Why Americans love AR-15 rifles

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Why Americans love AR-15 rifles

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Washington Post Universe

Жыл бұрын

A dramatic shift in U.S. gun culture made the AR-15 a bestseller. #ar15 #shorts

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@snippersnapper1606 6 ай бұрын

1960s guys are spitting though. guns with wood on em are fucking gorgeous

@ETHANBLANK-ut3fv 6 ай бұрын

Reject AR-15 Embrace Ruger Mini 14

@hostomelhorsehoarder 6 ай бұрын

@@ETHANBLANK-ut3fvembrace Chinese hand cannon

@spaps2290 6 ай бұрын

@@ETHANBLANK-ut3fvnah we going full adar

@vg_grover4828 6 ай бұрын

The AKM

@hostomelhorsehoarder 6 ай бұрын

@@spaps2290 embrace blowdart

@theironcross2933 Жыл бұрын

Thank god my ak had wood on it, that means its not an assault rifle

@ttsugaming7043 Жыл бұрын

So true 😂

@Myemnhk Жыл бұрын

Me looking at my modernized ak105 without a single piece of wood on it 😶‍🌫️

@bouncydachon Жыл бұрын

I’m glad that the PPSH, Thompson, PKM, RPK, and M1 Carbine are not assault weapons because they aren’t scary plastic.

@simoneidson21 Жыл бұрын

Why are gun nuts so fucking elitist? I guess no one can talk about guns unless they have shot every gun on the planet now

@simoneidson21 Жыл бұрын

⁠⁠@@bouncydachonThey aren’t though, 2 of them are submachine guns, 2 are light machine guns, and one is a personal defense weapon

@ArthurCallahan516 4 ай бұрын

News channel: **See's any semi-automatic rifle being handled by a civ** "An AR-15 style rifle."

@mjama2132 2 ай бұрын

California’s definition of assault weapons includes specific models such as the AK and Colt AR-15 series in addition to guns with assaultive as opposed to defensive features, including semiautomatic centerfire rifles with the capacity for a detachable magazine and either a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the gun, a thumbhole stock, a folding or telescoping stock, a grenade or flare launcher, a flash suppressor, or a forward pistol grip

@anthonyumphrey519 2 ай бұрын

They called a 9mm pcc an "ar style rifle." 😂

@anthonyumphrey519 2 ай бұрын

@@mjama2132well, California isnt America and is full of a bunch of clowns and cowards. Their opinion doesn't matter.

@whyareusobad3528 Ай бұрын

@@mjama2132that’s why California is so stupid when it comes to firearms laws how does a thumb hole stock make the firearm more dangerous Or a pistol grip If anyone thinks those make something more deadly go look at something like a mossberg 930 or Remington 1100 and see the damage ten 12 gauge 00 buck shells does on a firearm with a CA compliant stock comparative to 10 7.62x39 rounds out of a AK with a thumb hole stock

@StarchieHalo Ай бұрын

@@whyareusobad3528 because no one mows down a crowd of people with a shotgun numb nuts

@drabberfrog 4 ай бұрын

Just ignore the fact that in the vast majority of shootings handguns are used because they're so much more convenient than rifles.

@neovenom7187 3 ай бұрын

and the majority of shootings are gang related and mostly black on black crime. But statistics are racist.

@sirripsalot420 Ай бұрын

Or is it because the vast amount of shootings are suicides? Ammosexuals, jesus christ.

@robertelee6279 Ай бұрын

Almost like you conceal them easily

@drabberfrog Ай бұрын

@@robertelee6279 Yeah, in the real world practicality trumps raw firepower.

@robertelee6279 Ай бұрын

@@drabberfrog yeah

@alksi1 Жыл бұрын

Dad imported AR-15 straight from US to Finland, paid ridiculous money for it and had to fill sht ton of forms to acquire it. His reasoning was "just because its hella cool gun"

@jayzgaming3952 Жыл бұрын

Gigachad

@TacticalLeo Жыл бұрын

They don’t have AR-15’s in Finland? Not knocking your dad, I’m just surprised is all. Edit: I can’t imagine how much he paid in import fees and processing…

@alksi1 Жыл бұрын

@@TacticalLeo Yeah there are but he wanted a new one straight from a factory. All we produce here are long range rifles and shotguns made by Sako if not counting military grade RK's.

@pipopoikapelaa5468 Жыл бұрын

@@alksi1and maybe thats for the good Last time a army RK got outside of military purposes, it did not end well

@alksi1 Жыл бұрын

@@pipopoikapelaa5468 most definitely

@kokushibo7501 Жыл бұрын

Friendly Reminder AR stands for Armalite Rifle not Automatic or Assault Rifle Edit: wow this comment became quite the war zone lol

@hunterra217 Жыл бұрын

I always feel like this is a very cognitively dissonant answer. Like you have to be deliberately ignoring the fact that almost all mass shootings use these style of weapons in favor of... being a grammar nazi...

@irondolphin9387 Жыл бұрын

⁠@@hunterra217No they aren’t. They majority of mass shooters used pistols, not rifles. In fact, of all the murders in 2021, 6,012 used pistols and only 461 used rifles.

@galacticbananastopmotions7292 Жыл бұрын

@@hunterra217not at all, the reason we specify that ar15s arent assault rifles is because politicians intentionally mislead millions of people into thinking that ar15s are machine guns. they arent, thats not being a grammer nazi its a very important detail.

@zatchbell5678 Жыл бұрын

@@hunterra217you are willfully ignorant.

@kokushibo7501 Жыл бұрын

@@hunterra217 and who tf are you? The comment police? shut up, it’s my comment I can comment whatever tf I want

@8thdayadventist911 4 ай бұрын

The AR-15 was designed for civilians. That was literally it's whole purpose.

@aocg1914 4 ай бұрын

Just like the ak47.. So any civilian with basic training could use it..

@VladislavDerbenev 4 ай бұрын

@@aocg1914bs. AK47 is designed to be army equipment, most countries had own semi auto civilian versions

@derivenloki2260 4 ай бұрын

@@aocg1914AR-15 was designed for Civilian Use. The military saw it and proposed it to the DOD, and eventually adopted the civilian rifle, Colt ARmalite Model Fifteen, and turned it into the US Government Issue Model 16 (M16)

@isomz638 4 ай бұрын

@@derivenloki2260Colt saw it, modified the design, and submitted it during the replacement process for the m14/M1A as their bid and won the contract.

@ericatkinson5433 3 ай бұрын

Actually, they're half right here. The Armalite 15 WAS originally intended for military applications and was a new approach- substituting ammunition capacity for firepower. The bullet is extremely light, far less powerful than previous military rifles. The tradeoff was the individual bullets weighed far less, allowing a soldier to carry much more ammunition. Data form previous wars showed that for each soldier killed, over a thousand bullets were fired on average. Well over. The original Armalite 15 WAS also full auto. For a VERY brief time after the rifle was adopted it was still the AR 15, until the powers that be got around to redesignating it the M16. At that point the AR15 ceased to exist as a military rifle. This is NOT the same rifle as the AR15 that is currently the most popular civillian rifle in the United States. The modern Armalite 15 is identical in appearance and basic functionality but lacks the ability to shoot fully automatic. This means it's essentially nothing special. there's nothing that sets it apart from any other .223cal rifle. But it actually WAS originally intended for military applications. Before the one unique property of assault rifles was removed from it, if course.

@OPgamingstyle 3 ай бұрын

This is why I replaced the scary black synthetic stock, grip, and handguard on my AR-15 with wood. Now it's completely harmless.

@gunterwakeup 10 ай бұрын

To refer to a kel-Tec sub2000 as an “AR style rifle” is crazy

@GTFBITK 9 ай бұрын

They probably think that because of that XransBexua1 Nashville shooter used one.

@davidgreen5099 9 ай бұрын

Im sure the AR folds in half.....

@ThePalePhantom 9 ай бұрын

ah yes the $400 Florida beach plastic foldi boi AR-15

@davidgreen5099 9 ай бұрын

@@ThePalePhantom exactly, but you forgot "insanely overpriced"

@DaPumpkinHead 9 ай бұрын

AR styled rifle is the stupidest name ever. Armalite rifle styled rifle. Just say an Armalite styled rifle.

@levidotson6610 Жыл бұрын

The kel Tec sub 2000 does not count as an ar style rifle, you can’t just call every polymer rifle on the planet an ar

@Michael-st9ky Жыл бұрын

It doesnt matter to them. I heard one news media say AR style hand gun. It makes sense now, if it is black it is an AR style

@joelgehman4046 Жыл бұрын

I heard the news call it an assault pistol 😂

@terrycompton9216 Жыл бұрын

I can put a picatinny rail on a empty paper towel roll and they would thinks it is a grenade launcher

@nick-vb8gd Жыл бұрын

That’s what I was thinking when I saw that lol

@MissRadi0active Жыл бұрын

Biden claimed it was two AK-47s 😂 Oh and a 9mm will blow the lungs out of your body.

