Why Americans love AR-15 rifles

A dramatic shift in U.S. gun culture made the AR-15 a bestseller. #ar15 #shorts

[@snippersnapper1606]

1960s guys are spitting though. guns with wood on em are fucking gorgeous

[@ETHANBLANK-ut3fv]

Reject AR-15 Embrace Ruger Mini 14

[@hostomelhorsehoarder]

​@@ETHANBLANK-ut3fvembrace Chinese hand cannon

[@spaps2290]

@@ETHANBLANK-ut3fvnah we going full adar

[@vg_grover4828]

The AKM

[@hostomelhorsehoarder]

@@spaps2290 embrace blowdart

[@theironcross2933]

Thank god my ak had wood on it, that means its not an assault rifle

[@ttsugaming7043]

So true 😂

[@Myemnhk]

Me looking at my modernized ak105 without a single piece of wood on it 😶‍🌫️

[@bouncydachon]

I’m glad that the PPSH, Thompson, PKM, RPK, and M1 Carbine are not assault weapons because they aren’t scary plastic.

[@simoneidson21]

Why are gun nuts so fucking elitist? I guess no one can talk about guns unless they have shot every gun on the planet now

[@simoneidson21]

⁠​⁠@@bouncydachonThey aren’t though, 2 of them are submachine guns, 2 are light machine guns, and one is a personal defense weapon

[@ThePressureKing]

Friendly Reminder AR stands for Armalite Rifle not Automatic or Assault Rifle Edit: wow this comment became quite the war zone lol

[@hunterra217]

I always feel like this is a very cognitively dissonant answer. Like you have to be deliberately ignoring the fact that almost all mass shootings use these style of weapons in favor of... being a grammar nazi...

[@irondolphin9387]

⁠@@hunterra217No they aren’t. They majority of mass shooters used pistols, not rifles. In fact, of all the murders in 2021, 6,012 used pistols and only 461 used rifles.

[@galacticbananastopmotions7292]

@@hunterra217not at all, the reason we specify that ar15s arent assault rifles is because politicians intentionally mislead millions of people into thinking that ar15s are machine guns. they arent, thats not being a grammer nazi its a very important detail.

[@zatchbell5678]

​@@hunterra217you are willfully ignorant.

[@ThePressureKing]

@@hunterra217 and who tf are you? The comment police? shut up, it’s my comment I can comment whatever tf I want

[@ArthurCallahan516]

News channel: **See's any semi-automatic rifle being handled by a civ** "An AR-15 style rifle."

[@mjama2132]

California’s definition of assault weapons includes specific models such as the AK and Colt AR-15 series in addition to guns with assaultive as opposed to defensive features, including semiautomatic centerfire rifles with the capacity for a detachable magazine and either a pistol grip that protrudes conspicuously beneath the action of the gun, a thumbhole stock, a folding or telescoping stock, a grenade or flare launcher, a flash suppressor, or a forward pistol grip

[@anthonyumphrey519]

They called a 9mm pcc an "ar style rifle." 😂

[@anthonyumphrey519]

​@@mjama2132well, California isnt America and is full of a bunch of clowns and cowards. Their opinion doesn't matter.

[@whyareusobad3528]

@@mjama2132that’s why California is so stupid when it comes to firearms laws how does a thumb hole stock make the firearm more dangerous Or a pistol grip If anyone thinks those make something more deadly go look at something like a mossberg 930 or Remington 1100 and see the damage ten 12 gauge 00 buck shells does on a firearm with a CA compliant stock comparative to 10 7.62x39 rounds out of a AK with a thumb hole stock

[@StarchieHalo]

​@@whyareusobad3528 because no one mows down a crowd of people with a shotgun numb nuts

[@levidotson6610]

The kel Tec sub 2000 does not count as an ar style rifle, you can’t just call every polymer rifle on the planet an ar

[@Michael-st9ky]

It doesnt matter to them. I heard one news media say AR style hand gun. It makes sense now, if it is black it is an AR style

[@joelgehman4046]

I heard the news call it an assault pistol 😂

[@terrycompton9216]

I can put a picatinny rail on a empty paper towel roll and they would thinks it is a grenade launcher

[@nick-vb8gd]

That’s what I was thinking when I saw that lol

[@MissRadi0active]

Biden claimed it was two AK-47s 😂 Oh and a 9mm will blow the lungs out of your body.

[@gunterwakeup]

To refer to a kel-Tec sub2000 as an “AR style rifle” is crazy

[@GTFBITK]

They probably think that because of that XransBexua1 Nashville shooter used one.

[@davidgreen5099]

Im sure the AR folds in half.....

[@ThePalePhantom]

ah yes the $400 Florida beach plastic foldi boi AR-15

[@davidgreen5099]

@@ThePalePhantom exactly, but you forgot "insanely overpriced"

[@DaPumpkinHead]

AR styled rifle is the stupidest name ever. Armalite rifle styled rifle. Just say an Armalite styled rifle.

[@tumultuoustenets1228]

Did you know that the media describes any rifle without wood as AR style?

[@ImWallace799]

Expecting media to know a single thing about firearms? Couldn't be me

[@acupofcoffee9082]

And shotguns are also ar15s. Lol

[@Spineblorg]

I think AR means Automatic Rifle. So it would make some sense

[@strengthinunity4322]

​@@SpineblorgIt doesn't. AR means Armalite. As in the company that made the AR-15

[@grizz23]

Yeah my new pump action mossberg 500 AR-15 style machine gun death rifle is going to do wonders on the local dove and duck population this September

[@OPgamingstyle]

This is why I replaced the scary black synthetic stock, grip, and handguard on my AR-15 with wood. Now it's completely harmless.

[@TestUser-cf4wj]

That wood furniture is $$$$pendy though Also, AKs have wood furniture

[@LeviTheEnthusiast]

"armed with 2 ar style weapons" IT WAS A FUCKING FOLDING 9mm CARBINE MADE OUT OF FLORIDA BEACHPLASTIC

[@bathtub8140]

Florida beach plastic lmfao

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

He had 3 guns on her the carbine, a handgun and an actual AR-15 style rifle.

[@Swede1523]

@@Gfynbcyiokbg8710 How then is a kel tec ar style?

[@Gfynbcyiokbg8710]

@@Swede1523 I never said it was 🤡

[@Swede1523]

The video said it, and you are clearly defending the videos misleading language🤡

[@bake4795]

Last time I checked the military doesn’t fucking use the AR 15

[@Jayonase425]

That's the civilian style.

[@APolishedTurd]

They use the M4. Every single part is interchangeable to the corresponding civilian Ar-15. It is the same rifle but has select fire(Full auto). There is no other difference. Barrel lengths, butt stocks and everything are just as interchangeable. You can buy the exact configuration of rifle from several places some of the companies literally ship the same rifles out to the military. Especially if you get into KA and their line of rifles like the SR-25. In other words yes they use Ar-15s they just call them M4s. Specifically some set ups you can even buy as a package directly from the same manufacturers that ship the exact same rifle out to the military but remove two parts and exchange one out for civilians which only removed it’s automatic capability. This is coming from a 2A full supporter this is just a dead statement that comes from a lot of people on the right that isn’t really true. The statement is that the Ar-15 was NOT made FOR the military. It was made for civilians. But adopted by the military later on in Vietnam. Eugene stoner had also designed various other rifles before this. It’s just another gun.

[@WineInsight]

This is wrong, the parts aren't interchangeable. Do your research

[@daniellau5859]

Its an AR-style rifle. It was first introduced to the military as the AR15 by Armalite, then i think Colt bought the rights to it. Then the military added their nomenclature “M16” and “M4” for the long- and short-barrel versions, respectively.

[@daniellau5859]

@@WineInsightmost parts are interchangeable. You can put all AR parts into an M4/16, but almost none of the parts will fit into an AR. Specifically so you cant modify your AR into an automatic rifle.

[@kylehenline3245]

"It's fun to shoot." Is the most reasonable coverage I've seen in a minute.

[@Emily-fm7pt]

100%-for all practical purposes any half decent firearm will work just as well for self protection, but some just happen to be more fun to shoot-and more deadly

[@Southernstereotype]

@@Emily-fm7ptif you don’t know anything about firearms, just say that instead of blowing smoke up your own ass about the topic.

[@Vincentbozo]

Honestly it really is 💀

[@viper32509]

It is pretty fun tho

[@gabriel3888]

There's 2A people, then there's #pewpewlife people, who hide behind the 2A.

[@Joe1483-n5b]

The m4 is what's designed for the military the AR-15 is The Weeknd civilian model

[@nickloven6728]

Most AR15's have all "M4" features, beside the fun switch. But some even have that so what really is the difference? A serial number?

[@lonewolf0712]

​@@nickloven6728 The removal of the fun switch means it can't be classified as an assault rifle since it lacks select fire.

