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Old 07-25-2022, 08:03 PM
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Originally Posted by jimjamuser View Post
Yes, that is true. But, the AR-15 is still the weapon of choice by the most hard-core mass murderers. They can kill from a protective distance with rifles as opposed to pistols which put them closer to their target. We both know that with iron sights a rifle has a longer sight radius than a pistol so the rifle is very much more accurate in an average shooter's hands Also, a rifle gives a steadier 2-hand hold than a pistol for increased accuracy.
The statistics that you quoted merely means that pistols are more available in the home than are rifles. Statistics can be misleading. But, the rifle is a superior killing tool to the pistol for attacking crowds of people. And obviously, if pistols were better at mass murder, then the armies of the world would carry only pistols, not rifles.
What is a hard core mass murderer? The worst school mass murderer used dynamite in Bath, Michigan. With all due respect Jim, firearms, mass shootings and ballistics are not in your wheelhouse. Perhaps stick to subjects you're well versed in.

A firearms is only as effective as the person on the trigger. I'll make a fun wager with you. I'll give you an AR or other semi-automatic rifle of your choice and I will use my 9mm Beretta 92FS semi-automatic handgun. Our target is a 12" x18" steel target at 400 yards. I'm confident I will hit that target before you will. It's simple geometry and ballistics.

Interesting fact. More people are killed each year with hammers and with fists that all rifles combined. What do we do about that?