@Joe1483-n5b 4 ай бұрын

The m4 is what's designed for the military the AR-15 is The Weeknd civilian model

@nickloven6728 3 ай бұрын

Most AR15's have all "M4" features, beside the fun switch. But some even have that so what really is the difference? A serial number?

@lonewolf0712 2 ай бұрын

@@nickloven6728 The removal of the fun switch means it can't be classified as an assault rifle since it lacks select fire.

@King_of_69s Ай бұрын

The only major difference s the M4s the army has are crap and you can buy better ar-15s

@Durdoguns Ай бұрын

Did you know that most run over accidents involve vehicles with wheels?

@kirantrivedi5831 3 сағат бұрын

But you have to take a few tests/ exams to operate those vehicles with wheels, whereas in the USA, there is no such exam required to buy a gun. Also, you said yourself, those car incidents are accidents, wheras shootings are intentional.

@tumultuoustenets1228 Жыл бұрын

Did you know that the media describes any rifle without wood as AR style?

@ImWallace799 Жыл бұрын

Expecting media to know a single thing about firearms? Couldn't be me

@acupofcoffee9082 Жыл бұрын

And shotguns are also ar15s. Lol

@Spineblorg Жыл бұрын

I think AR means Automatic Rifle. So it would make some sense

@strengthinunity4322 Жыл бұрын

@@SpineblorgIt doesn't. AR means Armalite. As in the company that made the AR-15

@grizz23 Жыл бұрын

Yeah my new pump action mossberg 500 AR-15 style machine gun death rifle is going to do wonders on the local dove and duck population this September

@kylehenline3245 Жыл бұрын

"It's fun to shoot." Is the most reasonable coverage I've seen in a minute.

@Emily-fm7pt Жыл бұрын

100%-for all practical purposes any half decent firearm will work just as well for self protection, but some just happen to be more fun to shoot-and more deadly

@Southernstereotype Жыл бұрын

@@Emily-fm7ptif you don’t know anything about firearms, just say that instead of blowing smoke up your own ass about the topic.

@Vincentbozo Жыл бұрын

Honestly it really is 💀

@viper32509 Жыл бұрын

It is pretty fun tho

@gabriel3888 Жыл бұрын

There's 2A people, then there's #pewpewlife people, who hide behind the 2A.

@danielvelasco4003 Ай бұрын

Media sees a 9mm Sub 2000 carbine and be like “is this an AR-15?”

@bake4795 Жыл бұрын

Last time I checked the military doesn’t fucking use the AR 15

@Jayonase425 Жыл бұрын

That's the civilian style.

@APolishedTurd Жыл бұрын

They use the M4. Every single part is interchangeable to the corresponding civilian Ar-15. It is the same rifle but has select fire(Full auto). There is no other difference. Barrel lengths, butt stocks and everything are just as interchangeable. You can buy the exact configuration of rifle from several places some of the companies literally ship the same rifles out to the military. Especially if you get into KA and their line of rifles like the SR-25. In other words yes they use Ar-15s they just call them M4s. Specifically some set ups you can even buy as a package directly from the same manufacturers that ship the exact same rifle out to the military but remove two parts and exchange one out for civilians which only removed it’s automatic capability. This is coming from a 2A full supporter this is just a dead statement that comes from a lot of people on the right that isn’t really true. The statement is that the Ar-15 was NOT made FOR the military. It was made for civilians. But adopted by the military later on in Vietnam. Eugene stoner had also designed various other rifles before this. It’s just another gun.

@WineInsight Жыл бұрын

This is wrong, the parts aren't interchangeable. Do your research

@daniellau5859 Жыл бұрын

Its an AR-style rifle. It was first introduced to the military as the AR15 by Armalite, then i think Colt bought the rights to it. Then the military added their nomenclature “M16” and “M4” for the long- and short-barrel versions, respectively.

@daniellau5859 Жыл бұрын

@@WineInsightmost parts are interchangeable. You can put all AR parts into an M4/16, but almost none of the parts will fit into an AR. Specifically so you cant modify your AR into an automatic rifle.

@spencerharrington3316 Жыл бұрын

“Because I can” is the best answer when anyone asks you why you own something.

@CaptainSeaBeard Жыл бұрын

A little thing called the 2nd amendment

@malikpendley3476 Жыл бұрын

*slavery enters the chat* THIS IS JUST SATIRE Btw!

@AeonQuasar Жыл бұрын

@@CaptainSeaBeardjust sucks you forgot to include the part "well regulated". But hey it's not like they didn't intend the ammendment to be adjusted during time and not set in stone like another bible amendment. Oh they did?

@ctafoya4252 Жыл бұрын

@@AeonQuasarA simple google search would show you that “Well regulated” had a different meaning in the 1700’s than it does today. Well regulated during that time meant well-armed, well-disciplined and well-organized.

@wontonsamurai6248 Жыл бұрын

@ctafoya4252 not only that, but it's 2 separate lines of thought within the sentence. Well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated ( good working order) militia ( every one able of shooting a weapon) being necessary to the security of a free state ( being absolute in defending against tyranny) , (also) the right to keep and bear arms ( the God given right, not a right given by the government) shall not be infringed ( shall have no law by the government to suppress the ability of a human to keep any kind of firearm)

@cooperdanieltherancher 3 ай бұрын

Is it the pencils fault for misspelling the words?

@wyattk300 20 күн бұрын

No, which is why it is important for the government to pass laws with the intent to decrease the amount of illiterate people and to prevent those diagnosed with dyslexia from owning pencils

@Jah_Jai 15 күн бұрын

@@wyattk300lol

@amildahl 3 ай бұрын

There were several semi-automatic clones of the AR-15 that were available during the assault rifle ban. Our law maker's understanding of guns is, historically, abysmal.

@Crazy_Broke_Asian 20 күн бұрын

And dumb lackeys like this guy that work for “news” (propaganda) organizations like the Washington post eat it up like candy

@LeviTheEnthusiast 7 ай бұрын

"armed with 2 ar style weapons" IT WAS A FUCKING FOLDING 9mm CARBINE MADE OUT OF FLORIDA BEACHPLASTIC

@bathtub8140 7 ай бұрын

Florida beach plastic lmfao

@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 7 ай бұрын

He had 3 guns on her the carbine, a handgun and an actual AR-15 style rifle.

@Swede1523 7 ай бұрын

@@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 How then is a kel tec ar style?

@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 7 ай бұрын

@@Swede1523 I never said it was 🤡

@Swede1523 7 ай бұрын

The video said it, and you are clearly defending the videos misleading language🤡

@thundercreekcustoms Жыл бұрын

When you make a hit piece on “AR-15s” but fail to do your research on what an AR-15 is

@brianstryker4536 Жыл бұрын

So like literally every hit piece on the ar15?

@thundercreekcustoms Жыл бұрын

@@brianstryker4536 yep

@jeremymizer8958 Жыл бұрын

Eh, any weapon with a removable, high capacity magazine should be illegal. AR or not. People can bicker about the specifics, but I can't even go to the store anymore without worrying about some low life with weapons trying to take myself and others out.

@jeremymizer8958 Жыл бұрын

To go one step further, all removable magazines should be outlawed. I'm cool with everyone having bolt action rifles, or Derringer pistols, but honestly even that's pushing the limit.

@Inferno19191 Жыл бұрын

@@jeremymizer8958 ever thought about having one of those weapons yourself? cause yknow, its not just useful against bad people with guns, its useful for bad people in general, whether they have knives, guns, throwing stars, a large stick, or can just plain kick your ass. Sorry that you don't value your life enough to purchase and carry a gun for your own protection and the protection of others, but I do and a lot of other law abiding Americans do.

@AK47Militia 2 ай бұрын

“Hey, you guys wanna buy an ar15?” *points to a fn scar* 💀

@skibididopyes-i6k 12 күн бұрын

It’s an ACR I think but they do look a like

@Jared_Thompson Ай бұрын

Fun fact some people might not know but AR in AR-15 stands for ArmaLite Rifle. Another thing is that AR-15 is commonly used to talk about the civilian semi-automatic types of rifle which lack the fully automatic function.

@Ryn2890 Жыл бұрын

Idk what this video was supposed to do, but now I just want to build a wood trimmed AR

@yamahaxt652 Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea! I can probably turn a hand grip and for-end grip for one.