[@King_of_69s]

The only major difference s the M4s the army has are crap and you can buy better ar-15s

[@popinmo]

Except the m4 is an ar15

[@neoneyes3913]

You coulda just saved time and said: “I have no fucking idea what an AR is.”

[@JoGoquebec]

AR are exactly like gender... they are limitless ! And it seems know ones have a fuking idea what they are😂

[@IHarleyWin]

Funny how every comment is a pedantic argument about whether or not an ar 15 is an assault rifle and none are about whether or not they've been involved in 10 of the 17 deadliest shootings. Makes your murder toy sound less fun tho.

[@travissmith5945]

​@mintyking1 wow almost like no gun law would've prevented criminals from murdering. Murder is illegal already, but it still happens, wanna explain why?

[@jhallin5185]

​@@IHarleyWinif those shooters used 30/06 rifles,that are very common and way more powerful than a .223 with similar fire rates, but they dont have scary black furniture. would you think they should be banned?

[@neoneyes3913]

@@IHarleyWin also ratio

[@Yanrogue]

I'm not sure what is worse, the washington post or the ATF

[@kenyaligma3418]

If only we could get them to fight each other 😂

[@josephstaggs4545]

well to their credit, WP hasn't murdered innocent dogs as far as i know

[@dakotaboggs2250]

Same thing

[@THEADVISOR-OneFromBelowAbyss]

What's the difference

[@RagTag72]

Defanently the ATF, The Washington post has the right to free press so I can disagree with them but they have the right to say it. The ATF is a walking violation of the constitution ment from its inseption to suppress our freedoms by force using funds stolen from our vary pockets.

[@thundercreekcustoms]

When you make a hit piece on “AR-15s” but fail to do your research on what an AR-15 is

[@brianstryker4536]

So like literally every hit piece on the ar15?

[@thundercreekcustoms]

@@brianstryker4536 yep

[@jeremymizer8958]

Eh, any weapon with a removable, high capacity magazine should be illegal. AR or not. People can bicker about the specifics, but I can't even go to the store anymore without worrying about some low life with weapons trying to take myself and others out.

[@jeremymizer8958]

To go one step further, all removable magazines should be outlawed. I'm cool with everyone having bolt action rifles, or Derringer pistols, but honestly even that's pushing the limit.

[@Inferno19191]

@@jeremymizer8958 ever thought about having one of those weapons yourself? cause yknow, its not just useful against bad people with guns, its useful for bad people in general, whether they have knives, guns, throwing stars, a large stick, or can just plain kick your ass. Sorry that you don't value your life enough to purchase and carry a gun for your own protection and the protection of others, but I do and a lot of other law abiding Americans do.

[@TapRackTactical]

“Hey, you guys wanna buy an ar15?” *points to a fn scar* 💀

[@skibididopyes-i6k]

It’s an ACR I think but they do look a like

[@Danno04_9]

*Washington Post:* Why do you own an AR-15? *Americans:* None of your business

[@Dnelms11]

Best response

[@ryanmiller76]

Why not "why the F not!"

[@novuspatriarch]

For a tyrannical government? Then what are you waiting for? Its been tyrannical my entire life. Put your money where your mouth is.

[@andrewsaunders7196]

It's my constitutional right.....

[@brentp4217]

Correct answer, because merica, f$&@ ya

[@Ryn2890]

Idk what this video was supposed to do, but now I just want to build a wood trimmed AR

[@yamahaxt652]

That’s a great idea! I can probably turn a hand grip and for-end grip for one.

[@alexcrawford5042]

Right

[@Khaymen223]

With all the wood, It makes it less dangerous that way. According to liberals the rifle is far more dangerous when its scary and black .

[@JoyousSisyphus]

Look up NCR service rifle build on Google. Shit looks great wood furnished

[@sCrEwEdUpLeAn]

There already is one lol

[@spencerharrington3316]

“Because I can” is the best answer when anyone asks you why you own something.

[@CaptainSeaBeard]

A little thing called the 2nd amendment

[@malikpendley3476]

*slavery enters the chat* THIS IS JUST SATIRE Btw!

[@AeonQuasar]

​@@CaptainSeaBeardjust sucks you forgot to include the part "well regulated". But hey it's not like they didn't intend the ammendment to be adjusted during time and not set in stone like another bible amendment. Oh they did?

[@ctafoya4252]

@@AeonQuasarA simple google search would show you that “Well regulated” had a different meaning in the 1700’s than it does today. Well regulated during that time meant well-armed, well-disciplined and well-organized.

[@wontonsamurai6248]

​@ctafoya4252 not only that, but it's 2 separate lines of thought within the sentence. Well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, The right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. A well regulated ( good working order) militia ( every one able of shooting a weapon) being necessary to the security of a free state ( being absolute in defending against tyranny) , (also) the right to keep and bear arms ( the God given right, not a right given by the government) shall not be infringed ( shall have no law by the government to suppress the ability of a human to keep any kind of firearm)

[@HanzTheODST]

Considering the AR platform is one of the most modular and widely available platforms of all time, it’s not surprising, it’s also not surprising when everything with a stock that shoots 5.56/.223 is called an ar-15 by the media, and anything with a stock and barrel is called an AR style weapon by the media

[@CenterNut]

“Why do you own an AR-15?” Because I can.

[@420snoogins]

Have you over thrown your tyrannical government yet?

[@Khorne_of_the_Hill]

​@@420snooginswe're thinking about it for sure

[@nighthare19]

​@@Khorne_of_the_Hillgood luck with that

[@skatetrilogy337]

​@@420snooginsnot yet

[@RyanESmith-wf4cu]

@@nighthare19 You would rather slowly lose your freedoms and become a salve? Remember democrats fought a war to keep slaves.

[@MrMuffin255]

Did that article just refer to a SUB2000 as an AR style rifle? It's not even on an M4 platform.

[@Kylephibbsky]

Don't you know? Any gun that fires a bullet when you pull the trigger is AR-style.

[@MrMuffin255]

Oh dude I'm so stupid, I forgot that. especially those ones back when George Washington was in office.@@Kylephibbsky

[@sethwinn4061]

Never let facts get in the way of feelings.

[@Kylephibbsky]

@@MrMuffin255 if the founding father's had intended for everyday people to own military grade hardware they would have allowed people to own cannons. Which they did...

[@RainyB0i]

@@Kylephibbskypeoples don’t understand that the guns Washington used to kill red coats were the same as the red coats guns… military style weapons… the people had exactly what the military had…

[@thepolarbearsocietyRoblox]

“Here in the 1960’s, we don’t like rifle’s without wood on them” *M16 INTENSIFIES*

[@davidhoffman1278]

They owned civilian versions of the semi-automatic versions of the M-14. Nice wood stocks, bayonet, detachable magazines that held 20 cartridges..

[@IncognitoSprax]

M14

[@oldleatherhandsfriends4053]

I wish times never changed. Weapons used to have class. Now everything has to be tacticool.

[@thearachnakid9059]

Just grab yourself an AR-10 it’s got wood, it’s select fire, AND 308

[@Leo.0328]

It's true though. There was a lot of initial distrust in the m16 because it felt like a toy compared to the heavy wood furniture rifles they'd been using before.

[@danielvelasco4003]

Media sees a 9mm Sub 2000 carbine and be like “is this an AR-15?”

[@Greentoad8810]

"Guns don't kill people, daddy kills people" Nikko Ortiz

[@kalebsut]

i fuckin love that guy

[@Randomname183]

This dude thought he was making an Emmy worthy anti-gun short. 😂

[@jorgetheyellowgreenbean5908]

I thought it was a progun or unopinionated video till I seen it was Washington post

[@DegeN.YNation]

Love how 90 percent of comments call out the wapos bs, love it

[@rattmichards2908]

You sure this ain’t a pro gun ad?

[@0xCAFEF00D]

I'm not convinced this is anti-gun. Why would it be? It describes common usage of the AR15 and does nothing else. If anything it well understates the negative usage and makes it clear just how popular the AR15 is. Making its negsitve usage more understandable.

[@rattmichards2908]

@@0xCAFEF00D consider the source.

[@somberturtle5939]

Really lied and said the Nashville shooter used two “ar-15” style weapons when the mf used a kel tek 2000 lmao what a joke

[@WHO-xi4zp]

He also had an ar pistol

[@ninjacouch9351]

@@andrewzayn544 I want one.

[@williammorken7484]

Whats wrong with the kel tek? its battle proven and you can probably get it in camo.@@andrewzayn544

[@ninjacouch9351]

@@andrewzayn544 what's wrong with it?

[@somberturtle5939]

@@ninjacouch9351 it’s made by kel tek

[@aidancarver1204]

When I’m in a miss information contest and my opponent is the Washington post universe

[@xrcassassin3544]

But nothing he said was wrong bud

[@aidancarver1204]

@@xrcassassin3544 ok lil bro you said all i need to know

[@xrcassassin3544]

@@aidancarver1204 so tell me a single wrong thing about what he said sweetie. I'll wait.

