http://www.rippdemup.com/2012/12/nc-tea-party-hosts-great-american-gun-giveaway-as-purchases-spike/ It's like a jungle sometimes it makes me wonder... Tue, 25 Dec 2012 14:04:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.rippdemup.com/2012/12/nc-tea-party-hosts-great-american-gun-giveaway-as-purchases-spike/#comment-3538 RiPPa Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:30:00 +0000 http://www.rippdemup.com/?p=9449#comment-3538 Thank you for posting that information. Now I understand why the AR-15 used was not illegal in a state (Massachusets) that has a ban on assault weapons. Thank you for posting that information. Now I understand why the AR-15 used was not illegal in a state (Massachusets) that has a ban on assault weapons.

]]> http://www.rippdemup.com/2012/12/nc-tea-party-hosts-great-american-gun-giveaway-as-purchases-spike/#comment-3537 Jack Durish Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:53:00 +0000 http://www.rippdemup.com/?p=9449#comment-3537 I'll answer your question, but a correction first. The AR-15 Bushmaster is not an assault rifle. It is a semi-automatic version of an assault rifle. It does not fire automatically. Why would I want one? Well, I don't, but I can understand the needs of others. The .223 is a high velocity round. I remember many years ago (okay, a half century) when I would help clear fields of groundhogs whose burrows were a danger to horses. The horses would trip in them and break their legs. The .22 caliber rifle was not adequate for shooting these varmints because the round was too slow. Groundhogs would sit in the mouth of their burrows with their legs pressed against the side. At the approach or sound of danger, they would simply relax their hind legs and drop into the burrow. It was amazing to see how fast they could disappear. The .223 rifle I used was a bolt action model. I was a pretty good shot (my eyes were clearer then) and only needed one try. Today, I might want a semi-automatic to give myself a "sporting chance". The AR-15 would be my choice, or the Ruger Mini 14, also a semi-automatic .223 rifle. You might not object to the Ruger as strenuously as the Bushmaster because it doesn't look like your idea of an assault rifle. However, if you look closely, you would see that it resembles an earlier assault rifle, one that wasn't automatic- the M-14 (that's how I suppose it got its name). I hope this clarifies the issue for you. I’ll answer your question, but a correction first. The AR-15 Bushmaster is not an assault rifle. It is a semi-automatic version of an assault rifle. It does not fire automatically. Why would I want one? Well, I don’t, but I can understand the needs of others. The .223 is a high velocity round. I remember many years ago (okay, a half century) when I would help clear fields of groundhogs whose burrows were a danger to horses. The horses would trip in them and break their legs. The .22 caliber rifle was not adequate for shooting these varmints because the round was too slow. Groundhogs would sit in the mouth of their burrows with their legs pressed against the side. At the approach or sound of danger, they would simply relax their hind legs and drop into the burrow. It was amazing to see how fast they could disappear. The .223 rifle I used was a bolt action model. I was a pretty good shot (my eyes were clearer then) and only needed one try. Today, I might want a semi-automatic to give myself a “sporting chance”. The AR-15 would be my choice, or the Ruger Mini 14, also a semi-automatic .223 rifle. You might not object to the Ruger as strenuously as the Bushmaster because it doesn’t look like your idea of an assault rifle. However, if you look closely, you would see that it resembles an earlier assault rifle, one that wasn’t automatic- the M-14 (that’s how I suppose it got its name). I hope this clarifies the issue for you.

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