@alexcrawford5042 Жыл бұрын

Right

@Khaymen223 Жыл бұрын

With all the wood, It makes it less dangerous that way. According to liberals the rifle is far more dangerous when its scary and black .

@JoyousSisyphus Жыл бұрын

Look up NCR service rifle build on Google. Shit looks great wood furnished

@sCrEwEdUpLeAn Жыл бұрын

There already is one lol

@MeEntertainmentJo_876 6 ай бұрын

To be clear: the AR15 was legal during the ban. It just couldn’t have a pistol grip and the magazine had to be pinned.

@Xpired_PCP 5 ай бұрын

There's a lot of things you could do. Most people opted to cap magazine capacity and remove flash suppressor

@oldthink84 5 ай бұрын

That’s actually not true. Assault weapons could have a detachable magazine and one of the following: 1. Folding/telescoping stock 2. Pistol Grip 3. Bayonet mount 4. Flash hider or threaded barrel 5. Grenade launcher Most ‘ban era’ ARs had a detachable magazine and pistol grip but had a fixed stock, ground off bayonet lug, and non-threaded barrel.

@chase9048 5 ай бұрын

So not an AR-15 😂 just something that looks like it with half the features

@oldthink84 5 ай бұрын

@@chase9048, removing any or all of those features does not stop that firearm from being an AR-15.

@JohnDoe-uq9ni 5 ай бұрын

@@chase9048 so it fires the same round at the same speed doing the same damage to a person but now it lacks the scary parts so you think its not a ar15 alright then

@michaelsolis8659 Ай бұрын

How could the AR-15 be banned by an assault rifle law when the AR-15 isn’t even an assault rifle?

@xrcassassin3544 Ай бұрын

Because the ar15 you know today isn't the ar15 from history dude. The ar15 was made in 54 FULLY AUTOMATIC and essentially the design was sold to the military. The contract lasted from 59 to 63 and after it was retired colt sold semi auto models. But here's the kicker bud. They also sold full auto models until 84,the seer pin was banned. Then the 86 assault weapons ban came into play because "colt firearms" knew what was happening dude. It's the same year the m4 was made and they knew if they didn't restrict ALMOST THE EXACT SAME RIFLE people would just yet mad.

@HanzTheODST Ай бұрын

Considering the AR platform is one of the most modular and widely available platforms of all time, it’s not surprising, it’s also not surprising when everything with a stock that shoots 5.56/.223 is called an ar-15 by the media, and anything with a stock and barrel is called an AR style weapon by the media

@Greentoad8810 9 ай бұрын

"Guns don't kill people, daddy kills people" Nikko Ortiz

@kalebsut 8 ай бұрын

i fuckin love that guy

@woahflamingo Жыл бұрын

the very first magazine ad for the AR-15 was marketed as "the greatest hunting rifle yet".

@danielhawkins6425 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, I was going to make that point but you got there first.

@wolfsworkshop9095 Жыл бұрын

I mean, it arguably is, like thinkg about it Super reliable gun if you maintain it properly Capable of holding multiple rounds Caliber big enough to hunt the vast majority of animals but not too big to actually ruin the meat Semi auto

@Cybercerialdestroyer Жыл бұрын

For hunting humans

@samapfel_08 Жыл бұрын

@@Cybercerialdestroyerdo research before you say stupid things

@Cybercerialdestroyer Жыл бұрын

@@samapfel_08 joke

@coltgunner2835 4 ай бұрын

I think the bigger question is why is something that has been available to civilians since the 1960’s now become such a huge hot button issue? These mass shootings are a new trend and clearly correlate the same time as social media becoming apart of all these young people’s lives. Mental health is clearly playing into this

@totallynottrademarked5279 Ай бұрын

It's called population density. Data from Europe and the US shows that at roughly ~86 people per square mile gun regulations drastically decrease gun deaths from both shootings and suicides. Below that they have little to no effect. We also had two periods were these style of weapons were banned. Which again drastically decreased the number of mass shootings which upticked as soon as these bans were either over turned or lapsed. States were also free to regulate firearms however they wanted from the founding of the country up until the two cases in the 2000s, DC v Heller and McDonald v Chicago. All gun deaths jumped 17% across the nation after these two rulings. Which includes, homicide, accidental shootings, and sucides by firearm.

@ANormalHuman1220 Ай бұрын

@@totallynottrademarked5279the issue with guns is that most violence does not come from mass shootings Obviously not trying to downplay mass shootings as they are horrible events that hurt 10’s even 100’s of people’s lives. The main issue however is small-scale crimes like robberies or break-ins turning into shootings because of how readily available guns are to just about anyone Also “banning” certain guns would mean that there are still guns out there but now they’re unregulated and can be easily sold to criminals, gang members and the mentally unwell Mass shootings are an issue of the people not the weapons, I mean do you think someone sound of mind would go shoot up a school or mall? No they wouldn’t People who say guns are the issue are getting mad at their food for giving them food poisoning All we need are stricter background checks and more mental healthcare especially when it comes to religious communities that see mental health as “fake” or “just being lazy”

@chloekrueger9497 25 күн бұрын

And yet it's now easier for mentally ill people to buy those types of guns. My thoughts are you can't buy an active landmine to use why should you be able to buy items used in the military?

@kdavidsmith1 23 күн бұрын

Hi, yeah, this is not a "recent trend." Things like this have been happening since the founding of this country. While it may seem far more frequent, reporting and labeling have skewed our perception of these events. I would include that the definition of said event is skewed making the labeling misleading combined with the reactionary and breathless reporting without all the facts and no follow up cause a misunderstanding of what's really going on.

@Hi_Im_Akward 20 күн бұрын

Gun violence has been a thing in this country for a very long time. Mental illness is a factor, but mentally ill people are mostly non-violent and more likely to be victims of violence rather than perpetuating it. The mental illness blame game really bothers me, because what exactly is the end goal? Ban anyone with depression from having a gun? Revoking what you claim to be a constitutional right from a group of people based off mental illness? Having more safety regulations would be non-discriminatory, and help put the breaks on people getting firearms in a mentally unstable state of mind. Having more firearm safety education would also help. And yes, banning certain guns would be a non-discriminatory way to approach the issue.

@Dinoman-mo7mt 19 күн бұрын

Pistols are more common for crime, statistically speaking they would be the most dangerous. AR 15 is one of the least common guns used to commit crimes, but I guess you don't want to talk about that.

@metalgearsalad1204 Ай бұрын

“Any gun we don’t like should be illegal”

@Yanrogue 8 ай бұрын

I'm not sure what is worse, the washington post or the ATF

@kenyaligma3418 8 ай бұрын

If only we could get them to fight each other 😂

@josephstaggs4545 8 ай бұрын

well to their credit, WP hasn't murdered innocent dogs as far as i know

@dakotaboggs2250 8 ай бұрын

Same thing

@THEADVISOR-OneFromBelowAbyss 8 ай бұрын

What's the difference

@RagTag72 8 ай бұрын

Defanently the ATF, The Washington post has the right to free press so I can disagree with them but they have the right to say it. The ATF is a walking violation of the constitution ment from its inseption to suppress our freedoms by force using funds stolen from our vary pockets.

@neoneyes3913 Жыл бұрын

You coulda just saved time and said: “I have no fucking idea what an AR is.”

@JoGoquebec Жыл бұрын

AR are exactly like gender... they are limitless ! And it seems know ones have a fuking idea what they are😂

@IHarleyWin Жыл бұрын

Funny how every comment is a pedantic argument about whether or not an ar 15 is an assault rifle and none are about whether or not they've been involved in 10 of the 17 deadliest shootings. Makes your murder toy sound less fun tho.

@travissmith5945 Жыл бұрын

@mintyking1 wow almost like no gun law would've prevented criminals from murdering. Murder is illegal already, but it still happens, wanna explain why?

@jhallin5185 Жыл бұрын

@@IHarleyWinif those shooters used 30/06 rifles,that are very common and way more powerful than a .223 with similar fire rates, but they dont have scary black furniture. would you think they should be banned?

@neoneyes3913 Жыл бұрын

@@IHarleyWin also ratio

@aidancarver1204 3 ай бұрын

When I’m in a miss information contest and my opponent is the Washington post universe

@xrcassassin3544 3 ай бұрын

But nothing he said was wrong bud

@aidancarver1204 2 ай бұрын

@@xrcassassin3544 ok lil bro you said all i need to know

@xrcassassin3544 2 ай бұрын

@@aidancarver1204 so tell me a single wrong thing about what he said sweetie. I'll wait.

