Barrel Shrouds and that "Shoulder Thing That Goes Up"

[Bubba FAL]

The Violence Policy Council's website had (maybe still does) a statement that the pistol grip on an AR-15 is used to facilitate "spray-firing from the hip."


This brings up an important question. Some of these people make gun control their life's work. You'd think they'd make sure to know as much about it as they could, as much as the people they are opposing. But no. They wallow in ignorance. I don't even think a lot of it is intentional disinformation as much as it is their willful ignorance. I don't get it.

It is, as you say, "willful ignorance". Emotionalism at its worst, logic and reason need not apply. This is why it is useless to have a logical debate with one of them. They just "know" that guns are bad, especially the scary black ones because of their feelings.

[Averageman]

It is, as you say, "willful ignorance". Emotionalism at its worst, logic and reason need not apply. This is why it is useless to have a logical debate with one of them. They just "know" that guns are bad, especially the scary black ones because of their feelings.

You have to be pretty distant from reality to think "Well, nothing bad can ever happen to me." The problem with that is crazy stuff happens all of the time.
I have had two close friends in mental health. One worked for the VA with the more violent patents and he also worked for the State concerning parole question. The other was a 40 something Female Counselor for the VA, who had former Patients follow her home and wait outside the house.
Both of those folks were very concerned for their safety and understood the only possible way to protect themselves was to be armed. Considering the crimes some of these folks had committed neither was willing to wait for the police to show up.
Equal Protection under the Law comes to mind, but the context of Equal Protection gets a bit muddled. Our Politician's just demanded fences and Guardsmen and for goodness sakes Nancy Pelosi wanted some crew served machine guns. Am I not worthy of the same protections and peace of mind?