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It's understandable that most people don't have the lived experience to realize that firearms are mostly for recreation. Most people live in high population den
by superkuh 4y ago
It's understandable that most people don't have the lived experience to realize that firearms are mostly for recreation. Most people live in high population density areas where firearms discharge is not allowed or feasible. But for most firearms uses the vast majority of use, and indeed the marketing by the companies that manufacture them, is about the recreational aspect, not shooting people or animals. There's certainly marketing and intent towards hunting but those are .308 rifles and larger calibres explicitly designed for it and they are not the majority of the market.
It's not the 1800s anymore.
- anigbrowl 4y agoMany people use firearms for recreation, and I agree that they are great fun. They are designed to put force on a target at range. If you only care about the recreation aspects, you'll be equally happy with a paintball or BB gun.
- superkuh 4y agoI have paintball and pellet guns and I can assure you while they are fun it is not the same. Although high calibre (.30) precompressed pneumatic air rifles are approaching the capabilities and fun of combustion propellant firearms pretty rapidly these days. And as a plus you can fire them full auto and with noise mitigation attachments without the legal worries of combustion firearms.
- anigbrowl 4y agoNone of this obviates my point about what guns are designed to do. I don't have time for more of this semantic quibbling.