A demented judge for a district court in California overturned an assault weapons ban because, he said, “like the Swiss Army knife” the AR-15 is good for “home defense and battle”.
Good. I added a link with his name so I don’t have to look back and then write it here. I don’t particularly want to write his name anyway.
How to describe a total twat like this man? I don’t know him. Never heard of him. Don’t know his bench history. But I maintain, he’s a fucking twat.
I’ve already related in my posts several rulings by judges that made no sense. Unless, of course, you want to admit the truth. In this case, a bankrupt NRA arose from ashes like a phoenix and paid off some jerkoff pissant judge whose name we should never have heard because, district judges are not rock stars.
He’s either addled or he’s got a cheque. Cashed it, too.
A fucking Swiss Army knife. Really?
When was the last time you heard a report of a mass killing with a Swiss Army knife?
“At Least 40 Dead in Mass Stabbing“
That’s a headline you’re not likely to see. Of course, knives have been used in assaults on multiple civilians. I’m not unaware of it; the fact is glaring, however, that no blade weapon as small as a knife is nearly the threat of even the cheapest handgun.
As for the reason the district judge thinks an AR-15 is good for home defense, that’s so far off I have to laugh. Not only is it not suitable for home defense, it isn’t even fit for “battle”.
To be very clear, I’ve used the AR-15 and the M-16. I consider both to be garbage. I’ll repeat, both are shit, total crap. If I had to go into combat I would beg my superiors not to give me one. I’d prefer the M-60 or a combat shotgun. When the military phased out most M60s for the M240,there was an immediate recognition that the latter was inferior. Troops who had never handled the M60 were none the wiser but the 240 has anecdotal reports of hanging up in critical situations. Any firearm can jam, but a marine who carried one into combat had horror stories when he returned from Afghanistan.
In regards to the M-16 it had a terrible effect on troop morale and safety in Vietnam. Improvements couldn’t erase the stigma connected to the weapon, and I’ll tell anyone that the improvements were not very good. Hell, I’d sooner use a .22-long in battle. The AR-15 gets its designation from the Armalite name, but the model is made today by many other manufacturers. They should call it the CRAP-15.
People swear that they scope it and hunt with it. They just like the way it looks, but muzzle velocity can mutilate smaller game, much worse than any shotgun with buckshot. Rounds typically break large bones in humans and game alike, such as the femur, without hitting the bone. Even at-distance that velocity is overkill. Should it be used in home defense, and I’m sure it has been, I’d be interested in seeing the reports. I’d bet real money that someone got all fucked-up and that chances are very good, there was collateral damage.
So dressing a turkey or white tail felled by an AR-15 variant is going to be a messier-than-usual task.
Surgical hits? Clean kills? No. Ask any trauma doctor or nurse, they’ll tell you they’d rather treat a handgun victim. Even with a shot that nicks the liver, a patient can be saved. An assault weapon victim is as good as dead unless the wounds are superficial. A round passing close to the liver will kill.
There’s no merit to choosing any assault weapon for home defense. Should I be in the market for any firearm to protect my home, I’d pick a small bore shotgun with a light load every time. I’d drop anyone I so much as pointed it at, and they may very well live to stand trial.
Sadly the law often works counter to the tenets of the pro second amendment morons who do what this judge did or back him up. The home defender, the shooter, is often arrested and prosecuted. Owning a gun can put you in a catch-22.
However, in certain cases, in certain circumstances and certain neighborhoods, the single woman may legitimately want a gun. I’d still recommend the light shotgun. Less recoil, faster recovery for another shot if necessary, and no risk of a round creating a through-and-through wound which then penetrates a wall and kills a neighbor.
Assault weapons do not belong in homes, or on the civilian market. District judge X just got people killed.
That is not hyperbole. It is a fact.
Memoirs of an American Asshole 