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Gun Control & RKBA

AndyS

(14,559 posts) Sat Aug 12, 2023, 08:42 PM Aug 2023

I'm told that the AR-15 is a 'Modern Sporting Rifle' [View all]

Hmmm, wearing what looks like body armor, lots of tactical pouches (If you call it tactical they will come) and charging downhill. Can someone tell me exactly what sport this guy is practicing for?

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I'm told that the AR-15 is a 'Modern Sporting Rifle' [View all] AndyS Aug 2023 OP

It appears he's hunting for humanoids and other sentient prey. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2023 #1

How sporting! KPN Aug 2023 #3

Not very, if the prey is unprepared. nt Xipe Totec Aug 2023 #4

Or if the prey are baby humanoids, too young to survive on their own. 70sEraVet Aug 2023 #10

You're also not allowed to shoot ducks sitting in the water. Xipe Totec Aug 2023 #11

Pardon me ... guess I s/h used the sarcasm smilie. KPN Aug 2023 #14

Rittenhouse's lawyers are arguing he was engaging in "legal hunting" on the streets of Kenosha. keithbvadu2 Aug 2023 #12

The sport ...is to kill people. Mass killing made modern. Manufacturers have no shame. Alexander Of Assyria Aug 2023 #2

Bambi has been killed by many "armor piercing" projectiles yagotme Sep 2023 #35

To say nothing of that cutting-edge 'cop killer' AP round the 30:06 The Mouth Sep 2023 #37

Yeah. yagotme Sep 2023 #40

At least they don't have that shoulder thing that goes up The Mouth Sep 2023 #41

Yup. yagotme Sep 2023 #42

"The Most Dangerous Game" ret5hd Aug 2023 #5

I love that movie! dchill Aug 2023 #8

The sport: owning libs AND their carcases. dchill Aug 2023 #6

I am reminded of a famous Spanish Civil War falling soldier photo sanatanadharma Aug 2023 #7

AR-15 style rifle... the majority/plurality preferred weapon of choice for killing unarmed schoolchi keithbvadu2 Aug 2023 #9

I call them the AR-penis extension. n/t brewens Aug 2023 #16

Mowing down children is sport. Turbineguy Aug 2023 #13

I guess that's why there's millions willing to risk their kid's lives BlueIn_W_Pa Aug 2023 #15

Ever heard of the 3 gun competition ? DashOneBravo Aug 2023 #17

Oh, you mean the fantasy game about killing as many people as you can with AndyS Aug 2023 #18

Wouldn't all firearms, hell, ranged weapons competition be about "fantasizing about kills"? sir pball Aug 2023 #26

Of all the thousands of 3-gun "trainee's", yagotme Sep 2023 #36

Could be grounds for a lawsuit: discntnt_irny_srcsm Aug 2023 #19

It's a semiautomatic rifle TexasDem69 Aug 2023 #20

In case you missed it, the question is "What sport is it designed for?" AndyS Aug 2023 #21

He looks like he's about to fall on his ass TexasDem69 Aug 2023 #22

Man you're good at deflecting. AndyS Aug 2023 #23

I won't argue the design, but it is an excellent weapon for feral hogs. Hangingon Aug 2023 #24

I'm addressing Texasdem69. nt AndyS Aug 2023 #25

3-gun SYFROYH Aug 2023 #27

See my response to Dashone bravo upthread. AndyS Aug 2023 #28

Sure, but most major gun designs were designed for military/LEO purposes SYFROYH Aug 2023 #29

Then why invent a new name just for one specific gun model? nt AndyS Aug 2023 #30

Our thoughtful govenment came up with the distinction.... SYFROYH Aug 2023 #31

Nice deflection but the NSSF coined the "Modern Sporting Rifle" as a marketing ploy to AndyS Aug 2023 #32

The terminology of firearms for "sporting purposes" goes back to the 1968 GCA SYFROYH Aug 2023 #33

You're the second response to the OPs question AndyS Aug 2023 #34

Looks like fun to me The Mouth Sep 2023 #38

A semiautomatic AR-15 is better suited as a military weapon than a fully automatic M-16 Kennah Sep 2023 #39