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Education on a AR-15 Assault Rifle

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For anyone who is interested and will to accept some education on firearms, here is a 7 minute video that will compare the scary AR-15 assault weapon to other common firearms and bullet calibers.

You might be surprised on how scary and powerful an AR-15 actually is.....

http://video.foxnews.com/v/2109669132001/

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1. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 21 threads 1,530 comments Victorville, CA Premium

   69   5:04pm Tue 22 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   marcus says Hmmm. Really ? What about bombs in your car. To you get anxious every time before you start your car ? ??? I guess I might if I were living in the midst of a tetchy car bomber...which, living where I do, is certainly plausible. But my point was that the deranged sniper induces more terror in me personally than the deranged kid with his mom's semi and a Kevlar onesie. Look up Charles Whitman, the Beltway Sniper, the Arizona Sniper, etc., etc.

2. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 21 threads 1,530 comments Victorville, CA Premium

   70   5:17pm Tue 22 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   permanent_marker says If this doesn't want you to go out and shoot guns.... Pffft, to HELL with the guns, brother... Little games are for little boys.

3. New Renter Follow Befriend (3) 15 threads 2,455 comments San Jose, CA Premium

   71   7:10pm Tue 22 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   JodyChunder says But my point was that the deranged sniper induces more terror in me personally than the deranged kid with his mom's semi and a Kevlar onesie. Look up Charles Whitman, the Beltway Sniper, the Arizona Sniper, etc., etc. Yes but a patriot with a concealed sidearm is just as much a target in that scenario so please don't bring it up. The pro gun community would appreciate it you would keep your focus on situations where an armed citizen (preferably a senior citizen) can take down a gun-toting hooligan, preferably one who has taken a beautiful young thing as a human shield.

4. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

   72   10:08pm Tue 22 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   JodyChunder says But my point was that the deranged sniper induces more terror in me personally than the deranged kid with his mom's semi and a Kevlar onesie. Look up Charles Whitman, the Beltway Sniper, the Arizona Sniper, etc., etc. Fucking TERRIFYING:

5. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 21 threads 1,530 comments Victorville, CA Premium

   73   10:20pm Tue 22 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Kevin says Fucking TERRIFYING: Operative qualifiers: DERANGED; CHARLES WHITMAN; BELTWAY SNIPER. Snipers within this context aren't protecting heads of state; snipers within this context do not usually make their positions known; snipers in this context do not clock in to work and fill out expense reports for target practice. Y'know? Anyway, the point I was originally trying to illustrate was that it's the knee-jerk, gun-illiterate harpies who seize upon buzzwords like 'assault weapons' when the fact is, Adam Lanza could have just as easily devastated Newtown if he'd employed a high-precision rifle from 500 meters away.

6. marcus Follow Befriend (5) 173 threads 5,233 comments

   74   3:03am Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (1)   JodyChunder says ??? I guess I might if I were living in the midst of a tetchy car bomber...which, living where I do, is certainly plausible. I was just kidding that it sounded paranoid, as if you have some pretty bad enemies, if you are worried about snipers. But I get that you didn't mean that you really are personally afraid of snipers... JodyChunder says Snipers terrify the fuck out of me

7. Moderate Infidel Follow Befriend 3 threads 374 comments

   75   1:46pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   JodyChunder says Adam Lanza could have just as easily devastated Newtown if he'd employed a high-precision rifle from 500 meters away. You can snipe through walls now? that Adam must been one helluva sniper.

8. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

   76   1:57pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Moderate Infidel says JodyChunder says Adam Lanza could have just as easily devastated Newtown if he'd employed a high-precision rifle from 500 meters away. You can snipe through walls now? that Adam must been one helluva sniper. Remember the beltway snipers?

9. Call it Crazy Follow Befriend 250 threads 2,915 comments

   77   2:35pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (2)   Scagnetti says Remember the beltway snipers? Wasn't he shooting from a hole in the trunk of a car??

10. Moderate Infidel Follow Befriend 3 threads 374 comments

    78   2:40pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   So your point is we need to outlaw high powered sniping rifles because they are a huge threat to public safety. I'm aboard.

11. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    79   2:43pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Moderate Infidel says So your point is we need to outlaw high powered sniping rifles because they are a huge threat to public safety. I'm aboard. Nope...I didn't say that. You did.

12. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    80   2:47pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Call it Crazy says Scagnetti says Remember the beltway snipers? Wasn't he shooting from a hole in the trunk of a car?? That's right. And from my memory, he only needed 1 shot each time. How would restricting magazine capacity prevent that? Or restricting semi auto's? Or restricting caliber? Do you think Moderate Infidel will say we should ban all guns?

13. Moderate Infidel Follow Befriend 3 threads 374 comments

    81   2:55pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Scagnetti says That's right. And from my memory, he only needed 1 shot each time. How would restricting magazine capacity prevent that? Or restricting semi auto's? Or restricting caliber? Do you think Moderate Infidel will say we should ban all guns? I don't want to ban guns. Also restricting magazine capacity wouldn't stop a sniper, that is obvious. I was commenting on the fact that some of you are really frightened by snipers so I would assume you would want to do something to prevent them. So what are your ideas for stopping snipers?

14. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    82   3:00pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Moderate Infidel says Scagnetti says That's right. And from my memory, he only needed 1 shot each time. How would restricting magazine capacity prevent that? Or restricting semi auto's? Or restricting caliber? Do you think Moderate Infidel will say we should ban all guns? I don't want to ban guns. Also restricting magazine capacity wouldn't stop a sniper, that is obvious. I was commenting on the fact that some of you are really frightened by snipers so I would assume you would want to do something to prevent them. So what are your ideas for stopping snipers? sniper vs. sniper?

15. Call it Crazy Follow Befriend 250 threads 2,915 comments

    83   3:03pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (3)   Moderate Infidel says So what are your ideas for stopping snipers? Are snipers an "epidemic" now too?? I haven't heard that yet from the MSM or anti-gun crowds.

16. Moderate Infidel Follow Befriend 3 threads 374 comments

    84   3:06pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   How about a "Star Wars" system in front of every school that shoots down incoming bullets. FortWayne will love that idea.

17. Moderate Infidel Follow Befriend 3 threads 374 comments

    85   3:07pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Call it Crazy says Moderate Infidel says So what are your ideas for stopping snipers? Are snipers an "epidemic" now too?? I haven't heard that yet from the MSM or anti-gun crowds. Ask JodyChunder.

18. Call it Crazy Follow Befriend 250 threads 2,915 comments

    86   3:12pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (3)   Moderate Infidel says How about a "Star Wars" system in front of every school that shoots down incoming bullets. FortWayne will love that idea. How about a school system police department that purchased 14 AR-15 assault weapons for their own use.... what are they worried about?? Schools are a "gun-free" zone... http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/01/22/fontana-school-pd-purchases-14-ar-15-assault-weapons-to-protect-students/

19. JodyChunder Follow Befriend (3) 21 threads 1,530 comments Victorville, CA Premium

    87   5:02pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Moderate Infidel says Ask JodyChunder. I like that...

20. HEY YOU Follow Befriend (4) 357 threads 965 comments

    88   5:47pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Scagnetti says This is the problem...You have people trying regulate firearms who don't know jack s**t about them! That would be like me writing a book on what it's like to be pregnant in the third trimester! Democrats,Republicans,TBTF,Wall Street1!%, etc. have been fucking us for years. I've been throwing up in the mornings. Time to take a pregnancy test.

21. Moderate Infidel Follow Befriend 3 threads 374 comments

    89   7:13pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   HEY YOU says Scagnetti says This is the problem...You have people trying regulate firearms who don't know jack s**t about them! That would be like me writing a book on what it's like to be pregnant in the third trimester! Democrats,Republicans,TBTF,Wall Street1!%, etc. have been fucking us for years. I've been throwing up in the mornings. Time to take a pregnancy test. The people who make our laws don't know jack shit about most things. We get the government we deserve.

22. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    90   7:18pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Moderate Infidel says HEY YOU says Scagnetti says This is the problem...You have people trying regulate firearms who don't know jack s**t about them! That would be like me writing a book on what it's like to be pregnant in the third trimester! Democrats,Republicans,TBTF,Wall Street1!%, etc. have been fucking us for years. I've been throwing up in the mornings. Time to take a pregnancy test. The people who make our laws don't know jack shit about most things. We get the government we deserve. If they don't know "jack shit" about anything, maybe we should have a smaller government to minimize the damage they can do.

