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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Fear of the big bad government is a TOOL used to separate gun enthusiasts from their money to the tune of up to $5,000 per rifle. Hunting rifles cost less. About 1990 Americans lost interest in hunting and the outdoors and factory farms made for fewer game animals and hunting areas than the older smaller farms provided. So to keep up their profits the manufacturers pointed young city-dwelling MEN toward paintball and then convinced them that they NEEDED expensive semi-auto rifles (just like GI joe and Sue) in case they needed to fight their government in the streets in pitched battles house to house.
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Hunting licenses peaked in 1980 at 17 million. Last year 15 million licenses were issued. Even that 10% decline is causing serious conservation problems and a significant increase in disease among various species of game animals.
Anyone who does not fear the power of the government is being foolish. Kindly give us a list of rifles that cost $5,000 or more and the sales figures. AR styled rifles are predominantly used in shooting sports (3 gun competitions), hunting wild boar and ferrel hogs, and target practice. Of course, anti-gun people don't let facts get in the way of spewing nonsense.