Post by hunter on Mar 10, 2020 8:29:00 GMT
Do you agree or disagree with the NRA that doctors should stay out of the gun discussion
By Jeff Cantwell
Of course not, but so far I’ve seem mostly uninformed pre-written tripe coming from the medical community. Like the recent hit piece on “60 Minutes” describing how much more terrible the wounds from a .223 were than from a 9mm.
One’s a pip-squeak rifle cartridge (not even legal for deer hunting in many states), the other is a pistol caliber. It’s like comparing apples and cantaloupes.
Please identify the .223 cartridge in the following photo graph. Then tell me which one you would expect to do the most damage to a human body?
One’s a pip-squeak rifle cartridge (not even legal for deer hunting in many states), the other is a pistol caliber. It’s like comparing apples and cantaloupes.
Please identify the .223 cartridge in the following photo graph. Then tell me which one you would expect to do the most damage to a human body?
Take your time. I’ll wait.
Are you done?
It’s cartridge E. And all of these are legal for civilians to own in the US. The pro-state media and gun control advocates haven’t made much head way on banning the AR-15, so now they’re going after the ammunition, trying to classify it as “exceptionally dangerous.” Do you think cartridges F-L are safer or more dangerous?
Well, it depends. Yes, some of those rounds aren’t as prone to tumbling like the .223. Which means they are more likely to zip through and hit another 2 or 3 people before expending enough energy to finally stop. Or blast through walls.
So, if the minuscule .223 is too much power for a civilian to own, then what about every other cartridge of even more power? .30–30, .30–16, .308, 7mm Magnum, 8mm Mauser, 12 gauge shotgun? If .223 is the ceiling, then nearly every other rifle cartridge ever developed is likewise too much.
Believe me, ALL calibers are dangerous. As are cars, chainsaws, and unprotected sex. Maybe we should just make a big list of items Americans just can’t be trusted with. Like freedom. And democracy. And self government.
Are you done?
It’s cartridge E. And all of these are legal for civilians to own in the US. The pro-state media and gun control advocates haven’t made much head way on banning the AR-15, so now they’re going after the ammunition, trying to classify it as “exceptionally dangerous.” Do you think cartridges F-L are safer or more dangerous?
Well, it depends. Yes, some of those rounds aren’t as prone to tumbling like the .223. Which means they are more likely to zip through and hit another 2 or 3 people before expending enough energy to finally stop. Or blast through walls.
So, if the minuscule .223 is too much power for a civilian to own, then what about every other cartridge of even more power? .30–30, .30–16, .308, 7mm Magnum, 8mm Mauser, 12 gauge shotgun? If .223 is the ceiling, then nearly every other rifle cartridge ever developed is likewise too much.
Believe me, ALL calibers are dangerous. As are cars, chainsaws, and unprotected sex. Maybe we should just make a big list of items Americans just can’t be trusted with. Like freedom. And democracy. And self government.