23. Moderate Infidel Follow Befriend 3 threads 374 comments

    91   7:29pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Scagnetti says If they don't know "jack shit" about anything, maybe we should have a smaller government to minimize the damage they can do. What size do you propose?

24. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    92   7:34pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (4)   Moderate Infidel says Scagnetti says If they don't know "jack shit" about anything, maybe we should have a smaller government to minimize the damage they can do. What size do you propose? Just big enough to effectively and efficiently do everything we (Americans) NEED done and no more!

25. Moderate Infidel Follow Befriend 3 threads 374 comments

    93   7:37pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Scagnetti says Just big enough to effectively and efficiently do everything we (Americans) NEED done and no more! I get it, but we need actual numbers and a viable plan to implement it.

26. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

    94   8:04pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Scagnetti says Moderate Infidel says Scagnetti says If they don't know "jack shit" about anything, maybe we should have a smaller government to minimize the damage they can do. What size do you propose? Just big enough to effectively and efficiently do everything we (Americans) NEED done and no more! What Americans "need" done is really the entire crux of the debate about the size of government. Everybody has (and is entitled to) their own opinion. This process is called "democracy".

27. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    95   8:33pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike (4)   Kevin says Scagnetti says Moderate Infidel says Scagnetti says If they don't know "jack shit" about anything, maybe we should have a smaller government to minimize the damage they can do. What size do you propose? Just big enough to effectively and efficiently do everything we (Americans) NEED done and no more! What Americans "need" done is really the entire crux of the debate about the size of government. Everybody has (and is entitled to) their own opinion. This process is called "democracy". I'm sure we can all agree that Americans don't "need" the following! #1 The U.S. government is spending $750,000 on a new soccer field for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. #2 The Obama administration plans to spend between 16 and 20 million dollars helping students from Indonesia get master’s degrees. #3 If you can believe it, the U.S. government has spent $175,587 “to determine if cocaine makes Japanese quail engage in sexually risky behavior”. #4 The U.S. government spent $200,000 on “a tattoo removal program” in Mission Hills, California. #5 The federal government has shelled out $3 million to researchers at the University of California at Irvine to fund their research on video games such as World of Warcraft. Wouldn’t we all love to have a “research job” like that? #6 The Department of Health and Human Services plans to spend $500 million on a program that will, among other things, seek to solve the problem of 5-year-old children that “can’t sit still” in a kindergarten classroom. #7 Fannie Mae is about to ask the federal government for another $4.6 billion bailout, and it will almost certainly get it. #8 The federal government once spent 30 million dollars on a program that was designed to help Pakistani farmers produce more mangos. #9 The U.S. Department of Agriculture once gave researchers at the University of New Hampshire $700,000 to study methane gas emissions from dairy cows. #10 According to USA Today, 13 different government agencies “fund 209 different science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education programs — and 173 of those programs overlap with at least one other program.” #11 A total of $615,000 was given to the University of California at Santa Cruz to digitize photos, T-shirts and concert tickets belonging to the Grateful Dead. #12 China lends us more money than any other foreign nation, but that didn’t stop our government from spending 17.8 million dollars on social and environmental programs for China. #13 The U.S. government once spent 2.6 million dollars to train Chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly. #14 One professor at Stanford University was given $239,100 to study how Americans use the Internet to find love. #15 The U.S. Postal Service spent $13,500 on a single dinner at Ruth’s Chris Steakhouse. #16 The National Science Foundation once spent $216,000 to study whether or not politicians “gain or lose support by taking ambiguous positions”. #17 A total of $1.8 million was spent on a “museum of neon signs” in Las Vegas, Nevada. #18 The federal government spends 25 billion dollars a year maintaining federal buildings that are either unused or totally vacant. #19 U.S. farmers are given a total of $2 billion each year for not farming their land. #20 The U.S. government handed one Tennessee library $5,000 for the purpose of hosting a series of video game parties. #21 A few years ago the government spent $123,050 on a Mother’s Day Shrine in Grafton, West Virginia. It turns out that Grafton only has a population of a little more than 5,000 people. #22 One professor at Dartmouth University was given $137,530 to create a “recession-themed” video game entitled “Layoff”. #23 According to the Heritage Foundation, the U.S. military spent “$998,798 shipping two 19-cent washers from South Carolina to Texas and $293,451 sending an 89-cent washer from South Carolina to Florida”. #24 The U.S. Department of Agriculture once shelled out $30,000 to a group of farmers to develop a tourist-friendly database of farms that host guests for overnight “haycations”. #25 The National Institutes of Health paid researchers $400,000 to find out why gay men in Argentina engage in risky sexual behavior when they are drunk. #26 The National Institutes of Health also once spent $442,340 to study the behavior of male prostitutes in Vietnam. #27 The National Institutes of Health loves to spend our tax money on really bizarre things. The NIH once spent $800,000 in “stimulus funds” to study the impact of a “genital-washing program” on men in South Africa. #28 According to the Washington Post, 1,271 different government organizations work on government programs related to counterterrorism and homeland security. #29 The U.S. government spent $100,000 on a “Celebrity Chef Fruit Promotion Road Show in Indonesia”. #30 The feds once gave Alaska Airlines $500,000 “to paint a Chinook salmon” on the side of a Boeing 737. http://endoftheamericandream.com/archives/30-stupid-things-the-governemnt-is-spending-money-on