@lonewolf0712 2 ай бұрын

@@xrcassassin3544 gladly Right of the bat he says that the AR-15 "was designed for military service", which is false, the AR was designed for the civilian market. He is also pointing at an M16, which was the main American service rifle during Vietnam. He later points at a SCAR but refers to it as an AR-15. Labeling non ARs as ARs is already a bad look on his reputability (not that he had any to begin with since literally the first thing he said was false). He then claims later that it was banned due to the Assault Weapons Ban, which would technically be false since the AR doesn't classify as an assault rifle since it lacks select fire. His last incorrect point was about the 11 shootings, the last shooting he showed that said the shooter used "2 AR style rifles" is false, one of the 2 was a 9mm chambered carbine that doesn't even look like an AR. The fact they lied about there being 2 leads me to believe that the media has lied about other cases claiming they used "AR style rifles" just because it was a gun without wood furniture. That's everything he got wrong, sweetie. See the importance of firearms education?

@xrcassassin3544 2 ай бұрын

@@lonewolf0712 the only thing you're right about is the 2 ar15s. One was a keltech and the other was in fact an ar15. The ar15 was specifically designed for the military in 1954 by Eugene stoner who admitted the ar10 but the military denied it due to wanting a smaller caliber than the m14(.308) so he made the ar15. Beat out the m14 in military trials in 57 and colt purchased the designs in 59. It was used as a standard service rifle in vietnam in 62 and until November of 63 when the m16 was first created. Secondly the ar15 was manufactured and sold fully automatic from the day it was creates to 1984 when the colt patent expired. The ban occurred in 86 and yes did heavily effect ar15s. But because ar15s are modular you can just change out the parts limited in the ban and still have an ar15. You claim gun education is so important but you don't seem to know anything about the firearm in question sweetie.

@QuilloManar Ай бұрын

So hear me out, I feel like the AR's involvement in shootings is just because of how common place the ARs are among American gun owners. It's like saying "cars are the most common occurring element in traffic related injuries". So, it's not necessarily an "AR-15" problem, it's a problem with the proliferation of firearms in general; and the lack of training and other requirements in order to get and own a firearm in the first place. Consider Switzerland, which has a firearm ownership rate which can be compared to the States (28 guns per 100 Swiss civilians, vs 120 guns per 100 US civilians), yet doesn't have nearly as many public shootings as the states, because every man has mandatory military training, and if you misuse your gun or do something that can disqualify from owning it, you get it taken away, which is just the Swiss culture towards owning firearms. 220 people died from firearms in Switzerland in 2022, 200 of those were self-inflicted (a rate of 2.5 people per 100,000 people, in the US it's 7 per 100,000). Whereas the rate of homicide (justifiable, criminal, or accidental) in 2022, was 0.137 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, and in the US it was 4.054 per 100,000 people. So it's not an issue with specific firearms in particular, but rather it's an issue with the availability, and lack of training and oversight. It just so happens that in America, the American weapons manufacturer Armalite happens to have the biggest presence in the American firearms ownership, and therefore has the largest rate of participating in American firearm crime statistics.

@gavinteague5374 Жыл бұрын

For the 90s, I just wanna say "AR" isn't assault rifle. It's ArmaLite rifle.

@dev1360 Жыл бұрын

It's actually "Armalite Richfield".

@gavinteague5374 Жыл бұрын

@dev1360 thx for the correction. But sometimes, it refers to rifles, not Richfield. It kinda depends. But yeah, that's right sometimes.

@ej732 Жыл бұрын

Id been buying guns for years and wasn't aware of this till I bought an Armalite 10.

@CenterNut Жыл бұрын

“Why do you own an AR-15?” Because I can.

@420snoogins Жыл бұрын

Have you over thrown your tyrannical government yet?

@Khorne_of_the_Hill Жыл бұрын

@@420snooginswe're thinking about it for sure

@nighthare19 Жыл бұрын

@@Khorne_of_the_Hillgood luck with that

@skatetrilogy337 Жыл бұрын

@@420snooginsnot yet

@RyanESmith-wf4cu Жыл бұрын

@@nighthare19 You would rather slowly lose your freedoms and become a salve? Remember democrats fought a war to keep slaves.

@1antag0nist53 4 ай бұрын

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, I don’t actually think the AR-15 should be banned

@JerrySmith-pw5tj Ай бұрын

Mass shotings: am i a joke to you

@Jah_Jai 15 күн бұрын

@@JerrySmith-pw5tjspell mass shootings right. And most mass shootings involve a hand gun, not a rifle😂

@JerrySmith-pw5tj 15 күн бұрын

@@Jah_Jai Yes but the amount of deaths in mass shotings with an assault riffle is drasticly supiriour than that were handguns are the weapon of choice

@Jah_Jai 15 күн бұрын

@@JerrySmith-pw5tj sources?

@JerrySmith-pw5tj 15 күн бұрын

@@Jah_Jai Basic logic

@connorhart7597 20 күн бұрын

An assault rifle. Select fire weapon chambered in an intermediate cartridge, and fed by a detachable box magazine. If it doesnt meet those requirements its not an assault rifle. AR-15 doesnt stand for assault rifle, it stands for armalite rifle, the original manufacturer. Assault weapon, on the other hand, means nothing, please stop saying it, literally anything can be an assault weapon. Not saying this to be pedantic, im saying it to educate. When trying to have a discussion about it with people who have a much greater knowledge, you'll lose credibility when you make one of those mistakes.

@thepolarbearsocietyRoblox Жыл бұрын

“Here in the 1960’s, we don’t like rifle’s without wood on them” *M16 INTENSIFIES*

@davidhoffman1278 Жыл бұрын

They owned civilian versions of the semi-automatic versions of the M-14. Nice wood stocks, bayonet, detachable magazines that held 20 cartridges..

@IncognitoSprax Жыл бұрын

M14

@oldleatherhandsfriends4053 Жыл бұрын

I wish times never changed. Weapons used to have class. Now everything has to be tacticool.

@thearachnakid9059 Жыл бұрын

Just grab yourself an AR-10 it’s got wood, it’s select fire, AND 308

@Leo.0328 Жыл бұрын

It's true though. There was a lot of initial distrust in the m16 because it felt like a toy compared to the heavy wood furniture rifles they'd been using before.

@billumvaleus2521 Жыл бұрын

Man, I've never watched someone argue with himself and still be wrong.

@snipermonkey1687 Жыл бұрын

You have never watched an democrat speech then loll

@FSXpilotman Жыл бұрын

I agree

@scruffdog347 Жыл бұрын

Ha ha thats great

@wacawaka1802 Жыл бұрын

@@snipermonkey1687lol nice

@spurger2044 Жыл бұрын

Calling a known to be truthful and middle of the ground news channel wrong. Sounds like someone forgot how to do research 🤷‍♂️

@Tacticalgoober-sw8ye Ай бұрын

*sighs because he knows he is about to write a whole essay on why if the ar 15 was banned they would another gun making that the new ar-15

@TheBlitzer1939 24 күн бұрын

"guys, give us your weapons and we won't do anything i swear"

@Danno04_9 Жыл бұрын

*Washington Post:* Why do you own an AR-15? *Americans:* None of your business

@Dnelms11 Жыл бұрын

Best response

@ryanmiller76 Жыл бұрын

Why not "why the F not!"

@novuspatriarch Жыл бұрын

For a tyrannical government? Then what are you waiting for? Its been tyrannical my entire life. Put your money where your mouth is.

@andrewsaunders7196 Жыл бұрын

It's my constitutional right.....

@brentp4217 Жыл бұрын

Correct answer, because merica, f$&@ ya

@MrMuffin255 6 ай бұрын

Did that article just refer to a SUB2000 as an AR style rifle? It's not even on an M4 platform.

@Kylephibbsky 6 ай бұрын

Don't you know? Any gun that fires a bullet when you pull the trigger is AR-style.

@MrMuffin255 6 ай бұрын

Oh dude I'm so stupid, I forgot that. especially those ones back when George Washington was in office.@@Kylephibbsky

@sethwinn4061 6 ай бұрын

Never let facts get in the way of feelings.

@Kylephibbsky 6 ай бұрын

@@MrMuffin255 if the founding father's had intended for everyday people to own military grade hardware they would have allowed people to own cannons. Which they did...

@RainyB0i 6 ай бұрын

@@Kylephibbskypeoples don’t understand that the guns Washington used to kill red coats were the same as the red coats guns… military style weapons… the people had exactly what the military had…

@kristapsrutkovskis5561 Ай бұрын

I may be very much for gun control however i find the point of blaming the AR15 for the most deadly shootings to be a bit flawed. If it was banned today another gun would just get the title. The AR15 was just unlucky enough to hold the title now

@supercraig89day Ай бұрын

I feel like there needs to be a difference between, civilian guns and militarized guns. Civilian guns are like pistols, and only have 5-6 person magazine. To achieve these guns, just do what is required already, along with a few extra tests every few years. For militarized guns, you either need to have served for an entire year, or have received approval by both a therapist, and a weapons expert. You are required to take a weapons test every other year, and the law enforcement has approval to enter your premises JUST FOR THE WEAPON. You would also be required to take the weapons on to a shooting range, and need to show an officer of the law where you are keeping the firearm. If crime rates via firearms lowers, then maybe there can be some adherence to be less strict. Just my thoughts though

@jonastrosch Жыл бұрын

Did you know most stabbings happen with a bladed weapon?