[@lonewolf0712]

​​​​​@@xrcassassin3544 gladly Right of the bat he says that the AR-15 "was designed for military service", which is false, the AR was designed for the civilian market. He is also pointing at an M16, which was the main American service rifle during Vietnam. He later points at a SCAR but refers to it as an AR-15. Labeling non ARs as ARs is already a bad look on his reputability (not that he had any to begin with since literally the first thing he said was false). He then claims later that it was banned due to the Assault Weapons Ban, which would technically be false since the AR doesn't classify as an assault rifle since it lacks select fire. His last incorrect point was about the 11 shootings, the last shooting he showed that said the shooter used "2 AR style rifles" is false, one of the 2 was a 9mm chambered carbine that doesn't even look like an AR. The fact they lied about there being 2 leads me to believe that the media has lied about other cases claiming they used "AR style rifles" just because it was a gun without wood furniture. That's everything he got wrong, sweetie. See the importance of firearms education?

[@xrcassassin3544]

@@lonewolf0712 the only thing you're right about is the 2 ar15s. One was a keltech and the other was in fact an ar15. The ar15 was specifically designed for the military in 1954 by Eugene stoner who admitted the ar10 but the military denied it due to wanting a smaller caliber than the m14(.308) so he made the ar15. Beat out the m14 in military trials in 57 and colt purchased the designs in 59. It was used as a standard service rifle in vietnam in 62 and until November of 63 when the m16 was first created. Secondly the ar15 was manufactured and sold fully automatic from the day it was creates to 1984 when the colt patent expired. The ban occurred in 86 and yes did heavily effect ar15s. But because ar15s are modular you can just change out the parts limited in the ban and still have an ar15. You claim gun education is so important but you don't seem to know anything about the firearm in question sweetie.

[@jonastrosch]

Did you know most stabbings happen with a bladed weapon?

[@luisvanlierop2202]

@@anywhywho ar 15s dont cause more than half of all shootings, its just retarded journalists who have never touched a gun spreading misinformation, the nashvile shooting was done using a kel-tech sub2000. its time you did your own research and not listen to autistic "journalists" who perceive any gun that is made out of polymer and that is black as an "ar-15"

[@jamesdavis1061]

How would a knife cause stabbings... it's an inanimate object...

[@myleskgallagher]

Who tf cares about knives? When weapons start being able to kill scores of people in under a minute, thats when it matters.

[@pantherplat3763]

@@anywhywhono weapon is causing death, it’s a mental health issue not a gun issue.

[@dreamcrusher112]

@@pantherplat3763 it becomes a gun issue when those people with mental health issues have access to the gun that can kill dozens with ease. Guns are cool, easy access to them is not.

[@Dankauff]

Ah yes. The ar15. According to politicians it fires a 50 bmg, is full auto, and holds 100 rounds.

[@DKL997]

It fires 556 shells per second per second and will blow your entire lung out of your back, man!

[@AkaneSamura]

Don't forget it's also heavy as 2 moving boxes

[@roboticgamer1174]

They dont understand those are extremes that people do to their ar15, not the norm.

[@vanillajerm5845]

Well yes but not all at the same time. There are 50 BMG uppers but it's single shot bolt action There are 30-50- and 100 round drum magazines but most above 30 rounds suck Pre 1986 fully transferable ARs can be select fire but are notoriously expensive It's a Yes but actually no situation

[@michaelreale3647]

“Weighs the same like 10 boxes”

[@tylerwilson4450]

Honestly, we should ban highpoints. Not because they're dangerous, but because they're shit.

[@poseidenforceccj2528]

I got a friend who loves them for some reason, we’ve all tried to get him to see reality but idk if we can at this point

[@nomei22]

Their newer ones cycle reliably now and their customer service is great, but they still feel like shit to use. But, they're fun and they're cheap, so i won't complain.

[@osyrisking5437]

I agree

[@tearduxlama5315]

owning a shit gun is dangerous as it could lock up whenever you have to use it so technically speaking its also dangerous, not a gun i would ever consider owning

[@tylerwilson4450]

@@tearduxlama5315 Fair point. Shit guns are dangerous.

[@kristapsrutkovskis5561]

I may be very much for gun control however i find the point of blaming the AR15 for the most deadly shootings to be a bit flawed. If it was banned today another gun would just get the title. The AR15 was just unlucky enough to hold the title now

[@timgoward9407]

You know what rifles had wood and people loved in the sixties? The M1 Garand and the M1A1 (or M-14), both of which were actual military battle rifles.

[@teebob21]

You know what rifle has wood, and shoots the exact same ammo from the exact same magazines at the exact same speed as an AR-15? The Ruger 223 Ranch Rifle.

[@whiterabbit75]

[ *_PING_* intensifies]

[@clements3715]

What you don't understand is that those military weapon have to many amunition, they are tactical AF (meaning it's very good for CQB like in schools or malls) You don't need 30 bullet to kill a deer nor to defend yourself against someone, a regular six shooter in good hand does the job.

[@teebob21]

@@clements3715 We need 30 round magazines in case there are 15 guys. Or a bear. Or a wolf pack.

[@timgoward9407]

@@clements3715 the M1 Garand fires a 30-06 cartridge and holds 10 rounds, the M1A1 fires a .308 cartridge and can hold up to 50 rounds, both send 150 grain 7.76 bullet down the barrel with impact 4 times more powerful then the common .223/5.56 round fires by the AR-15 at three times the effective range. Learn about firearms before you comment on things you don't know about, it just makes you look ignorant.

[@gavinteague5374]

For the 90s, I just wanna say "AR" isn't assault rifle. It's ArmaLite rifle.

[@dev1360]

It's actually "Armalite Richfield".

[@gavinteague5374]

@dev1360 thx for the correction. But sometimes, it refers to rifles, not Richfield. It kinda depends. But yeah, that's right sometimes.

[@ej732]

Id been buying guns for years and wasn't aware of this till I bought an Armalite 10.

[@titans2720]

Politicians be like: fully semi automatic magazine clip

[@Outdoorkid12312]

Yes😂

[@Thebigbun]

Don’t forget the 1000 bullets per second and the fact that they are all ghost guns.

[@fishstks9677]

“That knife is fully loaded”

[@slowsnake5153]

and people actually trust their woefully misinformed opinion

[@crazyeye1]

It weighs a thousand pounds and could blow a hole the size of a basketball in a 27 inch piece of steel and by adding a larger clip magazine it could also make it change calibers too. -Politicians.

[@QuilloManar]

So hear me out, I feel like the AR's involvement in shootings is just because of how common place the ARs are among American gun owners. It's like saying "cars are the most common occurring element in traffic related injuries". So, it's not necessarily an "AR-15" problem, it's a problem with the proliferation of firearms in general; and the lack of training and other requirements in order to get and own a firearm in the first place. Consider Switzerland, which has a firearm ownership rate which can be compared to the States (28 guns per 100 Swiss civilians, vs 120 guns per 100 US civilians), yet doesn't have nearly as many public shootings as the states, because every man has mandatory military training, and if you misuse your gun or do something that can disqualify from owning it, you get it taken away, which is just the Swiss culture towards owning firearms. 220 people died from firearms in Switzerland in 2022, 200 of those were self-inflicted (a rate of 2.5 people per 100,000 people, in the US it's 7 per 100,000). Whereas the rate of homicide (justifiable, criminal, or accidental) in 2022, was 0.137 per 100,000 people in Switzerland, and in the US it was 4.054 per 100,000 people. So it's not an issue with specific firearms in particular, but rather it's an issue with the availability, and lack of training and oversight. It just so happens that in America, the American weapons manufacturer Armalite happens to have the biggest presence in the American firearms ownership, and therefore has the largest rate of participating in American firearm crime statistics.

[@1bbns]

1 - Sell a bunch of X. 2 - A bunch of people get X 3 - Get surprise when X is the most used...

[@erdm8153]

Pistols are the most used and 22lr is the most common ammo used (the smallest and weakest ammo there is). Most gun violence is from gang violence and suicide. The gov lied about guns being the most common thing killing kids, which is true if they consider 18 and 19 year olds as kids lol. Regardless guns are meant to defend oneself or one’s country. Switzerland allows you to buy semi auto weapons with less restrictions than the U.S. and they allow you to get fully automatic weapons through another process (which we aren’t allowed those in the U.S. even, unless if you’re a company. Although back in the day you could by automatic weapons in the catalogs without any background checks, I wonder why there were no shootings back then). I also wonder why we haven’t seen them get “used” as much over there, are you sure it’s the gun’s fault?

[@butcherofthewest5825]

@@erdm8153Mic drop!

