Tony L
Administrator
The average "good guy with a gun" does not really qualify as a member of the supposed "well regulated militia". In active shooter situations, the average "good guy with a gun" has proven to be ineffective, or the average beat cop; it takes elite law enforcement squads with special training. It's not like riding a bicycle, firearms training requires continuous training to remain sharp.
The weapons themselves have moved any ‘good guy with a gun’ counterargument entirely beyond logic. An AR15 is a terrifying device designed for mass killing, not defence. Even if one could justify a simple hand gun as a self defence weapon (which I don’t, but I can at least see the argument) allowing anyone in the general public to buy full on military-grade assault rifles just beggars belief. Here in the UK those of us outside of the military or armed police have very little concept of guns and their different classes. I googled an AR15 to see what it was and I suggest others do the same (Wikipedia). It is just insane. You may as well let people have access to cluster bombs and napalm!