@luisvanlierop2202 Жыл бұрын

@@anywhywho ar 15s dont cause more than half of all shootings, its just retarded journalists who have never touched a gun spreading misinformation, the nashvile shooting was done using a kel-tech sub2000. its time you did your own research and not listen to autistic "journalists" who perceive any gun that is made out of polymer and that is black as an "ar-15"

@jamesdavis1061 Жыл бұрын

How would a knife cause stabbings... it's an inanimate object...

@myleskgallagher Жыл бұрын

Who tf cares about knives? When weapons start being able to kill scores of people in under a minute, thats when it matters.

@pantherplat3763 Жыл бұрын

@@anywhywhono weapon is causing death, it’s a mental health issue not a gun issue.

@dreamcrusher112 Жыл бұрын

@@pantherplat3763 it becomes a gun issue when those people with mental health issues have access to the gun that can kill dozens with ease. Guns are cool, easy access to them is not.

@1bbns 9 ай бұрын

1 - Sell a bunch of X. 2 - A bunch of people get X 3 - Get surprise when X is the most used...

@erdm8153 9 ай бұрын

Pistols are the most used and 22lr is the most common ammo used (the smallest and weakest ammo there is). Most gun violence is from gang violence and suicide. The gov lied about guns being the most common thing killing kids, which is true if they consider 18 and 19 year olds as kids lol. Regardless guns are meant to defend oneself or one’s country. Switzerland allows you to buy semi auto weapons with less restrictions than the U.S. and they allow you to get fully automatic weapons through another process (which we aren’t allowed those in the U.S. even, unless if you’re a company. Although back in the day you could by automatic weapons in the catalogs without any background checks, I wonder why there were no shootings back then). I also wonder why we haven’t seen them get “used” as much over there, are you sure it’s the gun’s fault?

@butcherofthewest5825 8 ай бұрын

@@erdm8153Mic drop!

@michaelc225 8 ай бұрын

@@erdm8153first of all military service is Compulsory there lol second you too can buy a fully automatic weapon it's just a tax stamp away not even that hard actually. Now the guns are expensive so good luck with that one but the process to be allowed to have it is simple enough. The issue is mental health and the fact it is not funded here nearly as well as basically every other western nation

@user-yb6vt6kh8w 8 ай бұрын

@@michaelc225it’s extremely hard to get a fully automatic weapon😂😂😂

@michaelc225 8 ай бұрын

@@user-yb6vt6kh8w not really you just file the paper work and pass a background that's it. You can even have a lawyer file the paper work for you for a couple hundred bucks.

@Radvous Ай бұрын

If you're going to post propaganda about "AR style" rifles, at least know what it is first..

@SDZ675 Ай бұрын

If it had wood, they would've called it a AK style weapon instead.

@H2ORaccoon Ай бұрын

It reminds me of that one video where that one guy demolished a watermelon with a shotgun and they called it an AR or AK style gun lol

@Dankauff 8 ай бұрын

Ah yes. The ar15. According to politicians it fires a 50 bmg, is full auto, and holds 100 rounds.

@DKL997 8 ай бұрын

It fires 556 shells per second per second and will blow your entire lung out of your back, man!

@user-vo6gc6km2e 8 ай бұрын

Don't forget it's also heavy as 2 moving boxes

@roboticgamer1174 8 ай бұрын

They dont understand those are extremes that people do to their ar15, not the norm.

@vanillajerm5845 8 ай бұрын

Well yes but not all at the same time. There are 50 BMG uppers but it's single shot bolt action There are 30-50- and 100 round drum magazines but most above 30 rounds suck Pre 1986 fully transferable ARs can be select fire but are notoriously expensive It's a Yes but actually no situation

@michaelreale3647 8 ай бұрын

“Weighs the same like 10 boxes”

@tylerwilson4450 Жыл бұрын

Honestly, we should ban highpoints. Not because they're dangerous, but because they're shit.

@poseidenforceccj2528 Жыл бұрын

I got a friend who loves them for some reason, we’ve all tried to get him to see reality but idk if we can at this point

@nomei22 Жыл бұрын

Their newer ones cycle reliably now and their customer service is great, but they still feel like shit to use. But, they're fun and they're cheap, so i won't complain.

@osyrisking5437 Жыл бұрын

I agree

@tearduxlama5315 Жыл бұрын

owning a shit gun is dangerous as it could lock up whenever you have to use it so technically speaking its also dangerous, not a gun i would ever consider owning

@tylerwilson4450 Жыл бұрын

@@tearduxlama5315 Fair point. Shit guns are dangerous.

@knightchef 2 ай бұрын

That scar in the background just influenced me.

@DanielWright-np3fq Ай бұрын

Life-long gun owner and I've owned an AR-15 for about 5 months before I traded it at a gun show. I suppose there are people who like it, but now I have a Marlin X7 that holds 4 rounds and that does what I need.

@jacksongrantham4848 Жыл бұрын

An important thing to note, AR does not mean Assault Rifle, it means Armalite Rifle, Armalite being the ones to first design the AR-15 IIRC

@xavierpoole760 Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir for being actually knowledgeable

@nightwolf7231 Жыл бұрын

agreed but AR styled just means anything in the same format as an AR like an AK

@pikaskew Жыл бұрын

That said, it’s a rifle that is commonly used for assaulting

@8Maduce50 Жыл бұрын

@@nightwolf7231ak uses a completely different gas system and is nothing like an AR. The AK is closer to an M1 Garand than the AR.

@joseph3225 Жыл бұрын

@@pikaskew Not exactly. The AR-15 is responsible for 3% percent of gun deaths in the US while handguns are responsible for 50%+ of gun deaths. Not trying to downplay mass shootings at all but even mass shootings make up 1% of gun deaths in the US, while 54% of gun deaths are su1c1des, and 43% are homicides.

@Randomname183 Жыл бұрын

This dude thought he was making an Emmy worthy anti-gun short. 😂

@jorgetheyellowgreenbean5908 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was a progun or unopinionated video till I seen it was Washington post

@DegeN.YNation Жыл бұрын

Love how 90 percent of comments call out the wapos bs, love it

@rattmichards2908 Жыл бұрын

You sure this ain’t a pro gun ad?

@0xCAFEF00D Жыл бұрын

I'm not convinced this is anti-gun. Why would it be? It describes common usage of the AR15 and does nothing else. If anything it well understates the negative usage and makes it clear just how popular the AR15 is. Making its negsitve usage more understandable.

@rattmichards2908 Жыл бұрын

@@0xCAFEF00D consider the source.

@RisingInTheFlesh Ай бұрын

Did you know that banning an ar-15 won't actually solve the deeper problem at hand?

@xrcassassin3544 Ай бұрын

Not expecting to solve it. But considering Republicans won't even ADDRESS IT what else are we supposed to do?

@cheesecakeisgross4645 Ай бұрын

@@xrcassassin3544You won't address it either. Else we'd have to talk about black and migrant crime rates.

@xrcassassin3544 Ай бұрын

@@cheesecakeisgross4645 sweetie which talking point do you want to use? I thought those people predominantly used handguns? Isn't that what you guys claim? And neither crime rate is even close to the white crime rate sweetie.

@cheesecakeisgross4645 Ай бұрын

@@xrcassassin3544 Per capita.

@xrcassassin3544 Ай бұрын

@@cheesecakeisgross4645 buddy I want to know what the immigrant crime rates per capita are. Oh right. You don't actually know because in order to know the per capita number you would have to know how many illegal immigrants there are 😂😂😂😂😂

@gonkdroid4prez539 Ай бұрын

Just a reminder that the Second Amendment is specifically for citizens to own military hardware, so they can fight foreign or domestic tyranny

@gonkdroid4prez539 Ай бұрын

Also, around 100 people a year are murdered with rifles (including the AR-15), making them less deadly than knives. The vast majority of people killed with them are not murdered: their deaths are either accidental or self-inflicted. No one is buying a $1000 gun specifically to kill themselves, and no one will be prevented from killing themselves from not having a gun.

@timgoward9407 Жыл бұрын

You know what rifles had wood and people loved in the sixties? The M1 Garand and the M1A1 (or M-14), both of which were actual military battle rifles.

