[SampleMan]

I wonder how he would respond to being told that the 2A doesn't protect hunting?

I think a good response to why would you use an AR to hunt deer is, "Why wouldn't I?"

This pulls out all the lies about AR's, that can be trounced one by one. "It sprays bullets." No more than a semi-auto Browning or Remington. "It causes hunters to shoot too much." Hello. The same was said of all repeating firearms. Why should a lever action hold seven rounds?

The only rational idea (I said rational not necessarily good) concerning AR's would be to limit the magazine capacity for all hunting rifles, as is done with shotguns for waterfowl.

[mountn man]

The only rational idea (I said rational not necessarily good) concerning AR's would be to limit the magazine capacity for all hunting rifles, as is done with shotguns for waterfowl.

And what is the rational purpose of limiting capacity? Hit less ducks? The purpose is to hit ducks. If you want to hunt with a 20 round semi auto shotgun, who's to say YOU'RE not be sporting? Every body hunts in different ways and for different reasons. What I call sporting might not be your definition of it. So then which one of us would be right?

There is only one reason to limit capacity. And it ain't got nuttin ta do wit huntin.

[Terriergal]

The only rational idea (I said rational not necessarily good) concerning AR's would be to limit the magazine capacity for all hunting rifles, as is done with shotguns for waterfowl.

I made that same point about deer rifles on a hunting forum where I'd been a member for a year, once and got called an animal rights wacko... people started telling me I was anti-2nd amendment when hunting has nothing to do with 2nd amendment rights.

Also got called an animal rights wacko for suggested it wasn't a good idea for someone to kill his neighbor's annoying cat... not because I felt sorry for the cat, but because it could start a whole lot of trouble! Serve the owner with papers for the damage the cat does. But killing it would be a bad idea.

In any case, hunting and 2nd amendment are not related in anything except that we can use the same tool for each activity.