[@michaelc225]

​@@erdm8153first of all military service is Compulsory there lol second you too can buy a fully automatic weapon it's just a tax stamp away not even that hard actually. Now the guns are expensive so good luck with that one but the process to be allowed to have it is simple enough. The issue is mental health and the fact it is not funded here nearly as well as basically every other western nation

[@NickMilky-w1k]

@@michaelc225it’s extremely hard to get a fully automatic weapon😂😂😂

[@michaelc225]

@@NickMilky-w1k not really you just file the paper work and pass a background that's it. You can even have a lawyer file the paper work for you for a couple hundred bucks.

[@woahflamingo]

the very first magazine ad for the AR-15 was marketed as "the greatest hunting rifle yet".

[@danielhawkins6425]

Yeah, I was going to make that point but you got there first.

[@wolfsworkshop9095]

I mean, it arguably is, like thinkg about it Super reliable gun if you maintain it properly Capable of holding multiple rounds Caliber big enough to hunt the vast majority of animals but not too big to actually ruin the meat Semi auto

[@Cybercerialdestroyer]

For hunting humans

[@samapfel_08]

@@Cybercerialdestroyerdo research before you say stupid things

[@Cybercerialdestroyer]

@@samapfel_08 joke

[@derekbennett5896]

"Why do you own a ar-15?" Cause I want to

[@andrewlongoria4090]

Because it’s none of your fucking business lol

[@3Hose]

The real question is, why does anyone not own one.

[@fryderykchopin3974]

​@@3Hoserip European laws

[@sargentcuddlepuff3490]

Same as Rosa parks sitting on the front of the bus, not because she had any need to but because she wanted to. People can never draw parallels.

[@xrcassassin3544]

​@@sargentcuddlepuff3490than if you want it so bad you will have to make sacrifices. Hobbies are not constitutional rights. Im amazed no one can make those parallels either.

[@RisingInTheFlesh]

Did you know that banning an ar-15 won't actually solve the deeper problem at hand?

[@xrcassassin3544]

Not expecting to solve it. But considering Republicans won't even ADDRESS IT what else are we supposed to do?

[@cheesecakeisgross4645]

​@@xrcassassin3544You won't address it either. Else we'd have to talk about black and migrant crime rates.

[@xrcassassin3544]

@@cheesecakeisgross4645 sweetie which talking point do you want to use? I thought those people predominantly used handguns? Isn't that what you guys claim? And neither crime rate is even close to the white crime rate sweetie.

[@cheesecakeisgross4645]

@@xrcassassin3544 Per capita.

[@xrcassassin3544]

@@cheesecakeisgross4645 buddy I want to know what the immigrant crime rates per capita are. Oh right. You don't actually know because in order to know the per capita number you would have to know how many illegal immigrants there are 😂😂😂😂😂

[@zacharypederson6816]

"Because it's fun to shoot." Good enough for me.

[@kitten-whisperer]

I personally hate how people throw all of these stupid reasons of why they "need" them. Just stop. Simply saying they are fun to shoot is enough. "I need to own a fully automatic rifle and rocket launchers to protect my family!" Lol no you don't but they are fun to shoot. Simple as that.

[@stevecooper7883]

​@@kitten-whispererExactly. I don't NEED to travel, but it's my RIGHT to travel

[@DoctorAlright]

@@kitten-whisperer ok but they are fun to shoot

[@xcry1ngxk1ll3rx]

Everyone: sounds like fun an follows 2a. Gov: ILLIGAL! Unless you pay a massive bill and make it to where only government and high profile private security forces can afford them

[@JohnFentburg]

​@kitten-whisperer ummm those need to be registered or the ATF will shoot your dog nobody says that lol + in an area with a high violent and property crime rate its perfectly reasonable

[@billumvaleus2521]

Man, I've never watched someone argue with himself and still be wrong.

[@snipermonkey1687]

You have never watched an democrat speech then loll

[@FSXpilotman]

I agree

[@scruffdog347]

Ha ha thats great

[@wacawaka1802]

@@snipermonkey1687lol nice

[@spurger2044]

Calling a known to be truthful and middle of the ground news channel wrong. Sounds like someone forgot how to do research 🤷‍♂️

[@har0her059]

As someone in Tennessee just outside nashville, it was a 9mm carbine and the news just kept calling it an “ar style weapon”

[@mushiat6530]

Lol technically there's AR-9s...... Obviously known as the Assault Rifle 9 because you can kill 9 people at once with it. Super deadly lmao

[@cullenwear8419]

It was a kel tech I believe

[@javylawalin2742]

​@@mushiat6530Please tell me you're joking. 🙄

[@Titus551]

​@@javylawalin2742please tell me you got the joke...

[@gsospooky7512]

​@briandavenport8971 As soon as I saw kel-tec come out with it I knew it was gonna be used in a situation like that unfortunately. Not one of their better ideas.

[@MrChrisBurrows]

Tell me your gun illiterate without telling me your gun illiterate.

[@xrcassassin3544]

You just did. Nothing he said was false.

[@MrChrisBurrows]

​​@@xrcassassin3544thanks for outing yourself as well.

[@xrcassassin3544]

@@MrChrisBurrows give me one single example of what he said that was wrong and I'll give you legitimate factual evidence against your point. Go ahead. I'll wait sweetie.

[@MrChrisBurrows]

@@xrcassassin3544 the AR-15 is not nor has it ever been a service weapon in any US branch of the US military or foreign military. Using media reports as factual reports on weapons used in mass shootings, the report at the end claimed it was an AR-15 style weapon. It was a 9mm pistol.

[@xrcassassin3544]

@@MrChrisBurrows 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 the ar15 was the standard service rifle in the United States army from 1959 to 1963. It beat the t44(m14) in military trials back in 57. It was openly and publicly used in vietnam in 62 and until November of 63 when the m16 was first created. And the shooter your mentioning had an ar15 strapped to their back along with the 9mm.

[@biaIetti]

Ahhh yes. The folding 9mm pistol carbine is now an “AR-style” weapon

[@k3nny_771]

The shooter had a sub 2000, an ar, and some kind of 9mm handgun.

[@DJohnson899]

​​@@k3nny_771 The Sub 2000 is not an AR, it's a collapsible carbine for backpacking and survival situations.

[@k3nny_771]

@@DJohnson899 no I mean they had both a sub 2000 and an AR

[@djkiltech]

​@@DJohnson899there was a comma there. They had a keltec *and* an AR

[@DJohnson899]

@@djkiltech my mistake, thought she had a Sub 2000 and a pistol.

[@safejewel2072]

Calling a Kel-Tec sub 2000 an AR15 style rifle tells me all I need to know

[@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027]

The shooter and the gun both fold apparently

[@bennettbush3906]

@@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027😂

[@GoblinNiz]

@@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027DAMN

[@feedingravens]

Is it of relevance what the video is about? NO. What is relevant is that the AR-15 has become a Nationalist symbol, a part of the US identity. That people wear shirts where Jesus carries an AR-15. In my country Germany the gun possession rate is 6 times lower and the gun death rate (no suicides included) is 33 times lower. So tell me, what is the reason to NEED an AR-15? What is its use other than to kill people (and to boost the ego of the owner? I predict that you will say that as germ this is not my business. Dead people do affect me, wherever on earth they are. Especially unnecessary dead people.

[@poikoi1530]

​@@Obi_Wan_Kenobi_027DAMN

[@MeEntertainmentJo_876]

To be clear: the AR15 was legal during the ban. It just couldn’t have a pistol grip and the magazine had to be pinned.

[@Xpired_PCP]

There's a lot of things you could do. Most people opted to cap magazine capacity and remove flash suppressor

[@oldthink84]

That’s actually not true. Assault weapons could have a detachable magazine and one of the following: 1. Folding/telescoping stock 2. Pistol Grip 3. Bayonet mount 4. Flash hider or threaded barrel 5. Grenade launcher Most ‘ban era’ ARs had a detachable magazine and pistol grip but had a fixed stock, ground off bayonet lug, and non-threaded barrel.

[@chase9048]

So not an AR-15 😂 just something that looks like it with half the features

[@oldthink84]

@@chase9048, removing any or all of those features does not stop that firearm from being an AR-15.

[@JohnDoe-uq9ni]

@@chase9048 so it fires the same round at the same speed doing the same damage to a person but now it lacks the scary parts so you think its not a ar15 alright then

[@1antag0nist53]

Maybe this is an unpopular opinion, I don’t actually think the AR-15 should be banned

[@JerrySmith-pw5tj]

Mass shotings: am i a joke to you

[@Jah_Jai]

@@JerrySmith-pw5tjspell mass shootings right. And most mass shootings involve a hand gun, not a rifle😂

[@JerrySmith-pw5tj]

@@Jah_Jai Yes but the amount of deaths in mass shotings with an assault riffle is drasticly supiriour than that were handguns are the weapon of choice

[@Jah_Jai]

@@JerrySmith-pw5tj sources?

