Gunz

It ' s rifle season for deer here in Connecticut, so I ' ve heard at least three or four gunshots today from the woods around my house, two of them followed after a few seconds by another, which would of course be the kill shot. (My property is embedded in state forest, and I ' ve also signed permission for a couple of people to hunt on it.) One thing that these are not, however, is semi-automatic rifle fire.  Digby gives a free link to a WaPo article  about the effects of AR-15 type weapons, including photos from mass shootings. Many people have chosen not to look at them. It ' s up to you, but the Post is just trying to tell us all the truth. I do have one problem with the article, however. It says " The review lays bare how the AR-15, a weapon that has soared in popularity over the past two decades as a beloved tool for hunting, target practice and self-defense, has also given assailants the power to instantly turn everyday American gathering places into zones of gruesome violence. "  No. It is not a beloved tool for hunting, nor is it useful for self-defense. Why the authors could be so ignorant about a subject they have presumably researched is a mystery. However, there is only one use for the AR-15 and that is to kill humans. It is a weapon of war, developed for the U.S. army. It is not a hunting weapon and it is very difficult to imagine any circumstances in which a person might end up using it for self defense. While it is important to emp...
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