Assault rifle owners, what makes you feel like you need to own one?

I’m not attacking you guys but I’m just curious as to under what circumstances you think you’ll need even an nonautomatic rifle when all you need for self defense is really a pistol if you have to have one. I don’t mean hunting rifles I mean things like ar15s.

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StardustandMelancholy · 36-40, F

Wow. Okay

1) An AR-15 stands for armalite - the company who designed it. It doesn’t mean assault rifle.

2) They aren’t automatic. They are semiautomatic- just like a pistol. It means one pull of the trigger means one round. Automatic ARs exist but they aren’t for civilian use. Some law enforcement has them - some states don’t even allow law Enforcement to have the automatic ones.

3) an ar15 - despite what you think - CAN be a hunting rifle.

4) why? Because I like shooting. That simple. Great for target shooting. And I put a lot of work into mine. It’s custom.

MethDozer · M

@StardustandMelancholy Actually Eugene Stoner designed it, Armalite was just the first manufacturer.

StardustandMelancholy · 36-40, F

Yes but I dumbed it down a tad because I am kinda getting tired of repeating what AR actually means lol.

MethDozer · M

@StardustandMelancholy I hear yeah, but I didn't see it implied either.

StardustandMelancholy · 36-40, F

@MethDozer the miseducation and misunderstanding about that particular rifle bothers me. My AR never hurt anyone. Well - except targets. Those she’s done major damage to. She’s pretty too. :)