[@JerrySmith-pw5tj]

@@Jah_Jai Basic logic

[@alksi1]

Dad imported AR-15 straight from US to Finland, paid ridiculous money for it and had to fill sht ton of forms to acquire it. His reasoning was "just because its hella cool gun"

[@jayzgaming3952]

Gigachad

[@TacticalLeo]

They don’t have AR-15’s in Finland? Not knocking your dad, I’m just surprised is all. Edit: I can’t imagine how much he paid in import fees and processing…

[@alksi1]

@@TacticalLeo Yeah there are but he wanted a new one straight from a factory. All we produce here are long range rifles and shotguns made by Sako if not counting military grade RK's.

[@pipopoikapelaa5468]

​@@alksi1and maybe thats for the good Last time a army RK got outside of military purposes, it did not end well

[@alksi1]

@@pipopoikapelaa5468 most definitely

[@Zachary_Walker]

I seen a campaign to ban them and they listed an M1 Garand as a deer rifle and the ar as a weapon of war and I nearly it the floor laughing 🤣

[@aqua2k210]

To be fair I wouldn't take an M1 to a modern warzone

[@UgandanAirForce]

Yeah but they always say "weapons of war" and not "modern weapons of war" which basically means they want to ban everything.

[@Thehuntercallofthebaseball]

​​@@aqua2k210it's not a modern gun, it was used in ww2, and I'm pretty sure ww1, I think some people took the m1 in the Vietnam War too.

[@braxtongutschke6346]

​@@Thehuntercallofthebaseball the garand was not in ww1

[@Thehuntercallofthebaseball]

@@braxtongutschke6346 ok thx

[@aidanbrooks771]

Most gun killings are committed with pistols, by far. Even knives are used in more killings than rifles

[@huntertyson3896]

​@@myco1000your argument doesn't work because it's easier to manage a pistol and get it into a crowded area and knifes are a lot easier to kill 50 people with then a rifle all you have to do is stick on the move, any weapon besides something stupid can be more deadly than a rifle just has to be used the right way look at the united kingdom they constantly have knife murders and robbery's with knifes since they banned guns it's not the items it's the people

[@aidanbrooks771]

@@myco1000 based on 2022 statistics: Pistols - 7,936 deaths Knives - 1,630 deaths Fists/hands - 665 deaths Rifles - 541 deaths The statistics do not agree with your statement as fists were responsible for more deaths, pistols are a far greater threat than rifles and even fists are a greater threat

[@henrywhite2228]

Okay let’s ban those too

[@wrenchlover]

@@myco1000Guns aren’t a problem, mental health is.

[@diemarxistischeliga7983]

You’re right! The most common cause of death for children in america is firearms, mostly from pistols, by a lot, and it will not get better until better criminal restriction occurs

[@amildahl]

There were several semi-automatic clones of the AR-15 that were available during the assault rifle ban. Our law maker's understanding of guns is, historically, abysmal.

[@Crazy_Broke_Asian]

And dumb lackeys like this guy that work for “news” (propaganda) organizations like the Washington post eat it up like candy

[@coconut_lol_xd3728]

Congress when they see an M4A1 “That’s an AR-15”

[@nikstan7860]

Probably because they are both assault rifles of the same caliber and look damn near identical to the untrained eye

[@benztech6869]

@@nikstan7860so what is an assault rifle, please enlighten me

[@evilblackcat6357]

@@nikstan7860 They are _not_ both assault rifles. One of them is built for select fire, one is not. They may look similar but are very different in capabilities. Fix your ignorance.

[@homelessalcoholic2716]

​@@nikstan7860How is the AR15 and assault rifle?

[@billwilhelm8285]

Congress thinks an air soft gun is chambered in 556 , they not the brightest

[@samanthalacroix2687]

FACT CHECK: The Armalite 15 was designed as a CIVILIAN hunting rifle with a wooden stock. It was such a well made weapon that the US military commissioned the Armalite corporation to modify the AR15 for military use. The resulting weapon was designated M16 according to military nomenclature with the "16" clearly identifying it as having been developed AFTER the 15.

[@ralphmarx7554]

no

[@OspreyKnight]

No talking out your ass. AR-10 was developed for military contracts, but due to low interest it was sporterized for civilian use. It had brown Bakelite furniture to keep it light weight. The AR-15 was developed to compete for the military's desire for an intermediate cartridge. The sporterized version was sold concurrently while the military tested the xm16. The military designation of m16 has absolutely nothing to do with armilite's number scheme. The M15 rifle was a variant of the m14 rifle designated the m15 Squad Automatic Weapon, it had a pistol grip and an integrated bipod. Bullshit isn't going to fight bullshit.

[@samanthalacroix2687]

@@ralphmarx7554 Look it up

[@dkon3491]

oh no you spoke forbidden fact, thats a big non no unless cnn or politicians said it is.

[@ralphmarx7554]

@@samanthalacroix2687 I did and you're wrong.

[@roberthuber977]

This guy needs to do a video on the gun free zone of Chicago.

[@splitatom6217]

He'll get shot

[@roberthuber977]

@@splitatom6217 Not by an AR15

[@splitatom6217]

@@roberthuber977 by every other caliber XD

[@wesleysim1805]

He is a democrat. 😂

[@roberthuber977]

@@wesleysim1805 That’s funny. I remember a long time ago I met a man at Builders Square going out of business sale early 90’s. We agreed that he would buy my stuff and I would do the labor on his kitchen and bathroom. It was in the hood. The first day he was like let me introduce you to some of the guys on the street. Absolutely he was let’s them know I was with him and not to rob me. I was still approached by a kid with a pistol in front of his house. Later I started to carry and was almost robbed at the gas station going home. LOL

[@connorhart7597]

An assault rifle. Select fire weapon chambered in an intermediate cartridge, and fed by a detachable box magazine. If it doesnt meet those requirements its not an assault rifle. AR-15 doesnt stand for assault rifle, it stands for armalite rifle, the original manufacturer. Assault weapon, on the other hand, means nothing, please stop saying it, literally anything can be an assault weapon. Not saying this to be pedantic, im saying it to educate. When trying to have a discussion about it with people who have a much greater knowledge, you'll lose credibility when you make one of those mistakes.

[@Atma_Weapon]

news outlets: this is an ar-15 also news outlets: never actually seen an ar-15

[@ahstinfixsnhc9765]

They where saying the keltec sub2000 was an "ar15 like rifle" lmao this video is so incredibly misleading

[@brutheius1054]

Bruh there was a some sort of shot that made the news a couple years back that had people going "it was a ar-15 I saw it!" Turns out it was a damn pistol lol

[@ruthaderginsburg9506]

Mfers arguing over technicalities when there's been more mass shootings than days in your bum ass country

[@thatdoofus4529]

Bro of course they have! A united states senator claimed they shoot .50 cal bullets LOL

[@NEMOx47]

@@brutheius1054or the one on the news that said “look at this ar-15 shoot this watermelon” and it was a damn 12 gauge shotgun NOT an ar-15

[@jynx7788]

When you go to the comments to roast the video but you see your work has already been done

[@justaformer11b95]

😂💪🏼🍻

[@1CrypticNC]

Like I feel lazy, we don't even have to do anything.

[@Bigboss8008s]

Another friendly reminder there was indeed a self loader in the time of George Washington but it was just expensive and I believe he owned one. So don’t listen too “they did not know technology would advance” bs

[@netbenefits4595]

I did not expect to be so encouraged by the comments. LOL

[@420snoogins]

What's to be roasted? There was nothing false in the video.

[@kaw628]

Rule of thumb: If anyone tells you that you shouldn't be able to own something, buy at least 3.

[@Angaraman]

Good advice, but where can I find at least 3 slaves in this day and age?

[@sdmyhussein4680]

3 kilos of heroin, got it

[@pingpongball43]

​​@@Angaraman dont know ask the ex Slaves

[@ericmatteson9868]

​​@@Angaramanlithium mines...... they got a lot there

[@Bigboss8008s]

Another friendly reminder there was indeed a self loader in the time of George Washington but it was just expensive and I believe he owned one. So don’t listen too “they did not know technology would advance” bs

[@DanielWright-np3fq]

Life-long gun owner and I've owned an AR-15 for about 5 months before I traded it at a gun show. I suppose there are people who like it, but now I have a Marlin X7 that holds 4 rounds and that does what I need.

[@twintailMedia]

Jusy remember the AR47 is a fully semi auto ghost gun with a 30round mag clip that shoots 300 rounds a second

[@Gtri001]

No i think youre talking abput the AK15

[@staticdescent4769]

@@Gtri001 really? i thought that was the M80?

[@cadencesims260]

and the stabilizing brace makes it to where you can shoot a higher caliber bullet outta that thing

[@Aztronomical695]

Yeah and when you shoot an animal with that massive gun all the most blows out the other end! Checkmate, gun owners!

[@bitgrenadier5798]

Did you just reference war thunder ghost shells or something else?

[@carterbottomly4851]

Just a heads up to anyone who doesn’t know, AR stands for armalite rifle not assault rifle

[@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062]

What is armalite? Light arm?

