Why I Own An Assault Rifle
What is it that makes someone
want to buy an assault rifle? The reasons are as
numerous as days in the month.
In my career, I sold hundreds
of AR's, AK's, HK's, SKS's, and many other assorted civilian-ized
military type rifles.
What was the most common trait
with them all, was how they look.
Most have a “banana”
magazine, pistol grip, and are a carbine, (carbine is a shorten
rifle) and look aggressive.
One of the first aggressive
looking rifles is the Thompson mod. 1927, or
(Tommy Gun). The Tommy had
forward and rear pistol grips, it could take a drum magazine and was
fully automatic. It was originally marketed to ranch owners for home
protection and sold for about $50.00. The rifle could be purchased at
the local hardware store. That was the era when it could take days
for help to arrive.
The National Firearms act of
1934, in short regulated the sale of fully automatic weapons and
created other weapons categories.
What brought this law on was the
actions of criminals.
Jumping forward through time the
designs of weapons have changed, to suite the demands of the new
battlefields and tactics. The adaptation of former military weapons
to civilian use is as old as war.
What all modern military type
rifles have is an aggressive look, and that look is what can save
you. In other words if you are caught in an natural disaster such as
Katrina, in New Orleans where bands of marauders were looting and
killing.
At a distance of hundreds of
yards away everyone can tell you are well armed and predators have
been known to retreat at the sight of such a weapon. With this rifle
you can protect your family
without firing a shot.
If you do have to shoot, most
civilian-ized rifles are very accurate and can be deadly.
The limitation of the AR type
rifle is the cartridge the .223/ 556mm is a varmint size round. With
proper shot placement it can kill, but but it is not known as a
killing cartridge. I was taught that the U.S. Military adopted the
556 mm due to the effectiveness of the 6.5mm used by the Japanese in
WW2.
The objective of combat is to
take land.
If you wound one man, it takes
two other men to drag him off.
You have removed three men from
the fight and your men can take over there positions.
The other reasons people have
told me why they want to own an assault rifle is simple. They are
very fun to shoot, they look cool, ammo was fairly cheap and
my favorite, I want one because
“I am an American. I will allow myself to be governed but will not
allow myself to be ruled”.
The National Firearms act of
1934 did not outlaw fully automatic weapons, it regulated them. I
understand in states that have the right to form militias they can
own fully automatic weapons. Standard background checks are performed
and transfer taxes paid to the federal government.
In Washington State we are one
of 8 states that cannot own fully automatic weapons. In our state
constitution we have the individual right to bare arms.
We do not have the right to form
a militia.
With my vote I express my
opinion as to who I think will continue to support my rights. So
knee jerk politicians cannot infringe upon them due to the actions of
criminals.
For those who ask why do you
need an assault rifle?
I say right now it's a Want.
When the day comes that I Need
one, you will Need one too.
“Be safe and Keep Your Powder
Dry”
Terry the Gun Guy