28. thomaswong.1986 Follow Befriend 15 threads 3,100 comments

    96   8:35pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Scagnetti says I think we could all agree on some cuts... ditto

29. thomaswong.1986 Follow Befriend 15 threads 3,100 comments

    97   8:39pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (2)   Scagnetti says #2 The Obama administration plans to spend between 16 and 20 million dollars helping students from Indonesia get master’s degrees. and that is totally unacceptable...down right freaking wrong!

30. Vicente Follow Befriend (8) 209 threads 4,521 comments Davis, CA

    98   9:54pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (2)   Dislike   Scagnetti says #1 The U.S. government is spending $750,000 on a new soccer field for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. I don't need TRILLION dollar wars either. Your stuff is penny-ante bullshit by comparison. Much like the idiot hemmorhaging money like a firehose, who decides to "economize" by brownbagging their lunch.

31. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    99   10:41pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Vicente says Scagnetti says #1 The U.S. government is spending $750,000 on a new soccer field for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. I don't need TRILLION dollar wars either. Your stuff is penny-ante bullshit by comparison. Much like the idiot hemmorhaging money like a firehose, who decides to "economize" by brownbagging their lunch. What the hell do you mean "my stuff"??? That was simply a list everybody could agree on no matter where on the political spectrum you may fall.

32. ThreeBays Follow Befriend (1) 2 threads 55 comments San Mateo, CA

    100   11:13pm Wed 23 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Call it Crazy says For anyone who is interested and will to accept some education on firearms, here is a 7 minute video that will compare the scary AR-15 assault weapon to other common firearms and bullet calibers. You might be surprised on how scary and powerful an AR-15 actually is..... http://video.foxnews.com/v/2109669132001/ Who would've imagined that higher caliber guns make bigger holes? Duh! Maybe they should shoot one of the Fox guys, just to prove that they're not really scary and powerful?

33. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

    101   12:04am Thu 24 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Scagnetti says Vicente says Scagnetti says #1 The U.S. government is spending $750,000 on a new soccer field for detainees held at Guantanamo Bay. I don't need TRILLION dollar wars either. Your stuff is penny-ante bullshit by comparison. Much like the idiot hemmorhaging money like a firehose, who decides to "economize" by brownbagging their lunch. What the hell do you mean "my stuff"??? That was simply a list everybody could agree on no matter where on the political spectrum you may fall. Clearly not true, since there are people who voted for the spending. I'm a big fan of people who have no idea what the NIH does and blasts every dollar that they spend. Nevermind the millions and millions of people who would be dead or severely disabled without NIH-funded research. People who don't know anything about how research grants work just make me sad for America's future position in the world.

34. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    102   12:23am Thu 24 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Kevin says Clearly not true, since there are people who voted for the spending. Are you telling me that if those spending measures were brought to a popular vote by all Americans and the choices were; A) Approve the spending for those items Or B) Get the money back through a rebate check the majority would vote to approve the spending? Or do you admit it was probably just pork attached to another bill?

35. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    103   12:27am Thu 24 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Kevin says I'm a big fan of people who have no idea what the NIH does and blasts every dollar that they spend. Nevermind the millions and millions of people who would be dead or severely disabled without NIH-funded research. People who don't know anything about how research grants work just make me sad for America's future position in the world. I'll tell you what....I can save us money. Instead of.... Scagnetti says #27 The National Institutes of Health loves to spend our tax money on really bizarre things. The NIH once spent $800,000 in “stimulus funds” to study the impact of a “genital-washing program” on men in South Africa. You can wash mine for free and then study the impact.

36. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

    104   12:59am Thu 24 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Scagnetti says Kevin says Clearly not true, since there are people who voted for the spending. Are you telling me that if those spending measures were brought to a popular vote by all Americans and the choices were; A) Approve the spending for those items Or B) Get the money back through a rebate check the majority would vote to approve the spending? Or do you admit it was probably just pork attached to another bill Neither. The claim was that "everybody could agree". Obviously false. You know how many things every american votes on? Just one: Who represents them. That's how a republic works. Scagnetti says You can wash mine for free and then study the impact. Are you a man living in South Africa, a country with an extremely high rate of STDs and where America has significant interests? No? Ok. Then try again after you've had some time to learn what the NIH is and how it works.

37. Scagnetti Follow Befriend (1) 15 threads 300 comments

    105   1:12am Thu 24 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike (3)   Kevin says Neither. The claim was that "everybody could agree". Obviously false. Oh....so you're saying I should have said the vast majority...Woopity Doo! Excuuuuuuuuuuuse me. Kevin says You know how many things every american votes on? Just one: Who represents them. That's how a republic works. I know how a republic works. That's not how I framed the question is it? Just admit most people do no want the above list! Admit most of the list is just pork! Admit that if each of those items were not attached to some other bill and had to be approved on their own merits, they wouldn't pass! Kevin says Are you a man living in South Africa, a country with an extremely high rate of STDs and where America has significant interests? Yes I am...now start washing.

38. leo707 Follow Befriend (12) 10 threads 3,520 comments Oakland, CA leo707's website Premium

    106   8:57am Thu 24 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like   Dislike   Protected   Scagnetti says I'm sure we can all agree that Americans don't "need" the following...! There is nothing on this list that I would not need more information on before making my knee-jerk reaction on if we should be spending money on it. It seems more like the kind of list that people who know don't know jack-shit about many-a-thing write to rile up and elicit emotional responses from people who also don't know jack-shit. Scagnetti says If they don't know "jack shit" about anything, maybe we should have a smaller government to minimize the damage they can do. So, what you are suggesting is that we replace the current set of people who don't know jack-shit, with another set of people who possible know even less jack-shit, but that agree with your imaginings on how a government should be run. No thanks.

39. Kevin Follow Befriend 40 threads 2,652 comments

    107   9:57am Thu 24 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Scagnetti says Just admit most people do no want the above list! Admit most of the list is just pork! Admit that if each of those items were not attached to some other bill and had to be approved on their own merits, they wouldn't pass! NIH grants aren't attached to other bills. Again: Learn how the NIH works. IDDQD says Could you elaborate on "significant interests" and connection of these interests with genital washing HIV causes instability. Researching ways to prevent it in countries like south Africa means more stability. South Africa is one of the few stable democracies in Africa. Its essential to us interests that it remains so.

40. David Losh Follow Befriend (2) 8 threads 1,158 comments Seattle, WA David Losh's website Premium

    108   10:44am Thu 24 Jan 2013   Share   Quote   Permalink   Like (1)   Dislike   Protected   Scagnetti says I'm sure we can all agree that Americans don't "need" the following! I wouldn't have paid any attention to you normally, but you certainly put up a lot of comments that have nothing to say. No we don't all agree with your list, and most of the "pork" you provided has cross economic purposes.

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