3 May 20
In the course of justifying his ban on AR-15 rifles, Justin Trudeau said something exceptionally stupid, even for him; and anti-gun media use it gleefully. He said, “You don’t need an AR-15 to shoot a deer.”
Well, an AR-15 was a restricted firearm, which meant that it would be illegal to shoot a deer with one because the only lawful place the rifle could be shot was on an approved target range. Not just any range, an approved range.
Of course you don’t need an AR-15 to shoot a deer, or a seal, even if it were legal. There are many other kinds of firearms that could get that job done. But why would an AR-15 be particularly apt to shoot a deer or a seal if one was so minded?
The AR-15 shoots a cartridge of modest power. It is effective on vermin and game up to about 90 kg in weight, and in the case of a 90 kg deer, one should get close enough that the first shot is lethal. This is where the AR-15 is particularly apt to shoot deer. The rifle is exceptionally accurate, meaning the bullet is going to go where the shooter aimed it. In addition, being semi-automatic, if a follow-up shot is needed, the rifle is reloaded immediately and, crucially, without disturbing the shooter’s aim.
Since the magazine of an AR-15 is by law limited to five rounds, it remains an excellent hunting rifle for small to medium game without being the threat of mass murder it is alleged to be. Mass murder and killing deer with an AR-15 are already illegal, so how society is made substantially safer by making ownership of one by a law-abiding gun-owner illegal remains unexplained.
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