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<blockquote data-quote="ByrdC130" data-source="post: 2078167" data-attributes="member: 4993"><p>Sent this off today as I'm growing tired of hearing about the mythical powers of the AR .223.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Sir, </p><p></p><p>I just read CNN's new article on Sen. Feinstein's gun control bill and it</p><p>mentions your comments about hunting with an AR rifle. You are quoted as</p><p>saying "How are you going to hunting with something like that?" asked</p><p>Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, pointing to the assault</p><p>weapons displayed to his left. "You kill something, there's nothing left to</p><p>eat." </p><p>I would like to know where you are getting you facts about the amount of</p><p>damage to a deer taken with a .223 caliber rifle. I've spent all of my 52</p><p>years on this planet in Oklahoma. I've been hunting deer for most of those</p><p>years and have taken deer with many calibers including the .223 and while</p><p>not my personal favorite for deer hunting, it does no more and in some cases</p><p>less damage to deer than other calibers. I've eaten plenty of venison that</p><p>was taken with the .223 round. Also, AR rifles come in many different</p><p>calibers. I have a friend that just took an elk with a 6.8 SPC AR type</p><p>rifle. My family raises cattle in here in Oklahoma, and we use AR rifles to</p><p>attempt to keep coyotes from killing our cattle while birthing. Fifteen or</p><p>more wild dogs and a ten round magazine is quite a handicap.</p><p></p><p>Another point I'd like you to consider is if the ban on manufacture of AR</p><p>rifles is the impact on the companies that currently manufacture weapons for</p><p>the military and law enforcement. The lack of civilian sales will severely</p><p>hinder their ability to remain a viable industry to keep supplying our</p><p>nation's military and law enforcement. If we bankrupt these companies,</p><p>where do we purchase the new weapons? </p><p></p><p>Now I do agree that eliminating any type of violence is our ultimate goal,</p><p>especially when it concerns the children of our country. I do respect your</p><p>years of service in the Law Enforcement community, I have over 30 years in</p><p>the military myself, so please do not take this as an emotional over</p><p>reaction to this controversial topic. But, it does sound to those of us that</p><p>do know firearms that statements like that you gave are trying to be over</p><p>the top theatrics. Trying to imply that that the bullet out of an AR does</p><p>some sort of magical damage compared to another round from a bolt action is,</p><p>to be quite honest, insulting. I do not feel that those types of statements</p><p>are honest and are trying to sway those people that do not know one caliber</p><p>from the other in a dishonest fashion. I truly want a way to end senseless</p><p>violence in America, but can we not do it in an honest and open format? I</p><p>often feel that those of you that live in large urban areas totally forget</p><p>that there are those of us that live in rural areas and do not have a</p><p>policeman at every corner. In fact, it's several miles to a corner where I</p><p>grew up and my mother still lives. It's in these kinds of places that I and</p><p>my mother would like the option to have suitable and sufficient defense</p><p>capabilities. I've called the local sheriff's department and they responded</p><p>the next day. The very quickest response time was an hour and forty five</p><p>minutes, and that was to 6 drunken strangers on my front porch.</p><p></p><p>So please consider why some of us in America are against Sen. Feinstein's</p><p>bill to basically do away with something that others regard as a safety</p><p>device, a predator control tool and yes, a hunting tool. It's not the rifle</p><p>that makes a lethal weapon, it's the trigger operator.</p><p></p><p>Thank you again for your service and thank you for your time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ByrdC130, post: 2078167, member: 4993"] Sent this off today as I'm growing tired of hearing about the mythical powers of the AR .223. Sir, I just read CNN's new article on Sen. Feinstein's gun control bill and it mentions your comments about hunting with an AR rifle. You are quoted as saying "How are you going to hunting with something like that?" asked Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey, pointing to the assault weapons displayed to his left. "You kill something, there's nothing left to eat." I would like to know where you are getting you facts about the amount of damage to a deer taken with a .223 caliber rifle. I've spent all of my 52 years on this planet in Oklahoma. I've been hunting deer for most of those years and have taken deer with many calibers including the .223 and while not my personal favorite for deer hunting, it does no more and in some cases less damage to deer than other calibers. I've eaten plenty of venison that was taken with the .223 round. Also, AR rifles come in many different calibers. I have a friend that just took an elk with a 6.8 SPC AR type rifle. My family raises cattle in here in Oklahoma, and we use AR rifles to attempt to keep coyotes from killing our cattle while birthing. Fifteen or more wild dogs and a ten round magazine is quite a handicap. Another point I'd like you to consider is if the ban on manufacture of AR rifles is the impact on the companies that currently manufacture weapons for the military and law enforcement. The lack of civilian sales will severely hinder their ability to remain a viable industry to keep supplying our nation's military and law enforcement. If we bankrupt these companies, where do we purchase the new weapons? Now I do agree that eliminating any type of violence is our ultimate goal, especially when it concerns the children of our country. I do respect your years of service in the Law Enforcement community, I have over 30 years in the military myself, so please do not take this as an emotional over reaction to this controversial topic. But, it does sound to those of us that do know firearms that statements like that you gave are trying to be over the top theatrics. Trying to imply that that the bullet out of an AR does some sort of magical damage compared to another round from a bolt action is, to be quite honest, insulting. I do not feel that those types of statements are honest and are trying to sway those people that do not know one caliber from the other in a dishonest fashion. I truly want a way to end senseless violence in America, but can we not do it in an honest and open format? I often feel that those of you that live in large urban areas totally forget that there are those of us that live in rural areas and do not have a policeman at every corner. In fact, it's several miles to a corner where I grew up and my mother still lives. It's in these kinds of places that I and my mother would like the option to have suitable and sufficient defense capabilities. I've called the local sheriff's department and they responded the next day. The very quickest response time was an hour and forty five minutes, and that was to 6 drunken strangers on my front porch. So please consider why some of us in America are against Sen. Feinstein's bill to basically do away with something that others regard as a safety device, a predator control tool and yes, a hunting tool. It's not the rifle that makes a lethal weapon, it's the trigger operator. Thank you again for your service and thank you for your time. [/QUOTE]
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