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Why You Actually DO Need an AR-15 – Opinion

By Pluralist / June 9, 2022

(The opinions expressed in guest op-eds are those of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of RedState.com.)

My Peace-loving Lady and Gentlemen of America and The Internet

Did you hear the one about SAFE & EFFECTIVE? Oder, I STAND FOR UKRAINE. Oder INFLATION Is Transitory?

What if NO ONE HAS AN AR-15

Whenever I see that on social media, the plurality of responses from advocates of the Second Amendment is some version of ‘I don’t have to need it. I want it.’

While true, I’d argue that you/we/I actually do NEED an AR-15 (or a modern semi-automatic rifle). * Before we move on, be sure to challenge your anti-gun opponent with a quiz question about what ‘AR’ means. Below is the answer in case you’re a blog reader who wants to make a switch from being anti-to pro.

Anyone who is currently — or down the road stands the chance of being — in a group considered minority or disadvantaged (without the benefit of politically-protected-class status), must have a way to effectively defend him or herself.

As a Los Angeles woman, whose weight at 5’7’“ hovers around 102 pounds, I find the AR easy to load, hold, aim, and fire with accuracy. It’s light and manageable, despite what one idiot (truly possessing a low-IQ) California congresswoman argues.

Los Angeles is always on the brink of explosion over some thing; my rifle acts as an emotional crutch because it’s pro-criminal, ideologically twist District Attorney.

Further, as a Jew in this state, I am part of minority group that’s neither protected nor tolerated. This story is enough to tell the tale without having to go down the rabbit hole that Marxism-permeated public school education curriculum.

I’m also part of an unpopular group of people who embrace and adhere to the principles of medical freedom. I’ve done my homework. I follow science — the kind practiced by professionals who are loyal to facts and data. The decisions I make about managing my virus risk are mine. These do not have any effect on anyone else. Anyone who believes otherwise has not been exposing him/herself to independent journalism or apolitical peer review — the last bulwark against propaganda.

However, since none of the above facts, data or empirical evidence have influenced our officials, I fear for my safety. They have made their measures a religious, hardwired ritual. And they’ve weaponized the population, reminiscent of Brown Shirts in World War Two Nazi Germany.

Australia sent unarmed residents to quarantine camp. Communists who are Zero-Covid-obsessed have locked Shanghai residents in their apartments and even closed their doors. Canada plans to ban firearm sales after de-banking some truck drivers who refuse to get injected and sometimes even jailing them. People were beaten by police in Amsterdam because they didn’t comply with orders.

And as we speak, the Biden Administration is back at the drawing board, trying to rework amendments to the World Health Organization (run by a non-medical-doctor bureaucrat) Global Pandemic Treaty (which is not a treaty) that cede American sovereignty over our country’s public health policy.

Please note that I don’t believe our federal government has the slightest competence in this matter. (That goes for the administration that didn’t fire Fauci.) I’d just rather not have an arm of the U.N. forcing me to put an experimental and detrimental technology into my deltoid. Thanks.

For those who do not support gun control, it does not work. And, a 5-round .22 cal revolver is not likely to intimidate a bad guy who just got out of prison — again — was sent over the border by the cartel, or who shows up on your doorstep from your very own government.

For a reality check.

A semi-automatic gun is also needed. Gun control can be considered racist.

Referring to guns and other non-whites

Recently, jaws on both sides of the aisle dropped when Joe Biden nullified the U.S. Constitution (yet again — see above re: sovereignty giveaway) by claiming the Second Amendment is not absolute. It is true and will not be infringed.

A second absolute is my right to protect myself and my family. The government does not give this right. And given the government has done a lousy job stopping the maniacs with illegal weapons and deranged minds, I’m in no mood to count on them.

If you allow them to take away your AR-15, your 9 mm rifle, your Kalashnikov, what’s next?

They are essential.

* ‘AR’ is short for Armalite, the manufacturer. This isn’t an acronym for assault rifle.

If this is news to you, then you’ll also be surprised to learn that the terms ‘assault rifle,’ ‘high-capacity magazine,’ ‘semi-automatic,’ and ‘ghost gun’ are phrases conceived by the very people who wish to disarm you. These terms are used as marketing tools.

There’s no standard legal definition of an ‘assault rifle.’

Eleven rounds would be considered ‘high.’ So think about the panicked victim whose last shot is #10 and misses.

A semi is any non-bolt action gun currently in circulation. This means that one round can be loaded into the chamber immediately after it is fired.

Machine guns are also known as automatics. A semi is a Kalashnikov, also known as the AK-47. It’s not a machine gun.

Oh, and finally — ‘red flag’ laws will allow your ex-whatever to fabricate a grievance, and rat you out to the DOJ. You have slim chances of getting vindicated in this instance.

Emily Barsh works as a media consultant in Los Angeles. You can follow her @EmilyTVProducer on Twitter or Instagram.

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