[@gabetheghost1329]

@@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062it’s the company that makes it

[@maillemacanaugh1841]

@@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062it’s a brand

[@phylippezimmermannpaquin2062]

@@maillemacanaugh1841 thank you

[@jonathanwessner3456]

pretty sure everyone knows this still. However, it LITERALLY was created for the military by AR. The military sent back the AR-10 and asked for something better, which was the AR-15

[@abysswicked9076]

Friendly reminder, AR-style does not mean AR-15, it simply means it’s produced in a similar manner as the ArmaLite rifles, such as the AR-15. Just because the gun used can take a STANAG magazine doesn’t make it an AR-15. It simply means the producers WANTED THE GUN TO WORK!

[@woswasdenni1914]

not correct, it means it uses the AR plattform, which is standardized to interchange parts and accessories

[@m0cha.]

AR still means assault rifle and soon we will put every gun owner in jail but we need to build more jails first if you need a gun for self defense you call the defenders (police) and if you can't you have to run until you can find police or someone who will call them, assault rifle owners would be safer it they didn't have assault rifles because they have the guns (criminal) being lazy is no excuse for shooting people

[@tannerfoxfan5606]

​@@m0cha.That is the single most stupid thing that I have ever seen someone comment on KZbin video. In fact I would advise you to never own a gun. The police cannot always be there in every single situation. What if there's a break in and you can't get to your phone fast enough to call the police or the police can't get to the house fast enough to stop the robber. What if you have a 3-year-old little girl who can't protect herself. Do you expect a phone call to protect your whole entire family?

[@m0cha.]

@@tannerfoxfan5606 i can get to my phone it's either in my pocket or on my bedside table also i am not a 3 year old so i would run no problem. no one is robbing 3 year olds. you don't get to shoot people because you paid an arms dealer as you don't have training and you will probably shoot the wrong person anyway. you just have to accept if you have a gun you have to go to jail. soon the guns will be banned and everyone knows it. soon we will be safe 🙏

[@Cpt.0bvious]

@@woswasdenni1914which is why they listed the KelTec Sub-2000 as an “ar-style weapon” in the Nashville shooting, right?

[@Gamers_Heaven762]

Guns dont kill people people kill people guns just protect you from other people with guns who intend to do harm -Stan Smith

[@shivamrpatelofficial]

Reminder: Never trust anyone to tell you anything about firearms that have no experience first hand with them

[@TexasGreed]

thats actually bad advice.

[@nuggs9820]

​@TexasGreed how?

[@daltronium_4781]

@@TexasGreedstop trying to argue, you already blew it

[@eagleone5456]

​@@TexasGreedits the same as the very large women telling you fat is healthy. Or TV doctors telling you the jab is safe and effective. Or politicians telling you that an AR15 has a 30 round clipazine and fires 50 caliber bullets, 30 bullets a second.

[@trevormoney8126]

​@@eagleone5456lol clipazine that's hilarious. Humor survives even in the midst of a crowd of media worshiping cattle. Thank you friend for defending common sense and for the laughs.

[@nero_palmire]

Nashville shooter didn't use an AR style rifle, she used a pistol caliber carbine.

[@saltyfloridaman7163]

You need to use the correct pronouns like how the LGBT community said... 😂 Was/were

[@Eagle1977]

@@saltyfloridaman7163 lmfao

[@jeremiahwright4450]

A pistol caliber long neck shitfuck 800 carbine pistol rifle assault machine gun shootiest shooter gun thing thats also all black so it's does crime 50% better.

[@psychosociety7910]

Every scary looking rifle used is ar styled weapon to the ignorant. Ie: rifle used = ar styled

[@problagater0837]

Funnily enough, he had an AR-15 on them but got folded before they got to use it.

[@cozproject1368]

Mass shooters after ar’s are banned: “hey look a Glock switch with a drum mag!”

[@christopheratwood9213]

Don't see people shooting up places with dragon breath rounds and their grandpa's 12 Guage

[@Okay-bd4ix]

⁠@@christopheratwood9213You see a lot more home defense with those big, mean, AR-15s though. They are protecting families that don’t make it to live news because they are all still alive today.

[@Kaelath_The_Red]

Ah the Virginia tech weapon of choice

[@assassinbassin6086]

​@@Kaelath_The_Redpauseeee

[@Cpt.0bvious]

Mass shooters after AR’s are banned: “good thing I don’t care about the law 🤷🏻‍♂️”

[@KevinSun242]

I'll just sit here quietly with my X95 that takes AR mags

[@chrisosborn2102]

If 'Tell me your dumb without telling me your dumb" was a video

[@archerrusksjejandjajw]

If ‘Tell me your dumb without telling me your dumb’ was a comment

[@TheDylanjduncan]

Right? People are in denial. These guys read a couple of books and news articles on the subject then make some sort of objective video for fools to believe.

[@thegreatazal5021]

@@archerrusksjejandjajwno the idiot making the video has no idea what he’s talking about

[@siresorb1419]

Hey go easy on the guy. It's not his fault he looks like the questionable guidance counselor that you should never leave alone with children...

[@gavinj8359]

With the spelling error…. Ironic

[@ncpa1152]

WaPo sees something made of black plastic and calls it an AR-15

[@Armoredcompany]

Without understanding that only an Armalite M-15 is actually an AR-15. My Springfield Saint is an "AR pattern" and yet NOT an AR-15.

[@AdamOwenBrowning]

@@Armoredcompany yeah but that's dumb semantics. It's an AR-pattern rifle so you may as well call it an AR-15. It's not an AR-10. Be like saying that the boys in Vietnam, with M16s, may not have had M16s because "M-16" wasn't etched onto the side of many of them. It's technically true but the gun was still an M16. We're talking about when it's not dumb semantics but an actual lie - like calling a Kel-Tec Sub-2000 an AR-pattern rifle.

[@stephentthomas]

I prefer black METAL. But...

[@Armoredcompany]

@@AdamOwenBrowning Yeah I already addressed that part of it in a different comment, the Sub-2000 barely qualifies as a carbine and is basically just a Hi-Point with a long barrel on it. Also...the Vietnam era M16s most definitely DID have "M16" stamped on the receiver. They had one from the manufacturer that was stamped "Colt AR-15" then another from the government arsenals that read "Property of US GOVT M-16A1". Also, if we're going by that logic, I can call by Silverado a Corvette because they're both a Chevy, so its the same thing. Anti-gun folks talk in sweeping generalizations, because that's where their victory lies. If facts and accuracy are brought into the discussion, all of the arguments fall apart which is why "AR-15" gets slapped everywhere it doesn't belong. Like I said, My Saint isn't an AR-15...Armalite didn't design it.

[@Officer_duh]

The poster in the first scene showing an m16:

[@redneck96100]

That's AR-15 SP1 First civilian variant of the AR-15.

[@lockheedmartinf-22raptor73]

​@redneck96100 the AR15 was always civilian. The military never adopted the AR 15 and instead went for the M16A1. We now use M16A4/M4 carbines(for short folks), which have select fire such as 3 round burst. The ar15 only has semi automatic which is no different than your average hunting rifle.

[@redneck96100]

@@lockheedmartinf-22raptor73 AR-15 was first built for military trials in 1957. AR-15 was adopted by US Military in 1963, M16 is just a US Military designation for the AR-15.

[@lockheedmartinf-22raptor73]

@redneck96100 in 1963 they adopted the m16 variant which had a longer buffer and buffer spring. The original had a shorter buffer and was semi.

[@redneck96100]

@@lockheedmartinf-22raptor73 Original AR-15 was select-fire. First semi-automatic only AR-15 was the SP1, that came out in 1963.

[@Radvous]

If you're going to post propaganda about "AR style" rifles, at least know what it is first..

[@thomasmiller1637]

And this is coming from a guy who would confuse a M16 for a AR-15

[@alecweistreich5505]

Imagine confusing a Sub2000 with an AR

[@ianmckenzie6715]

uhhh but its black and polymer so it's like the same gun

[@PartyMasterBoss]

People who don’t know anything bout firearms talk the loudest

[@ThatOneMilkMan]

I’d laugh at them

[@ThatOneMilkMan]

@@ianmckenzie6715look at the chambering 😘

[@Dickiemiller179]

​@@ThatOneMilkManhe was being sarcastic.

[@TheBlitzer1939]

"guys, give us your weapons and we won't do anything i swear"

[@bobbabouy8537]

They call anything made out of polymer a "AR style weapon"

[@DunnoWhatToPut]

and also Ar is not a style since its just a brand aka Armalite Rifle

[@SanzoStudio]

Their wife's boyfriends "toy collection" is a weapon of (m)ass destruction

[@ReaperCodes1911]

The gun wasn't even an Armalite rifle, it was a AS Val style SMG taking glock magazines

[@nomercyinc6783]

they dont tho. if it literally is a different upper while using the same m16 lover its still an ar platform. a polymer ak isnt a ar platform you fool

[@Bigboss8008s]

Another friendly reminder there was indeed a self loader in the time of George Washington but it was just expensive and I believe he owned one. So don’t listen too “they did not know technology would advance” bs

[@John-if6hp]

ARs are not super weapons, they're just popular. It's like saying the iphone is more effective at making phone calls than an android because of the brand recognition.

