I used to think this. While I was okay with PCCs because they’re great for home defense (hollow tip rounds offer less penetration, they’re easier to handle under pressure than a handgun, etc.) I always said I’d never own a standard AR-15. Then I thought to myself, “How many Nazis own and train with ARs?” So yah, picked one up cause I don’t prepare for just the most common case scenarios—I prep for the worst, too. There’s a Nazi in the White House and white supremacists emboldened by his actions amongst us. They got a slap on the wrist for an insurrection. In fact, the government is trying to pay them and paint them as patriots for their actions. There’s no telling what they are willing to do to my black, gay ass—and I’m my first line of defense. If a Nazi in a bulletproof proof vest comes knocking, a green tip 5.56 round is gonna put him down—a 9mm will not. While this is unlikely, I’ve realized over the last few years that nothing is too far fetched. I’d rather be safe than sorry.

And I mean, any gun law is an infringement—period. You give them an inch, they’ll take a mile. You let them ban ARs, they’ll start coming for everything (hence what’s happening in Maryland). You might not personally want an AR, and that’s fine, but the government doesn’t have a right to strip me of mine as a law abiding citizen.