@teebob21 Жыл бұрын

You know what rifle has wood, and shoots the exact same ammo from the exact same magazines at the exact same speed as an AR-15? The Ruger 223 Ranch Rifle.

@whiterabbit75 Жыл бұрын

[ *_PING_* intensifies]

@clements3715 Жыл бұрын

What you don't understand is that those military weapon have to many amunition, they are tactical AF (meaning it's very good for CQB like in schools or malls) You don't need 30 bullet to kill a deer nor to defend yourself against someone, a regular six shooter in good hand does the job.

@teebob21 Жыл бұрын

@@clements3715 We need 30 round magazines in case there are 15 guys. Or a bear. Or a wolf pack.

@timgoward9407 Жыл бұрын

@@clements3715 the M1 Garand fires a 30-06 cartridge and holds 10 rounds, the M1A1 fires a .308 cartridge and can hold up to 50 rounds, both send 150 grain 7.76 bullet down the barrel with impact 4 times more powerful then the common .223/5.56 round fires by the AR-15 at three times the effective range. Learn about firearms before you comment on things you don't know about, it just makes you look ignorant.

@thomasmiller1637 6 ай бұрын

And this is coming from a guy who would confuse a M16 for a AR-15

@jordanwhite8718 Ай бұрын

Notice how in the end the creator of this video used pretty manipulative statistics. The creator didn’t lie, but actively disguised the truth to make an agenda. When he said, did you know that seven out of the last 10 deadliest shootings used an A.R. 15 what he was leaving out was that most gun crimes are usually committed with handguns. Yes, an AR 15 can kill more people but when you look at crimes statistics, it turns out that the simple handgun kills the most people. not to mention the actual cause of most gun deaths in America. Does anybody know the thing that causes the most gun deaths in the United States? Anybody who guesses it will only win the joy of being correct and the depression of realizing that if we fixed our mental health system gun deaths would go down, far more than banning certain types of guns. There’s a hint for you.

@user-cu4ey1lc5l Ай бұрын

Did you know all those mass shootings occurred in gun free zones? Almost as if making good people defenseless doesn't make bad people harmless, but that's too much for you to think about.

@xrcassassin3544 Ай бұрын

😂😂😂 well thats just not true. You wanna know a weird fact? 4 of the 10 deadliest shootings in American history happened in Texas and none of them were in gun free zones. Ar15s were used in 6 of the 10 deadliest shootings in American history alone but you still don't see any problem with free access to a weapon literally designed for the military.

@har0her059 Жыл бұрын

As someone in Tennessee just outside nashville, it was a 9mm carbine and the news just kept calling it an “ar style weapon”

@mushiat6530 Жыл бұрын

Lol technically there's AR-9s...... Obviously known as the Assault Rifle 9 because you can kill 9 people at once with it. Super deadly lmao

@cullenwear8419 Жыл бұрын

It was a kel tech I believe

@javylawalin2742 Жыл бұрын

@@mushiat6530Please tell me you're joking. 🙄

@Titus551 Жыл бұрын

@@javylawalin2742please tell me you got the joke...

@gsospooky7512 Жыл бұрын

@briandavenport8971 As soon as I saw kel-tec come out with it I knew it was gonna be used in a situation like that unfortunately. Not one of their better ideas.

@somberturtle5939 9 ай бұрын

Really lied and said the Nashville shooter used two “ar-15” style weapons when the mf used a kel tek 2000 lmao what a joke

@WHO-xi4zp 9 ай бұрын

He also had an ar pistol

@ninjacouch9351 9 ай бұрын

@@andrewzayn544 I want one.

@williammorken7484 9 ай бұрын

Whats wrong with the kel tek? its battle proven and you can probably get it in camo.@@andrewzayn544

@ninjacouch9351 9 ай бұрын

@@andrewzayn544 what's wrong with it?

@somberturtle5939 9 ай бұрын

@@ninjacouch9351 it’s made by kel tek

@aldermach6194 Ай бұрын

"Did you know 10 of the 17 deadliest mass killing since 2012 involved AR-15s" Me: So they're effective. Cool. I'll take 3.

@Ashimu06 29 күн бұрын

This did not age well

@chadswiney4035 Жыл бұрын

I like it when people who have never even touched a gun try to teach me about guns.

@poseidenforceccj2528 Жыл бұрын

Yeah…. The ar-15 came before the m-16. Both from the same company, Armalite. I love it when people say it was designed for the military when I have ad clippings for the ar-15 from the early 50s and the m-16 wasn’t really incorporated into the military until Nam. Sure my ar and the modern m4 are very similar(mine isn’t select fire) but the military usually changes with the market, not the other way around

@milserpentine Жыл бұрын

@@poseidenforceccj2528 I'm progun but this is a shitty way to carry the movement forward. The Ar15 and M4 both have the same levels of lethality. Full auto fire only really helps with suppression and up close point shooting armed targets. So instead of saying "its actually a civilian arm so it legal" we should be saying "yes it pretty much a military weapon thus is protected by the 2A".

@poseidenforceccj2528 Жыл бұрын

@@milserpentine that’s fair. Good point

@nobodyspecial4702 Жыл бұрын

@@milserpentine Both of which pale in comparison to a 12 gauge slug. You know, the one the media and gun control nuts all say we should use for home defense because it's "less deadly" than .223.

@riclate2013 11 ай бұрын

@@nobodyspecial4702everytime i hear someone say just use a shotgun its less deadly i always think to myself "tell that to the germans in the trenches"

@nero_palmire Жыл бұрын

Nashville shooter didn't use an AR style rifle, she used a pistol caliber carbine.

@saltyfloridaman7163 Жыл бұрын

You need to use the correct pronouns like how the LGBT community said... 😂 Was/were

@Eagle1977 Жыл бұрын

@@saltyfloridaman7163 lmfao

@jeremiahwright4450 Жыл бұрын

A pistol caliber long neck shitfuck 800 carbine pistol rifle assault machine gun shootiest shooter gun thing thats also all black so it's does crime 50% better.

@psychosociety7910 Жыл бұрын

Every scary looking rifle used is ar styled weapon to the ignorant. Ie: rifle used = ar styled

@problagater0837 Жыл бұрын

Funnily enough, he had an AR-15 on them but got folded before they got to use it.

@skeeo7393 Ай бұрын

The problem isn't the rifles it's the fact that getting help for things like mental health is out of reach for the majority of the American population.

@xrcassassin3544 Ай бұрын

I mean yeah you're absolutely right but at the same time if the mental health is just blatantly ignored than eventually (that time is now) the rifle does in fact become the problem.

@alexhill1323 Ай бұрын

AR-15s are used because they're popular and easy for shooters to get (both legally and illegally). Most school shooters get them from people they know who don't secure them properly. Despite the rapid fire rate, AR-15s are relatively low powered compared the next most popular, non-semiauto rifle. Since most shooters are opportunists, banning semiauto rifles just turns an active shooter into a sniper with a perch and much better bullets, making them harder to find and stop. That's assuming you could find and seize a number of guns that would take the ATF a literal 600 years to collect if they're going twice the rate they are right now. Banning guns is a logistical impossibility in a country the size of the US with more guns than people. We need universal background checks, mandatory (tax funded) training and certification, and laws that close loopholes that let abusers plead down domestic violence and irresponsible gun owners escape an accessory charge if their gun was used by a shooter and not reported stolen. Gun owners need to be responsible and if you can't train with and keep track of your weapon, you don't deserve to own one. None of these measures curtail the second amendment and they don't require magic to work. The AR-15 is not some super weapon or even particularly unique and even if you manage to wish it away, people will continue to die because shooters will be just as, if not more, dangerous.

@carterbottomly4851 6 ай бұрын

Just a heads up to anyone who doesn’t know, AR stands for armalite rifle not assault rifle

@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062 5 ай бұрын

What is armalite? Light arm?

@gabetheghost1329 5 ай бұрын

@@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062it’s the company that makes it

@maillemacanaugh1841 5 ай бұрын

@@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062it’s a brand

@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062 5 ай бұрын

@@maillemacanaugh1841 thank you

@jonathanwessner3456 5 ай бұрын

pretty sure everyone knows this still. However, it LITERALLY was created for the military by AR. The military sent back the AR-10 and asked for something better, which was the AR-15

@kaw628 Жыл бұрын

Rule of thumb: If anyone tells you that you shouldn't be able to own something, buy at least 3.

@Angaraman Жыл бұрын

Good advice, but where can I find at least 3 slaves in this day and age?