[@panzerinvictus]

exactly bro

[@High_Lord_Of_Terra]

False equivalency. A semi-auto, high capacity magazine AR15 compared to a single shot bolt action (of the same calibre and barrel) is MUCH better at killing people. Compare the iPhone to your land-line for a better picture. I'm not saying ban ar15s but they are very good at killing a lot of people quickly if you're of a mind to do so.

[@ShogunAutoworks]

Mass shooters prefer iphones 10:1

[@DJLilDC]

Well said sir! Never thought of it that way.

[@aaronschocke2147]

​@@ShogunAutoworksMass shooters don't have preferences. They use whatever they "obtain." *deep state noises in the background*

[@neonate6211]

I remember when the media tried to pass a 12 guage shotgun as an AR15

[@nvfury13]

I’ve seen them say the video shows the gunman using an “AR style rifle” but it’s a bolt action, and another when it was a handgun.

[@Andreas-gh6is]

So you want your mass murder weapons labeled correctly? There are plenty of AR-15 and AR-style rifles flooding the market in the US. Plenty are used in mass shootings every year, causing a uniquely US-American way of dying. Including school children.

[@TheMajesticJackOff]

@@Andreas-gh6is We do not have a gun problem. We have a Culture problem. Where we have idiots who are so stupid that they will label a bb gun as an AR. I will give you two fun facts. 1) most homicides are not caused by AR platforms and most dumbasses that are capable of rubbing at least two brain cells together would be able to do the research and figure it out for themselves instead of listening to other idiots who cant even form coherent sentences, And 2) the parts of the US that make up at least 70% of the gun violence are the parts with the strictest gun laws and just happen to be leftist aligned in governance. Not hard to do your own research and come to your own conclusions just happens the only ones who are smart enough to are properly people who would rather not talk to waste the oxygen talking to people who are pretty much brain dead because their too scared to form their own thoughts.

[@kingcrimson9555]

@Andreas-gh6is Wait till you hear about what causes the most illegal gun related deaths every year

[@jonathanpinckney9227]

@@Andreas-gh6is AR platform rifles happen to be very popular, that's why they "flood" the market. Interesting to note that every school shooter I've heard of yet have had mental issues, and 99% of them utilized stolen firearms.

[@SDZ675]

If it had wood, they would've called it a AK style weapon instead.

[@H2ORaccoon]

It reminds me of that one video where that one guy demolished a watermelon with a shotgun and they called it an AR or AK style gun lol

[@archivesoflilithdarklove]

Dude thinks AR means assault rifle.

[@simoneidson21]

Don’t be a pedantic asshole. Why are gun nuts so fucking elitist that they just refuse to argue with people who aren’t as knowledgeable about guns?

[@H0ldUp]

He never said that the ar means assault rifle

[@Mohamed_amin120]

where did he say that

[@melt-zi2qg]

*coughcough bill clinton*coughcough

[@Coop1624]

He said that President Clinton banned “assault rifles”. Which the AR in AR-15 does not stand for. Nor the fact that 97% of shootings used handguns.

[@toastereater5406]

News Station: “AR-15” The AR-15 in Question: 🔫

[@speedracerw30]

They're favorite word - "assault rifle" Wtf does that even mean lol?

[@Epck]

Aarmalitevstyle

[@Harper2.0]

@@speedracerw30 intermediate caliber semi auto rifle with a high capacity magazine and a modular design. Easy

[@eve5150]

​@@Harper2.0yep, and that's not even the definition of an assault rifle.

[@Harper2.0]

@@eve5150 you’re right. The military definition includes selective fire too. I’m taking about a legal definition so we can ban these war machines. I can’t wait till the day we come and take your guns. And y’all aren’t gonna do shit about it.

[@Wizkid490]

"Why don't gun owners talk to the media?" The Media:

[@user-xl9dc1kx3z]

Media doesn't want to look bad with facts

[@agoodname6997]

I'm confused. They literally just relayed facts about the sale of ar-15s and then showed they had a survey? What's the problem?

[@Pocatoes]

@@agoodname6997 No they didn't lol they just said whatever their narrative promotes.

[@user-xl9dc1kx3z]

@@agoodname6997 AR15 is for civilian use. It's not the same one the military uses. This is why no one takes democrats seriously

[@DumOcaso]

@@Pocatoeswell they didn’t there isn’t any personal opinion in this

[@Jared_Thompson]

Fun fact some people might not know but AR in AR-15 stands for ArmaLite Rifle. Another thing is that AR-15 is commonly used to talk about the civilian semi-automatic types of rifle which lack the fully automatic function.

[@dudes11bravodadschannel85]

Shall not be infringed is a pretty fucking good reason to own one 👌

[@hunterra217]

Thats true! Your right to own a boomstick supercedes childrens right to life! As long as you can admit that adhering to the strictest possible definition of the second amendment WILL result in more dead kids, then i cant argue with you. Youd at least be morally consistent

[@dudes11bravodadschannel85]

@@hunterra217 Part of living in a free society friend. Maybe look into mental health more and actually do something about the lack of safety in schools instead of trying to take away people's rights 🤔

[@irondolphin9387]

@@hunterra217I love how your willing to throw away the hundreds of thousands of lives saved by firearms annually to save a few hundred children, which could be saved with policies that don’t strip us of our rights like better school security and mental healthcare.

[@zatchbell5678]

​@@irondolphin9387👏👏

[@lloydweatherford9405]

The first four words are "a well regulated militia" so i aint got no clue whachur on about bootboy.

[@Joe-f5u]

Did you also know that most acts of gun violence are committed with handguns and not Ars?

[@geoffreysorkin5774]

Did you know that the video specified mass shootings and that Armalite's make mass shooting easier because it was specifically designed for the military and being able to kill lots of people more easily. I'm guessing no to both.

[@satch9294]

@@geoffreysorkin5774did you know that ar15s were not designed for the military and that a vast majority of mass shootings are done with pistols

[@SerialSnowmanKiller]

@@geoffreysorkin5774 The AR-15 is advertised constantly by the media as the perfect weapon for mass shooters, which goes a long way towards explaining why rifles are used SLIGHTLY more often by mass shooters than by ordinary criminals... 75% of mass shooting are still performed with pistols, though. So the AR-15 is used by a tiny number of deranged lunatics who want to kill a bunch of people before they die. Big deal. It is useless for almost every other criminal pursuit; which is why less than 3% of all murders in the U.S. are committed with rifles of ANY TYPE. You are more likely to be STRUCK BY LIGHTNING in the U.S. than murdered with an AR-15. With these facts in mind, are you really going to strip millions of law-abiding citizens of billions of dollars worth of property over the reprehensible actions of a tiny number of deranged lunatics whose actions don't even rate a blip on the yearly statistics?

[@Dtrondon]

@@SerialSnowmanKiller and even if they take their guns away they're still going to find ways to harm people and will just prevent innocent civilians from protecting themselves

[@burneronthenetwork736]

​@@geoffreysorkin5774It wasn't designed for the military, It was designed for civilian use shortly after the M16 was made.

[@windowsl2512]

Repeal the NFA and defund the ATF

[@President_Grover_Cleveland]

Abolish both, there is absolutely no reason for either to exist. PERIOD.

[@totalorganfailure]

All guns should be allowed for purchase no matter what

[@Rowdybandit545]

Atf should be arrested

[@agentgamingchannel.]

Repeal the NFA and ABOLISH* the ATF

[@Low_Honor_man2]

⁠@@totalorganfailureof course we all want are school shooters to have rpgs

[@mercury8446]

The AR-15 wasn't designed for the military, it was designed as a civilian rifle and the M16 was a modified variant produced for the military

[@tgs9740]

​@@skylarmontgomery9291All firearms can be implemented in war.

[@user-ef4gf7rr9r]

@@tgs9740 So can all minds, but results may vary

[@mestupkid211986]

It's the same platform, that's kind of a crappy argument.

[@7RichM7]

​@skylarmontgomery9291 I'm guessing you've never fired either one. Otherwise you would know how nonsensical your statement is

[@vintinoo1924]

This is literally factually wrong and all it takes is 5 seconds to find out

[@gabebenson6105]

It was so much of a military weapon that we designed it for civilian use and asked the military afterwards if they thought they could use it :)

[@wifelikecow]

Armalite didn't ask if I recall. It was a member of the brass in the air force that took an interest in it and it just so happened to be that Eugene stoner was a friend of said official.

[@JohnSmith-xv2ob]

Other way around.

