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In reply to the discussion: Dear pedantic shits saying it's a Sig Sauer MCX, not an AR-15, and not an assault rifle: FUCK YOU [View all]Saviolo
(3,284 posts)That the invention of the firearm had nothing to do with killing people. That guns of any stripe were originally invented to hit non-human targets for recreation. That when the first practical hand-held gunpowder/shrapnel delivery devices were not designed as weapons of war to be used against other humans.
I think that I would have to consider that disingenuous in the extreme.
I'm a fencer. I fenced epee for 15 years competitively. The roots of today's sport fencing are based in classical swordplay that was designed for killing other humans. Swords are unique in that they really have no other purpose other than hurting other humans, but modern sports swords (while they can hurt!) have been engineered in such a way as to be as non-lethal as possible. Very rarely a foil or sabre will break and a sharp edge will cause a terrible injury or death, but more people die golfing every year.
And yes, I get it, guns _can_ be used for sport. For shooting targets. For hunting, too. But if you're going to pretend that firearms were not invented for armed human conflict, I think you need to rethink a little. The people who want to carry their AR-10's into Chipotle don't care about that, either. If your main concern is sport shooting, then why not keep it in a secure gun locker at the range?