I can tell you the look of a person who has never shot and comes back to say "That is AWESOME!" makes the long days here worth it. I have to say these are the people that tend to be careful how they handle a firearm in front of others.

I hesitate to say too much as I don't wnat to drive away business but the older I get the less the filter is working. The last guy that came in here spewing about "those guns" is suppposedly a vet. My response to him was "Shall Not Be Infringed". He shrugged at me. Asshat.

I never got the whole I have all the guns I’ll ever need. Ok maybe you do but what about others? What about your kids? So you’re one guy but if you have 2-3 kids they won’t have all the guns they want.
I have bought up enough guns for me and my kids at the immediate time for now but I’ll be adding more. My youngest son doesn’t like the loud noise so it’s just me and my older son for the most part. My youngest just asked me for a full auto BB gun to avoid the loud noises. I’d love to have cans allowed.

 

[Acer-m14]

the one below is 20 min long