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February 25, 2021 12:19 pm

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February 25, 2021 12:08 pm

Q: Why does the average person need an assault rifle? A: I am happy to answer that for you. This is a three part answer as to address the totality of your question. First, we should address the word... View MoreQ: Why does the average person need an assault rifle? A: I am happy to answer that for you. This is a three part answer as to address the totality of your question. First, we should address the word "need." Under the Bill of Rights, it's not a matter of need. It is a matter of want. We have the inalienable right to own and posses any firearm we want (until such a time as we forfeit this right by committing/being found and convicted guilty of a felony.) The second amendment was written not to grant this right, but to acknowledge that the right exists simply because we exist. As it is not granted by the government, it can then not be infringed upon by the government. Secondly, the term Assault Rifle is a buzz word phrase used by the media to describe any platform gun which is black, plastic, and is usually chambered in .223/5.56mm and .308/7.62mm, but not limited to those cartridges. The Armalite company was the original manufacturer of this style of platform, therefore the term AR was coined. There is no difference, as far as caliber and speed of fire (semi automatic means one trigger pull equals one projectile) between these firearms and the wooden stock ones people have owned and operated for hundreds of years. Thirdly, the reasons people want to own a platform gun, such as the AR style, varies from person to person. Some people prefer this style due to the ability to build and change out parts. Just as some people enjoy building cars, models, or woodworking, other people enjoy the challenge and accomplishment of building their own firearms. Often times, people like this style of gun because it is , for lack of a better term, fashionable. It is trendy right now. Basically, it looks cool. Same reason people buy red sports cars and designer handbags. They just like the way it looks. Most importantly, people like that the AR style guns are lighter and can be easier to use than their wooden bodied counterparts. They are perfect for those who struggle with grip strength, such as those with arthritis, or any other disability which would hinder/prevent shouldering the rifle and manipulating the safety and trigger. If you have grip strength limitations, and you are given the option between having to rack the slide of a semi automatic handgun or the ease of use of gas piston and direct impingement technology, most would prefer the later. It gives those with such disabilities a better ability of effective and efficient use. The old saying goes that God made men, but Sam Colt made them equal. Well, Armalite ensured that equality for those who struggle with grip strength and weight bearing limitations. To sum up and answer your question, the average person wants a AR platform style gun for as many different reasons as their are owners. Thankfully, we live under a form of government which acknowledges our right to own and operate whichever self defense tool we feel most efficiently and effectively affords us the ability to protect ourselves. As a byproduct of that right, we also get the enjoyment of using this ingenious technology within the realm of sport shooting and hunting. I hope this answers your question. #billofrightsnotbillofneeds #ar #ar15 #rifle #gun #secondamendment #2a #prepared2protect #educatenotlegislate

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Adam Aguirre

I need it in case my family, my home, or my country is assaulted. Ergo i need a means to counter said assault. Simple.

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February 21, 2021 8:53 pm

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February 16, 2021 12:56 pm

Randy Burgin

February 16, 2021 10:14 am

Right now the average wind farm is about 150 turbines. Each wind turbine needs 80 gallons of oil as lubricant and we're not talking about vegetable oil, this is a PAO synthetic oil based on crude... 1... View MoreRight now the average wind farm is about 150 turbines. Each wind turbine needs 80 gallons of oil as lubricant and we're not talking about vegetable oil, this is a PAO synthetic oil based on crude... 12,000 gallons of it. That oil needs to be replaced once a year. It is estimated that a little over 3,800 turbines would be needed to power a city the size of New York... That's 304,000 gallons of refined oil for just one city. Now you have to calculate every city across the nation, large and small, to find the grand total of yearly oil consumption from "clean" energy. Where do you think all that oil is going to come from, the fricken oil fairies? Not to mention the fact that the large equipment needed to build these wind farms run on petroleum. As well as the equipment required for installation, service, maintenance, and eventual removal. And just exactly how eco-friendly is wind energy anyway? Each turbine requires a footprint of 1.5 acres, so a wind farm of 150 turbines needs 225 acres; In order to power a city the size of NYC you'd need 57,000 acres; and who knows the astronomical amount of land you would need to power the entire US. All of which would have to be clear-cut land because trees create a barrier & turbulence that interferes with the 20mph sustained wind velocity necessary for the turbine to work properly (also keep in mind that not all states are suitable for such sustained winds). Boy, cutting down all those trees is gonna piss off a lot of green-loving tree-huggers. Let's talk about disposal now. The lifespan of a modern, top quality, highly efficient wind turbine is 20 years. After that, then what? What happens to those gigantic fiber composite blades? They cannot economically be reused, refurbished, reduced, repurposed, or recycled so guess what..? It's off to special landfills they go. And guess what else..? They're already running out of these special landfill spaces for the blades that have already exceeded their usefulness. Seriously! Those blades are anywhere from 120 ft. to over 200 ft. long and there are 3 per turbine. And that's with only 7% of the nation currently being supplied with wind energy. Just imagine if we had the other 93% of the nation on the wind grid... 20 years from now you'd have all those unusable blades with no place to put them... Then 20 years after that, and 20 years after that, and so on. Golly gee, how green is that? Oops, I almost forgot about the 500,000 birds that are killed each year from wind turbine blade collisions; most of which are endangered hawks, falcons, owls, geese, ducks, and eagles. Apparently smaller birds are more agile and able to dart and dodge out of the way of the spinning blades, whereas the larger soaring birds aren't so lucky. I'm sure the wildlife conservationist folks are just ecstatic about that. I'm so glad the wind energy people are looking out for the world.

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