@sdmyhussein4680 Жыл бұрын

3 kilos of heroin, got it

@pingpongball43 Жыл бұрын

@@Angaraman dont know ask the ex Slaves

@ericmatteson9868 Жыл бұрын

@@Angaramanlithium mines...... they got a lot there

@Bigboss8008s Жыл бұрын

Another friendly reminder there was indeed a self loader in the time of George Washington but it was just expensive and I believe he owned one. So don’t listen too “they did not know technology would advance” bs

@kolekrimm5701 2 ай бұрын

Did you know that every mass shooter was also wearing shoes while

@thequacken3226 20 күн бұрын

Have you heard of this funny little thing called false equivalence?

@kolekrimm5701 20 күн бұрын

@@thequacken3226 have you ever heard of something called objective bias.

@thequacken3226 20 күн бұрын

@@kolekrimm5701 yes, and that has no relevance to our discussion

@almoslabant1554 Ай бұрын

The media's use of the AR-15 copies as a scapegoat will never stop being pathetic. Every firearm is a problem, not just the ones that look scary.

@xrcassassin3544 Ай бұрын

Sure but the firearm that was used in 6 of the 10 deadliest shootings in American history should definitely be priority number one right?

@zacharypederson6816 Жыл бұрын

"Because it's fun to shoot." Good enough for me.

@kitten-whisperer Жыл бұрын

I personally hate how people throw all of these stupid reasons of why they "need" them. Just stop. Simply saying they are fun to shoot is enough. "I need to own a fully automatic rifle and rocket launchers to protect my family!" Lol no you don't but they are fun to shoot. Simple as that.

@stevecooper7883 Жыл бұрын

@@kitten-whispererExactly. I don't NEED to travel, but it's my RIGHT to travel

@DoctorAlright Жыл бұрын

@@kitten-whisperer ok but they are fun to shoot

@xcry1ngxk1ll3rx Жыл бұрын

Everyone: sounds like fun an follows 2a. Gov: ILLIGAL! Unless you pay a massive bill and make it to where only government and high profile private security forces can afford them

@joemiller9827 Жыл бұрын

@kitten-whisperer ummm those need to be registered or the ATF will shoot your dog nobody says that lol + in an area with a high violent and property crime rate its perfectly reasonable

@shivamrpatelofficial Жыл бұрын

Reminder: Never trust anyone to tell you anything about firearms that have no experience first hand with them

@TexasGreed Жыл бұрын

thats actually bad advice.

@nuggs9820 Жыл бұрын

@TexasGreed how?

@daltronium_4781 Жыл бұрын

@@TexasGreedstop trying to argue, you already blew it

@eagleone5456 Жыл бұрын

@@TexasGreedits the same as the very large women telling you fat is healthy. Or TV doctors telling you the jab is safe and effective. Or politicians telling you that an AR15 has a 30 round clipazine and fires 50 caliber bullets, 30 bullets a second.

@trevormoney8126 Жыл бұрын

@@eagleone5456lol clipazine that's hilarious. Humor survives even in the midst of a crowd of media worshiping cattle. Thank you friend for defending common sense and for the laughs.

@braxragdollgoregamez666 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact: Did you know it's not called a assault rifle? It's called an armalite rifle. Have a great day! Bye!

@xrcassassin3544 3 ай бұрын

Fun fact: did you know the armalite rifle is actually an assault rifle and was sold fully automatic with zero restrictions from the early 60s all the way into the late 80s?

@braxragdollgoregamez666 3 ай бұрын

@@xrcassassin3544 Yes, ArmaLite rifles are assault rifles. The AR prefix in "AR-15" stands for ArmaLite, the company that developed the rifle in the 1950s. The AR-15 is an assault rifle that can selectively fire, while other AR-15 style rifles are semi-automatic only.

@xrcassassin3544 3 ай бұрын

@@braxragdollgoregamez666 well they are all ar15s. Only some were sold unrestricted. You can still buy them today from quite a few manufacturers with a license.

@Rokinbokinstudios 3 ай бұрын

@@xrcassassin3544In the 80’s when it was “More dangerous” it wasn’t used in any school shootings. What’s your point?

@xrcassassin3544 3 ай бұрын

@@Rokinbokinstudios but it was in fact used in multiple mass shootings sweetie. Hence why the 1986 assault weapons ban was passed into effect 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 school shootings aren't the only time guns are used for bad things 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@MrChrisBurrows 3 ай бұрын

Tell me your gun illiterate without telling me your gun illiterate.

@xrcassassin3544 3 ай бұрын

You just did. Nothing he said was false.

@MrChrisBurrows 3 ай бұрын

@@xrcassassin3544thanks for outing yourself as well.

@xrcassassin3544 3 ай бұрын

@@MrChrisBurrows give me one single example of what he said that was wrong and I'll give you legitimate factual evidence against your point. Go ahead. I'll wait sweetie.

@MrChrisBurrows 3 ай бұрын

@@xrcassassin3544 the AR-15 is not nor has it ever been a service weapon in any US branch of the US military or foreign military. Using media reports as factual reports on weapons used in mass shootings, the report at the end claimed it was an AR-15 style weapon. It was a 9mm pistol.

@xrcassassin3544 3 ай бұрын

@@MrChrisBurrows 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the ar15 was the standard service rifle in the United States army from 1959 to 1963. It beat the t44(m14) in military trials back in 57. It was openly and publicly used in vietnam in 62 and until November of 63 when the m16 was first created. And the shooter your mentioning had an ar15 strapped to their back along with the 9mm.

@titans2720 Жыл бұрын

Politicians be like: fully semi automatic magazine clip

@Outdoorkid12312 Жыл бұрын

Yes😂

@Thebigbun Жыл бұрын

Don’t forget the 1000 bullets per second and the fact that they are all ghost guns.

@fishstks9677 Жыл бұрын

“That knife is fully loaded”

@slowsnake5153 Жыл бұрын

and people actually trust their woefully misinformed opinion

@crazyeye1 Жыл бұрын

It weighs a thousand pounds and could blow a hole the size of a basketball in a 27 inch piece of steel and by adding a larger clip magazine it could also make it change calibers too. -Politicians.

@mercury8446 Жыл бұрын

The AR-15 wasn't designed for the military, it was designed as a civilian rifle and the M16 was a modified variant produced for the military

@tgs9740 Жыл бұрын

@@skylarmontgomery9291All firearms can be implemented in war.

@user-ef4gf7rr9r Жыл бұрын

@@tgs9740 So can all minds, but results may vary

@mestupkid211986 Жыл бұрын

It's the same platform, that's kind of a crappy argument.

@7RichM7 Жыл бұрын

@skylarmontgomery9291 I'm guessing you've never fired either one. Otherwise you would know how nonsensical your statement is

@vintinoo1924 Жыл бұрын

This is literally factually wrong and all it takes is 5 seconds to find out

@sj9158 3 ай бұрын

This is what happens when someone who knows nothing about guns can’t even google or look into what the actual people was. “It’s black and has groves in the metal so it’s an AR”

@comradetv4251 2 ай бұрын

i hate the argument that ar-15 are the deadliest weapon when in reality it’s the persons intentions

@fellowmemer5693 Ай бұрын

Maybe don’t give the person with intention a medium to express it? Why are y’all so fucking stupid with guns?

@ominousromanpillar238 26 күн бұрын

It's always this gun that gun and not why is comprehensive gun training so hard to find and why do so many people not pursue if

@mrseaweed88 22 күн бұрын

But without a gun the person's intentions wouldn't be as easy to carry out

@judyneutron8923 22 күн бұрын

@@mrseaweed88yea but making it impossible to get guns doesn’t stop them from doing it if they are mentally ill enough to do that they will find a way to get a gun same way a addict can find drugs even if you make it where they cant

@skibididopyes-i6k 12 күн бұрын

@@mrseaweed88wouldn’t be impossible

@derekbennett5896 Жыл бұрын

"Why do you own a ar-15?" Cause I want to

@andrewlongoria4090 Жыл бұрын

Because it’s none of your fucking business lol

@3Hose Жыл бұрын

The real question is, why does anyone not own one.

@fryderykchopin3974 Жыл бұрын

@@3Hoserip European laws

@sargentcuddlepuff3490 Жыл бұрын

Same as Rosa parks sitting on the front of the bus, not because she had any need to but because she wanted to. People can never draw parallels.

@xrcassassin3544 Жыл бұрын

@@sargentcuddlepuff3490than if you want it so bad you will have to make sacrifices. Hobbies are not constitutional rights. Im amazed no one can make those parallels either.

