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The AR15 rifle is an excellent home defense tool.
1 posted on 04/24/2018 11:46:19 AM PDT by marktwain
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An excellent home defense rifle
An excellent rifle for kids
An excellent rifle for us old guys
An excellent rifle for women.
Reasons why it is so popular...


2 posted on 04/24/2018 11:53:56 AM PDT by buffaloguy (Bond arms Cowbots well as s)
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Eleven people in a mobile home at the same time - I’m amazed the situation didn’t end with hand-to-hand combat.

In any event, the residents did a good job defending their home, although I suspect it may now resemble a block of swiss cheese.


3 posted on 04/24/2018 11:54:01 AM PDT by WayneS (An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last. - Winston Churchill)
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Yup, many shot miss because of inadequate training. Testosterone Tony shooting his Glock 17 with a 33 round mag chooses to spray and pray a barrage of JHPs that he hits something other than his wife and children.


4 posted on 04/24/2018 11:55:06 AM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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Never had an AR until MSNBC said I should not have one.
It is a hoot to shoot.
Rests nicely next to my 870 next to my bed.


5 posted on 04/24/2018 12:11:41 PM PDT by hadaclueonce ( This time I am Deplorable)
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We have an inalienable right to be armed with weapons that are more effective, or just as effective as those weapons that have the potential of being used against us as in home invasions

The government or state restricting how many bullets a rifle can hold, or restricting the use of all semi-automatic weapons, is putting the lives of law abiding citizens at risk- The enemy- the criminals, enemies domestic and foreign will be using superior firepower against us as a result, and our government is neglecting it’s sworn duty to protect our right to the most effective means possible for self protection


6 posted on 04/24/2018 12:14:31 PM PDT by Bob434
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Excellent weapon, the AR-15. Though I’d rather a chamber loaded 12 gauge buckshot for home defense


7 posted on 04/24/2018 12:14:56 PM PDT by onedoug
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What is the gun to use for home defense that will cause the least amount of damage to my walls?

Blood I can clean up.

8 posted on 04/24/2018 12:15:29 PM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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“Young Woman Carrying AR-15 Style Rifle in Yuma, Arizona.”
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I hope she blasts away at all that tainted Romaine lettuce!


12 posted on 04/24/2018 12:24:34 PM PDT by july4thfreedomfoundation (Washington is NOT a swamp.....It's a cesspool!)
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No mag in the AR15 pictured.


13 posted on 04/24/2018 12:25:13 PM PDT by DownInFlames
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In this day and age, you have to consider multiple threats.


15 posted on 04/24/2018 12:36:26 PM PDT by umgud
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Here’s another article where a homeowner’s son, using an AR, eliminated three subhumans who tried an invasion. It includes pictures of them and their getaway driver.

https://heavy.com/news/2017/03/max-cook-jake-woodruff-jacob-redfearn-jacob-redfearn-broken-arrow-oklahoma-home-invasion-burglary-shooting-teens-killed-photos-facebook/


16 posted on 04/24/2018 12:56:10 PM PDT by libstripper
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People who obtain their information from television dramas often think only one shot is needed per attacker. The reality is many shots miss, some wound, and few are fatal.

You mean what I see on TV isn't REAL??? They don't surround the perp with guns pointed at him in a nice circular firing squad??? The perp when hit doesn't fly backward??? I'm stunned! (do I really need the sarcasm tag?)

17 posted on 04/24/2018 1:03:27 PM PDT by Dad was my hero
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An AR is a fine weapon, but I am a little concerned about shooting 30 rounds from one in a mobile home, unless one carefully chooses the ammo to be frangible ammo. Most mobile homes I have seen have pretty thin walls and are packed pretty close to each other in mobile home parks.

I would be very concerned about FMJ ammo over-penetrating and going into a neighbors trailer possibly harming someone.

Still a home invasion calls for drastic measures, but one of the bed rock rules of firearms safety is to know what is behind your target. A firefight in a mobile home doesn’t sound like an ideal situation to be too strict on firearm safety, but I would hope that the person who had the AR, choose their ammo carefully.


18 posted on 04/24/2018 2:05:54 PM PDT by Robert357 ( Dan Rather was discharged as "medically unfit" on May 11, 1954.)
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What happened to increase the use of AR15 rifles in mass murder? Very likely it was the media coverage in the United States, where mass media create incentives for socially marginal individuals to achieve celebrity status by becoming a mass murderer. Since 2012, much media focus has been on the AR15, as many in the media want to see it banned.

I think you nailed it there. I would consider it to be a certainty that media hype is the primary vector.

21 posted on 04/24/2018 3:36:32 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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Bump bttt bookmark.


28 posted on 04/24/2018 6:03:16 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (What profits a man if he gains the world yet loses his soul?)
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This needs to be on Hannity and Laura’s shows.


29 posted on 04/24/2018 6:04:41 PM PDT by Freedom_Is_Not_Free (What profits a man if he gains the world yet loses his soul?)
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