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John Lee Pettimore

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I know people with AR-15s who have never fired them. It's insane.
It's not like it's a $50 impulse buy, is it.

A mate of mine's kid is 16, he's got an after-school job and has been saving for a VR headset for months. Now has enough to buy it, but he's putting it off because he's realised that he's now got enough money to think about saving for a car.

His folks are proud of him.

If he'd been working away for months so that he can buy that awesome AR-15 that's so fucking badass - that would be cause for serious concern here. That he's a teenager, he's got months of savings for his job, and he doesn't want to buy a videogame system or a cheap car or a motorbike or a holiday with his friends........ his first priority is getting a fucking assault rifle, just like the one all the famous killers used.

That so many Americans look at that and think "well that's normal, he's a good well adjusted kid" - and the overwhelming likelihood is that he IS, he's not a danger to anybody, and he's somehow still been programmed by the gun culture that the #1 thing he wants for his 18th birthday is a fucking assault rifle. That will effectively be a $1200 paperweight that he will virtually never actually use for anything, but that is still his #1 priority for his first significant purchase, because having it sitting in his closet doing nothing will make him feel badass and powerful and cool. And that's normal for a well-adjusted kid. Absolutely bizarre.

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Rambo John J

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It bothers me. Go train with your gun.
Not talking to you mistermac. I'm talking to the triggered guys now.

I do train, except with two which are very old and considered an investment/antique at this point.
I like to go to the range here, sometimes when I'm finished I rent one of the machine guns for a few rounds.
Shot the M249 once or twice, buck a round.
I have video of it, but won't post here.
They have 20 full autos or more.

I am all for people training.
 
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It's not like it's a $50 impulse buy, is it.
I think the shittiest version is like $1500.

I've tried to tell guntards they don't need AR-15s before and they just tell me about some landowner somewhere who had a big problem with feral hogs.

No sense in asking them what the fuck that even means.
 

Splinty

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I think the shittiest version is like $1500.

Can buy them 500 all day.
Apparently the uvalde shooter used a really nice brand called Daniel defense. This is a high quality rifle. Depends on the model but could easily be 1500 to 2,000 normally. Would not shock me that he paid $500 more due to shortages. The brand is in high demand and regularly goes for more than MSRP.
 

Rambo John J

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Can buy them 500 all day.
Apparently the uvalde shooter used a really nice brand called Daniel defense. This is a high quality rifle. Depends on the model but could easily be 1500 to 2,000 normally. Would not shock me that he paid $500 more due to shortages. The brand is in high demand and regularly goes for more than MSRP.
plus a 600+ dollar optic I believe

I would like to know the payment details regardless of their relevance
 

BeardOfKnowledge

The Most Consistent Motherfucker You Know
Jul 22, 2015
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Can buy them 500 all day.
Apparently the uvalde shooter used a really nice brand called Daniel defense. This is a high quality rifle. Depends on the model but could easily be 1500 to 2,000 normally. Would not shock me that he paid $500 more due to shortages. The brand is in high demand and regularly goes for more than MSRP.
He's very aware they don't start at $1500. People seem to forget when he panic bought a gun at the beginning of the pandemic.
 

BeardOfKnowledge

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plus a 600+ dollar optic I believe

I would like to know the payment details regardless of their relevance
Most people buy a Sparc red dot for like $100.

Edit: I thought you were referring to the "$600 rifle" part I have no idea what the shooter was using. It's too had DD is getting wrapped up in this. They're a business of good people.
 

Rambo John J

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Most people buy a Sparc red dot for like $100.

Edit: I thought you were referring to the "$600 rifle" part I have no idea what the shooter was using. It's too had DD is getting wrapped up in this. They're a business of good people.
I assumed it was an eotech
Not sure
 

Shinkicker

For what it's worth
Jan 30, 2016
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It's so bizarre that you guys legitimately don't realise how bizarre this is.

And the reason why you couldn't come up with a reason for your random suburban 18 year old to own a fucking AR-15....... is because there isn't a fucking reason why he needs or should have one. ?

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That’s what I said.

Now sling the term ‘well adjusted kid’ around a few times.
 

Shinkicker

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Jan 30, 2016
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It's not like it's a $50 impulse buy, is it.

A mate of mine's kid is 16, he's got an after-school job and has been saving for a VR headset for months. Now has enough to buy it, but he's putting it off because he's realised that he's now got enough money to think about saving for a car.

His folks are proud of him.

If he'd been working away for months so that he can buy that awesome AR-15 that's so fucking badass - that would be cause for serious concern here. That he's a teenager, he's got months of savings for his job, and he doesn't want to buy a videogame system or a cheap car or a motorbike or a holiday with his friends........ his first priority is getting a fucking assault rifle, just like the one all the famous killers used.

That so many Americans look at that and think "well that's normal, he's a good well adjusted kid" - and the overwhelming likelihood is that he IS, he's not a danger to anybody, and he's somehow still been programmed by the gun culture that the #1 thing he wants for his 18th birthday is a fucking assault rifle. That will effectively be a $1200 paperweight that he will virtually never actually use for anything, but that is still his #1 priority for his first significant purchase, because having it sitting in his closet doing nothing will make him feel badass and powerful and cool. And that's normal for a well-adjusted kid. Absolutely bizarre.

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Your rudeness and foul language would be a ‘red flag’ here, not buying an AR 15 at age 18.