@safejewel2072 Жыл бұрын

Calling a Kel-Tec sub 2000 an AR15 style rifle tells me all I need to know

@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027 Жыл бұрын

The shooter and the gun both fold apparently

@bennettbush3906 Жыл бұрын

@@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027😂

@GoblinNiz Жыл бұрын

@@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027DAMN

@feedingravens Жыл бұрын

Is it of relevance what the video is about? NO. What is relevant is that the AR-15 has become a Nationalist symbol, a part of the US identity. That people wear shirts where Jesus carries an AR-15. In my country Germany the gun possession rate is 6 times lower and the gun death rate (no suicides included) is 33 times lower. So tell me, what is the reason to NEED an AR-15? What is its use other than to kill people (and to boost the ego of the owner? I predict that you will say that as germ this is not my business. Dead people do affect me, wherever on earth they are. Especially unnecessary dead people.

@poikoi1530 Жыл бұрын

@@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027DAMN

@brandonskaife7264 Ай бұрын

An AR 15 is not an assault rifle. Tell me you dont anything about guns without telling me you know nothing about guns.

@FogHorn1911 Ай бұрын

"Did you know that bad exist and sometimes use an AR style rifle to do bad things?" I DON'T FUCKING CARE

@abysswicked9076 Жыл бұрын

Friendly reminder, AR-style does not mean AR-15, it simply means it’s produced in a similar manner as the ArmaLite rifles, such as the AR-15. Just because the gun used can take a STANAG magazine doesn’t make it an AR-15. It simply means the producers WANTED THE GUN TO WORK!

@woswasdenni1914 Жыл бұрын

not correct, it means it uses the AR plattform, which is standardized to interchange parts and accessories

@m0cha. Жыл бұрын

AR still means assault rifle and soon we will put every gun owner in jail but we need to build more jails first if you need a gun for self defense you call the defenders (police) and if you can't you have to run until you can find police or someone who will call them, assault rifle owners would be safer it they didn't have assault rifles because they have the guns (criminal) being lazy is no excuse for shooting people

@tannerfoxfan5606 Жыл бұрын

@@m0cha.That is the single most stupid thing that I have ever seen someone comment on KZfaq video. In fact I would advise you to never own a gun. The police cannot always be there in every single situation. What if there's a break in and you can't get to your phone fast enough to call the police or the police can't get to the house fast enough to stop the robber. What if you have a 3-year-old little girl who can't protect herself. Do you expect a phone call to protect your whole entire family?

@m0cha. Жыл бұрын

@@tannerfoxfan5606 i can get to my phone it's either in my pocket or on my bedside table also i am not a 3 year old so i would run no problem. no one is robbing 3 year olds. you don't get to shoot people because you paid an arms dealer as you don't have training and you will probably shoot the wrong person anyway. you just have to accept if you have a gun you have to go to jail. soon the guns will be banned and everyone knows it. soon we will be safe 🙏

@Cpt.0bvious Жыл бұрын

@@woswasdenni1914which is why they listed the KelTec Sub-2000 as an “ar-style weapon” in the Nashville shooting, right?

@samanthalacroix2687 Жыл бұрын

FACT CHECK: The Armalite 15 was designed as a CIVILIAN hunting rifle with a wooden stock. It was such a well made weapon that the US military commissioned the Armalite corporation to modify the AR15 for military use. The resulting weapon was designated M16 according to military nomenclature with the "16" clearly identifying it as having been developed AFTER the 15.

@ralphmarx7554 Жыл бұрын

@OspreyKnight Жыл бұрын

No talking out your ass. AR-10 was developed for military contracts, but due to low interest it was sporterized for civilian use. It had brown Bakelite furniture to keep it light weight. The AR-15 was developed to compete for the military's desire for an intermediate cartridge. The sporterized version was sold concurrently while the military tested the xm16. The military designation of m16 has absolutely nothing to do with armilite's number scheme. The M15 rifle was a variant of the m14 rifle designated the m15 Squad Automatic Weapon, it had a pistol grip and an integrated bipod. Bullshit isn't going to fight bullshit.

@samanthalacroix2687 Жыл бұрын

@@ralphmarx7554 Look it up

@dkon3491 Жыл бұрын

oh no you spoke forbidden fact, thats a big non no unless cnn or politicians said it is.

@ralphmarx7554 Жыл бұрын

@@samanthalacroix2687 I did and you're wrong.

@saywhaat595 25 күн бұрын

Calling the Kel-Tec Sub 2000 an AR-15 is crazy

@MH-ru8sv 22 күн бұрын

Question: if 5% of automobile accidents are with toyota camrys, do we think banning the camry will reduce car accidents by 5% or do you think everyone will just buy a different car instead?

@dalehall64 Жыл бұрын

July 2023: 95% of us say, "It's none of your fucking business why we own them."

@Tomago9387 Жыл бұрын

“Good then you have no reason to own them, time to ban them” “WAHHHHH HE TOOK MY GUN MY RIGHT MY FREDOM 😭😣”

@StarCrusier900 Жыл бұрын

@@Tomago9387what are you gonna do when every state, county, police department, and city says “no I’m keeping my guns”. That’s the point bozo, you ain’t taking guns on a mass scale without some bloodshed. Best for both world you don’t try it.

@wesstudt7269 Жыл бұрын

@@Tomago9387Try it

@Tomago9387 Жыл бұрын

@@wesstudt7269 not my job

@spidersaremean8917 Жыл бұрын

@@Tomago9387 I don't think in any case of the government trying to take a mans gun did the man cry. I think history has shown us very clearly this.

@aidanbrooks771 9 ай бұрын

Most gun killings are committed with pistols, by far. Even knives are used in more killings than rifles

@huntertyson3896 9 ай бұрын

@@myco1000your argument doesn't work because it's easier to manage a pistol and get it into a crowded area and knifes are a lot easier to kill 50 people with then a rifle all you have to do is stick on the move, any weapon besides something stupid can be more deadly than a rifle just has to be used the right way look at the united kingdom they constantly have knife murders and robbery's with knifes since they banned guns it's not the items it's the people

@aidanbrooks771 9 ай бұрын

@@myco1000 based on 2022 statistics: Pistols - 7,936 deaths Knives - 1,630 deaths Fists/hands - 665 deaths Rifles - 541 deaths The statistics do not agree with your statement as fists were responsible for more deaths, pistols are a far greater threat than rifles and even fists are a greater threat

@henrywhite2228 9 ай бұрын

Okay let’s ban those too

@wrenchlover 9 ай бұрын

@@myco1000Guns aren’t a problem, mental health is.

@diemarxistischeliga7983 9 ай бұрын

You’re right! The most common cause of death for children in america is firearms, mostly from pistols, by a lot, and it will not get better until better criminal restriction occurs

@quizthefur Ай бұрын

the only reason a lot of mass killings happen with AR-15s is because they are very widespread guns. if another gun, like the FN FAL, was more popular, you would see an increase in mass killings with that gun.

@carved6749 23 күн бұрын

WP: why do you have a AR15? Person: “its fun to shoot.” WP: “Did you know AR 15 was used in x amount of mass shootings?” Person: “and?”

@NotPinocchio69 7 күн бұрын

Exactly that’s how it should be

@biaIetti 5 ай бұрын

Ahhh yes. The folding 9mm pistol carbine is now an “AR-style” weapon

@k3nny_771 4 ай бұрын

The shooter had a sub 2000, an ar, and some kind of 9mm handgun.

@DJohnson899 4 ай бұрын

@@k3nny_771 The Sub 2000 is not an AR, it's a collapsible carbine for backpacking and survival situations.

@k3nny_771 4 ай бұрын

@@DJohnson899 no I mean they had both a sub 2000 and an AR

@djkiltech 4 ай бұрын

@@DJohnson899there was a comma there. They had a keltec *and* an AR

@DJohnson899 4 ай бұрын

@@djkiltech my mistake, thought she had a Sub 2000 and a pistol.

@ramenraven556 Жыл бұрын

To be fair it's from a news article, reporters will see a musket and call it an AR.

@007turtle1239 Жыл бұрын

The shooter used a Keltec pistol calibre carbine. I think they might have also had an AR ? I believe a S&W sport II.

@jacobsanchez9815 Жыл бұрын

Reporters also seem to think most of these rifles can go full “auto”.

@kaisermarxistdixie6842 Жыл бұрын

@@jacobsanchez9815 none really can, if I'm not mistaken in America to actually own full auto guns a person has to go for more testing and later pay taxes on those guns. Most military styled weapons are usually fixed for civilian use so basically automatic features are removed

@jacobsanchez9815 Жыл бұрын

@@kaisermarxistdixie6842 you can own a full auto gun as a civilian, but there an extremely limited amount that are legal due to some ban of new full autos being imported since the 80’s. What most ignorant people don’t understand is a legal full auto a very rare and expensive so this concept that all these “evil” guns is just a exaggeration to scare the public.

@polverine7491 Жыл бұрын

They are just as bad as boomers calling any game console a Nintendo