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A nauseating Christmas gun ad killed my holiday spirit

got an email the other day from the Henry Repeating Arms company. In the subject line was this: “Nothing says ‘Merry Christmas’ Like An AR-7.”

And nothing says “idiot” like the person who wrote that line.

In case you don’t know guns, an AR-7 is a semi-automatic rifle that can be used to defend your family, go hunting and — in the wrong hands — kill a lot of people.

[emoji57] I mean shit I'd never ask anyone for a Christmas or birthday gift ever again if they looked together and got me a gun or a really nice red dot sight.

Tacky yes....

Would it make my Christmas....
Also yes [emoji23][emoji1787]

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A trope followed by an absurdity:

Sure, there’s the Second Amendment. But the founders of this country, when they were drafting this amendment, had no idea what kind of guns would be invented two hundred years later that could kill large groups of people instantaneously.

At just 3.5 pounds, this sounds perfect also for people who want to wreak havoc on society, especially since the AR-7 “can carry a large quantity of ammunition without adding much weight to your gear.” And it can be disassembled, so you can sneak it into places like schools and movie theaters.

instantaneously? wow, i need one of those. maybe the internet should be banned, too. i'm sure the founders never imagined that.
we need to take some of these guys to the range and show them that shooting can be safe and fun. i double dawg dare them to go.

To quote a John Wayne movie:
"Life is hard son, harder when you are stupid."

A columnist from the New York Post thinks he has any social standing to complain about what some other entity printed. Took some waisted effort to make such a mountain out of that mole hill. In the wrong hands, irresponsible journalism can do a lot of damage.

I wonder if the author will have a bottle of wine at Christmas, get into his new VW with a big red bow on it and drive somewhere? Such an activity can instantly kill a lot of people. And on Christmas. Now there's a buzz kill that happens far more frequently than someone sneaking an AR-7 into a movie theater or school. But I suppose drunk driving is what the holiday spirit is all about.

An AR-7? Doesn't this ignoramus know that the AR-7 is a .22LR survival rifle originally intended for downed Air Force pilots in the early 1960's, and is NOTHING like an AR-9, AR-15, or AR-10???
Of course, in James Bond's hands he could shoot down a helicopter in "From Russia With Love", but, then again, he's James Bond! The rest of us could maybe shoot a rabbit or squirrel, or other largish rodent for an emergency dinner.
But kill "lots of people"? Have to be deadly accurate to do that, especially since the magazines are only, I believe, 8 rounds!

WTF? Since when is a .22 lr rifle something used by mass killers?

We live in a society of constant indignation. It's exhausting.

I'm outraged by your exhaustion, sir! Outraged.

and now, thanks to this moron, i want one. i think i saw one at the pawn shop, probably been used in several drive-bys. can i get that with a bayonet lug, please?

This article is practically a free ad for Henry.

and now i'm actually interested. i'm going to see if it can be accessorized into... never mind. naah, that's crazy. hush up, now.

Glad someone else mentioned the caliber and mag capacity. Clearly the author knows nothing about firearms.

He could have googled the AR7, right? I had to check the article to see if this outrage was all about an AR7. Wow.

This article is a case study in hoplophobia mixed with righteous indignation. Whereas the Left may not have the problems of religious zealotry, the Right certainly doesn’t exhibit this sort of self-subverting megalomania that this author is inflicted with.

what this story demonstrates is what the eventual goal of gun control efforts is. now we have a semiauto box-fed 22lr rifle being portrayed as an evil assault weapon. the definition will continue to expand until it includes nail files, nay, even long fingernails. in any other universe this would be parody. kinda surprised he didn't mention "hi-capacity" magazines. they're out there.

ok, i'm over it now. have read about 20 reviews, some folks like it, some don't. i don't really need another .22, nor do i need another iffy gun, even if it does have the potential to look like a c96. some of them apparently require a lot of tuning-up.if i come on one cheap enough, then maybe.

Author doubles down.
Readers fired up after Post column about AR-7 Christmas ad

My last column, in which I expressed a moderate view on gun control, touched a raw nerve like no dentist ever did with the ammo-loving crowd.

So, after all the notes I got, I now believe I’m being too moderate on this issue. There were so many people who were too cavalier about gun ownership and maybe shouldn’t own them. (“Cavalier,” for the panty guy, means “showing a lack of proper concern,” since I’m sure he’ll have to look it up.)

So maybe the president can then be convinced to change his views on guns in general and automatic rifles in particular. Trump is a reasonable man, and the country may be one mass shooting away from revisiting the Second Amendment.

Not sure what automatic firearms have to do with this topic.

The New York Post, Donnie's favorite Murdoch newspaper. The columnist got an attaboy from Donnie in 2017 for slamming the NY Times.

you know it's gonna be stupid when you see the words "Trump is a reasonable man".

In even the most restrictive states, there are exceptions for .22 rifles.
Nothing about Donald Trump is reasonable. I'm not even reasonably sure he IS a man (and not some shit demon like an "excremental")!

A pathetic attempt to double down when one is holding a losing hand. Life ain’t poker and writing isn’t for the uninformed (what gets published stays).

Lurker, the AR7 is marketed as a "survival" gun for a reason. Nothing really awesome about them, IMHO, except the portability. The 10/22 is far more fun and ergonomic. If you like it and have a reason for it, get one. If not, just admire it for what it is and move on.

Was this article just a way to make liberals look ignorant and unreasonable about gun control? If candidates start claiming that, because of the article, liberals want to ban 22LR then it was written for a purpose. If AR7s fly off the shelves because 'Murica, it was political AND meant to help promote gun sales. See what right-wing media does with it and you will know.

Is this guy a Russian troll?

K9s wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:21 pm Nothing really awesome about them, IMHO, except the portability.

"reliability" would be awesome. but from the reviews i've read it's spotty. i already have a 10/22, and an 802 plinkster, and don't really enjoy either. i think what really appealed to me is that it could be either a pistol or a rifle (skipping right over the SBR part). like you said, move on.

lurker wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:10 pm

K9s wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2019 2:21 pm Nothing really awesome about them, IMHO, except the portability.

"reliability" would be awesome. but from the reviews i've read it's spotty. i already have a 10/22, and an 802 plinkster, and don't really enjoy either. i think what really appealed to me is that it could be either a pistol or a rifle (skipping right over the SBR part). like you said, move on.

Bisbee wrote: Fri Nov 29, 2019 3:03 pm Is this guy a Russian troll?

at this point, it's entirely possible that anyone who promotes dis-or mis-info is