Why is that? The first time I noticed it was a few years ago. I know some circles think that not-gun-people thought AR=Assault Rifle, which maybe some did, but why the inaccurate blanket statement? Also, shouldn’t we be going after handguns since they’re used 4-5x as much for gun deaths in the US? I just don’t get it.
The terminology isn’t arbitrary, and the story was about a teacher getting shot (with a pistol) and the legal battle going on with her claim. But good job on the emotionally charged comment. If we wanted ban all diesel trucks to help the environment, would we picket with signs that say ban leaded gasoline? That would make us look ignorant, right?
I know I’m beating a dead horse here, but assault rifles have been illegal for decades. I live in Texas, have many friends with literal armories, and have had a range membership - I have never in my life seen an assault rifle outside of active duty. Not once. Not at a gun show, not in a private collection, not even from my crazy libertarian prepper friend that takes his bug out bag everywhere he goes.
This media craze about assault rifles/weapons is the epitome of a strawman.
For all the haters: assault rilfe, military firearm that is chambered for ammunition of reduced size or propellant charge and that has the capacity to switch between semiautomatic and fully automatic fire. Source
No sweat: Solasta
Low sweat: DRG
Mid sweat: Remnant 2
High sweat: Battlebit
Stone Trek: Strange New Dwarves
Right there with ya. Off the (dusty) shelf sound effects, unintentionally low bitrate music, overall poor sampling and processing can make me hate a game. Can have the best 3D in the world but if it has 2D audio I’m out.
eSun is definitely the runner up, but it’s $22/kg versus $14/kg for kingroon.
I have a Sovol, two Vorons, a Prusa, and the only for filament I’ve found that works fine in all three without excessive tinkering or price is Kingroon. Tried eSun, sunlu, hatchbox, mg chemicals, Prusa, and makerbot.
Mystical Ninja Goemon on the N64. I bring it up in nostalgic conversations about GoldenEye and Ocarina, but no one ever knows what I’m talking about. That game got so many things right, including the soundtrack.
Mullvad, Proton or Phantompeer
I get that, and I’m sure there’s a fair bit of LARPers out there with their tacticool gear just itching for a reason to use it.
But the highest gun violence in this country is done by handguns, and now we have glock modifications that make them fully automatic that anyone can buy off what is essentially Etsy. Are we going after assault weapons because they’re an easier target than semiauto pistols and trying to make some headway against the gun lobby, or are they just the big bad right now because of our profoundly sick society.
Not saying most people should own one, but the AR platform has value in that it relatively cheap, fully modular, and has a variety of uses. I know it’s a sour subject, but objectively it’s a great tool.