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There are a lot of alternatives available that would be better for hunting than an AR-15, but the Browning Bar Mark III and the Benelli R1 would be two top choices.
First and foremost, the AR-15 was designed to kill humans in the most efficient way possible. All of the following features of an AR-15 are there for that purpose: The AR-15 forward grip is designed so the shooter can release the magazine with their trigger finger without ever removing their hand from the grip. This allows someone with a little practice to exchange an empty magazine with a full one in around a second. Try doing that with a standard fixed-stock semi-automatic rifle. A forward grip and a detachable high-capacity magazine allow a shooter to literally drill bullets accurately into a group of people and reload without giving anyone the opportunity to disarm them. The high muzzle velocity of an AR-15 combined with a light bullet causes catastrophic damage when it enters a human body, and the AR-15's light weight and short length make it an excellent weapon for maneuvering in closed quarters.
Clip capacity is a completely different subject. You can get extended clips and even drums for pistols which are a whole lot easier to conceal and it’s pistols that are actually used in the large majority of homicides and crimes.
I don't dismiss the self-defense questions out of hand. It's not so much pacifism: Jesus has authority none of us has. But the question is should Christians use force, up to and including deadly force, to protect their lives and the lives of their family? I think there are instances of justifiable force, but what if I'm wrong?
Well...it depends on what, and it comes down to the round. An AR-10 would cover most hunting other than small game and would handle the most dangerous animals I could encounter in the woods: black bear and wild hog. For shear versatility, it's hard to beat a shotgun, but a shotgun is a relatively short range weapon and rifled slugs have stout recoil.
And now we're back at the start. If I do get a 45-70, I'll own a lever action not much different than what some US troops carried in Cuba in the Spanish-American War. And a 12 gauge pump shotgun isn't much different than what US soldiers used in WWI and subsequent wars. I get that some are troubled by the "look" of an AR-15, but every type of firearm has been used by some military at some point. There's no escaping that. And if you go the archery route, there's the Battle of Agincourt to consider.
Both of these rifles were initially designed for military use and redesigned for civilian use, just like the AR. The BAR has an available 20 round magazine and the R1 has a 10 round magazine available. Both are only available in a larger caliber ammo which means they both do more damage to anything they hit per shot. It seems like the only real difference between these two and the AR is the magazine capacity which is most likely only due to the fact that these rifles aren’t as popular as the AR and that’s why companies aren’t making larger capacity magazines for them. I really don’t see why the AR is considered any more dangerous than these larger caliber semi automatic rifles here.
because not everyone is paceful for some people violence is all they understand.
Jesus says blassed are the peace MAKERS not the PEACEFUL He does not expect us to just take abuse, nor are we to just stand by when we see it.
Peacemakers do practice peace, BUT when peace does not work sometimes violence is the only option. Consider World War II for example Peace was tried and it turned to violence and death, but there is no telling how much more death there would have been if `good men did not stand up and use violence. Another example suppose someone is accused of murder the sespect is located well the police always hope that the person wil go into custody without a fight so that they do not have to use violence to stop the threat, BUT if the suspect insist on being a threat to them or others they will and should use lethal force to stop the threat. Same thing with other violent crimes some of the best Christians I know own or have owned guns (one particular woman I am thinking about is deceased of natural causes last year.) They (the people in question are some of the LAST people I would expect to so much as raise their voice in anger, BUT if they felt that they or the people they were with were in danger of death or great bodily harm or if they caught someone harming the same I can also promise you that if they had their firearm on them ( and I know more than one of them to carry they would use violence to stop that threat
But you can't change the magazines in those rifles like this:
I'm not going to check the ballistics on each cartridge available for these two rifles, but larger caliber bullets would be heavier, and while they may cause a larger entry wound, they would also be more likely to pass through the body without causing as much catastrophic damage to the body. The heavier the weight the less tumbling after impact.
I already covered the weight of the bullet, but there's also the forward grip, which allows a person to exchange an empty magazine with a full one in around a second and to drill bullets accurately into a group of people and reload without giving anyone the opportunity to disarm them, and the weight and short length, which make it a superior weapon compared to the other two for maneuvering in closed quarters.
All of the reasons I mentioned are why the AR-15 in the hands of a shooter is more efficient at killing than the Browning Bar Mark III and the Benelli R1, and why the military adds those features to combat rifles.
Let me asks you this what would you do if violence was used to protect you personally? I am not talking about servicemembers overseas or even police in your town in general. I am talking about a situation where you are at home or in public minding your own someone attacks you maybe tries to rob you or carjack your car someone sees this maybe it is a police officer maybe it is even a civilian takes out a gun shoots them dead ( or even injures them or even say they pull out the gun and the suspect runs off before a shot is fired because they do not want to be shot. After the attack do you go off in a huff or get upset at the person (officer or otherwise) who useed violence or the threat thereof to protect you or do you thank them and give the police the information on the event ( the suspect if they ran ECT.
So who really NEEDS an AR-15 as a regular citizen? People who require AR-13s are either gangsters or paranoid people. Why can't you just blow someone away with a shotgun? Why is there a need for 30 rounds per multiple magazines unless you or your kids want to blow away a school full of children? Is it really that serious? Are you really in that much danger as a hard-working 9-5 person or is it more useful for cartels, gangs, a paranoid preppers?
