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Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
It's because they keep getting used to execute large numbers of unarmed civilians in public places.
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pretty much the reason for me is reading about the amount of trauma caused be these weapons in particular, especially in the states.
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Originally Posted by btimbit
Can I ask why you single out ARs? There's plenty of weapons that are non restricted that would do way more damage but I'm fascinated by people's fixation on this one particular design
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AR styles weapons are the topic of conversation in this particular thread... presumably there are a lot of different weapons also listed on the restricted or prohibited weapons list besides the AR style weapon.
based on what i have read at least, i would dispute the argument that there are weapons on the non restricted list that would do more damage than an AR style weapon, granted i am not an expert in firearms and would defer to those like the captain or new era or others that have more experience
obviously all guns do damage: that's what they are fundamentally designed for....AR style weapons don't serve any particular purpose that a regular hunting rifle cannot do, which is what gun supporters have been arguing ad nauseum.
i didn't say Canada should ban them... in fact i said Canada has around 66k of them, but they haven't been an issue to this point... so long as they are regulated, i don't see a reason to change the legislation unless something happens in Canada that causes a reassessment of the availability of that particular weapon