[@aleckretschmar]

@@JohnSmith-xv2obliterally wasn’t. The simplest of google searches are, and I quote “First developed in the 1950s for civilian use, the AR-15 rifle was named after its manufacturer, Armalite. The letters “AR” do not stand for “assault rifle” or “automatic rifle.”” Though they are a military contractor for firearms they were originally designed for civilian use.

[@joeb6750]

​@@aleckretschmarYep and the military requested certain feature changes such as select fire being one and thus the m-16 was born.

[@Bigboss8008s]

Another friendly reminder there was indeed a self loader in the time of George Washington but it was just expensive and I believe he owned one. So don’t listen too “they did not know technology would advance” bs

[@bread7932]

I love the "involved AR-15s" part because that implies they were present but unused in the killing.

[@nicke1903]

She got SMOKED by a AR lol

[@seanregan2450]

Also: the article cited is wrong, only one was an AR, the other was a carbine in PISTOL caliber.🤔

[@Tacticalgoober-sw8ye]

*sighs because he knows he is about to write a whole essay on why if the ar 15 was banned they would another gun making that the new ar-15

[@twomanygenders9948]

I like how he brings up the Nashville shooting, one of the weapons was a pistol with a stock and they called it an "ar 15"

[@guywholikesgoodmusic]

According to wikipedia, he had an AR15, a Kel-Tec SUB 2000, and a non-specified handgun.

[@millionare5446]

@@guywholikesgoodmusic she*

[@christcarscountry6870]

@@millionare5446 he*

[@flavoredrice176]

@@millionare5446 he*

[@Bouncing_water]

@@millionare5446he*

[@revanspadawan6122]

Friendly reminder: AR-15 was not designed for the military; the military designed the m16 and m4 off the AR because it was more user friendly than its predecessor

[@xrcassassin3544]

Literally every single solitary thing you said was blatantly wrong. The m16 was developed in the 50s first and foremost. Long before the ar15. And colt patented the ar15 which was literally designed after the m4 carbine. Which was designed after the colt commando. All of which were fully automatic. Please do even the smallest bit of research. An ar15 is literally a semi auto m4 in nearly every aspect except for twist rate. The m4 has an 8 to 1 and the ar15 has a 5 to 1.

[@revanspadawan6122]

@@xrcassassin3544 literally everything you just said is just slightly off. Yes, colt was commissioned to develop a new rifle to replace the 40. The Korean War showed that the 40 was not good for jungle style warfare during that development. A.R. 15 came out for common civilian use. Colt went to AR and asked to borrow their platform ideas for the M-16A1, which was the only M-16 platform that was fully auto. I am 1682 through M-16 A4, and none of the M-4 platforms were ever fully auto: only single fire, or burst fire. Unless everything I was taught about the M-16 and the M4 in basic training was a complete and total lie, and the follow up research I did on it was also completely wrong. Granted that I was almost 20 years ago. The point I was trying to make is that the A.R. 15 was in common use before the M-16. Even if the M-16 was in development first it is the military version of the A.R. 15. The A.R. 15 is not the civilian version of the M-16.

[@TheFrankvHoof]

​@@xrcassassin3544the AR in AR15 stands for Armalite Rifle. I highly doubt that Colt patented it 😂.

[@AKIMBOASSASSIN67]

​@@xrcassassin3544 them twist rates are backwards and they're not 1:5

[@SomberRL]

@@TheFrankvHoofthey did but he’s quite off during his explanation.

[@BasedGarlicMan]

bro totally won the agruement with himself

[@_Jose77]

Hm

[@Tomago9387]

Man can’t even spell argument, which it wasn’t even 💀

[@Crescentwolf989]

Nope 10 of the 17 mass killing would have still happend with a different gun

[@fabrixioable]

Now imagine you do this for 5 years learning how to win argument against yourself or a boogie man you create. You include that on your CV, get hired to win more arguments against imaginary boogie men now working with a group of people experienced at that very thing. That is what journalists do.

[@trapezoid5810]

KZbin Reel user realizing how political messages are spread through videos

[@logger22]

I bet this guy wasn’t complain when Tom Crooks used an AR-15

[@michaelcole8196]

Meanwhile, media reports: "...an AR15-style rifle..." for literally every gun bigger than a glock

[@Tounushi]

wonder if it's for the "benefit" of normies to indicate a weapon that has a magazine extending from the receiver in front of the trigger, a long barrel, a pistol grip and a solid or collapsible stock. Which is essentially every military-derived or prospectively military design since the '40s.

[@johnwiz4460]

Which is funny because every black person shooting other black people specifically in Chicago are using glocks with switches. Also illegal. 😊

[@glados5065]

You see the news clip where they "showed the destructive power of the AR-15", it was a break action shotgun.

[@aidenpopour594]

Hey I'm not super educated on guns (beyond basic assume it's loaded type basic safety). What term should be used for theese guns, or is it diverse enough that 'gun that shoots a lot pretty quick' is the best generalization?

[@kano8]

​@aidenpopour594 a more appropriate term would be a semi-automatic rifle, or just using the rifles name. Howevere all these news stories don't care to wait for the facts so they make stuff up.

[@chadswiney4035]

I like it when people who have never even touched a gun try to teach me about guns.

[@poseidenforceccj2528]

Yeah…. The ar-15 came before the m-16. Both from the same company, Armalite. I love it when people say it was designed for the military when I have ad clippings for the ar-15 from the early 50s and the m-16 wasn’t really incorporated into the military until Nam. Sure my ar and the modern m4 are very similar(mine isn’t select fire) but the military usually changes with the market, not the other way around

[@milserpentine]

@@poseidenforceccj2528 I'm progun but this is a shitty way to carry the movement forward. The Ar15 and M4 both have the same levels of lethality. Full auto fire only really helps with suppression and up close point shooting armed targets. So instead of saying "its actually a civilian arm so it legal" we should be saying "yes it pretty much a military weapon thus is protected by the 2A".

[@poseidenforceccj2528]

@@milserpentine that’s fair. Good point

[@nobodyspecial4702]

@@milserpentine Both of which pale in comparison to a 12 gauge slug. You know, the one the media and gun control nuts all say we should use for home defense because it's "less deadly" than .223.

[@riclate2013]

​@@nobodyspecial4702everytime i hear someone say just use a shotgun its less deadly i always think to myself "tell that to the germans in the trenches"

[@shawnlylebond8873]

Couple things 1) the 1994 "assualt weapons" ban did nothing to prevent people from buying ar15. The companies just modified some cosmetic features and they were legal again. 2) the 1994 "assualt weapons" ban also had no noticeable affect on crime, because long guns are not the weapon of choice for criminals, handguns are. 3) the ar15 is one of the most popular weapon in the country, so there are alot of them meaning more access them. 4) less than 500 deaths every year are attributed to rifles and that includes accidents and self defense.

[@TutiDelme]

And unaliving one self

[@thomasrogers8239]

Oh my God, an actual response with numbers and statistics! I love that.

[@djkiltech]

And the fact that more murders with HANDS AND FEET happen per year in the US than with rifles. .38, 9mm and .22lr are the top 3 calibers involved in gun violence in the US.

[@ripztubig4457]

So how does this excuse all of the mass-shootings committed with Ar-15s?

[@ProbablyBobby]

more people die from hands & feet fights

[@JamieTreanor-x7y]

FUN FACT During the troubles in northern ireland lax gun rules in the us helped ira sympathisers purchase vast quantities of AR 15 rifles The purchases of these rifles slowed in the 90s due to gun regulation and a cooling of tempers Bounus there is even a parody song about AR 15s called my little armalite due it being reffered to as the iras service rifle So yeah

[@stuartanderson6785]

"I don't know guns." There. Fixed it for you.

[@sentinall]

HAHAHAHA! you're funny. And when confronted by the inanity of the arguments for AR-15s over time, a great retort. Let me take a page from your book. It's not the gun. It's the idiot people defending it.

[@MilitaryEnthusiastFLA]

Facts.

[@daslynnter9841]

Yea people who buy ar15s dont know guns. High speed low caliber kinda sucks, theres a reason the owners only ever use them for games they play with other ar15 owners.

[@gjohnson4758]

Physics lesson: speed kills. While larger calibers do more damage l, Faster bullets do devastating damage.

[@nathanv8535]

Yeah typical liberals

[@dalehall64]

July 2023: 95% of us say, "It's none of your fucking business why we own them."

[@Tomago9387]

“Good then you have no reason to own them, time to ban them” “WAHHHHH HE TOOK MY GUN MY RIGHT MY FREDOM 😭😣”

[@StarCrusier900]

@@Tomago9387what are you gonna do when every state, county, police department, and city says “no I’m keeping my guns”. That’s the point bozo, you ain’t taking guns on a mass scale without some bloodshed. Best for both world you don’t try it.

[@wesstudt7269]

​@@Tomago9387Try it

[@Tomago9387]

@@wesstudt7269 not my job

[@spidersaremean8917]

@@Tomago9387 I don't think in any case of the government trying to take a mans gun did the man cry. I think history has shown us very clearly this.