https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts daily 0.75 2021-03-24 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/deer-hunting-and-ar15s monthly 0.5 2020-07-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595447220858-9YBQ0H5G4Z3HJKY2QLLF/non-restricte_AR.jpg Random - More Gun Guy Nonsense: Deer Hunting and the AR15 in Canada https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595447094579-56LRVH66WZSWNOA87I8Z/serious_deer.jpg Random - More Gun Guy Nonsense: Deer Hunting and the AR15 in Canada This deer is not impressed with your bullshit. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595447346508-DDEMXHWQBOIG8RY6YDLI/Apparently+the+kid+above+didn%27t+get+that+memo+-+or+the+many+others+you+can+see+with+.5+second+of+Googling+%22AR15+and+deer+hunting%22. Random - More Gun Guy Nonsense: Deer Hunting and the AR15 in Canada Apparently the kid above didn't get that memo - or the many others you can see with .5 second of Googling "AR15 and deer hunting". https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/hnyx4w3pgdaqxxawijtx4zqvi9fk3h monthly 0.5 2020-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595514820125-XOSOCHB34IFHOQHZ58J9/IMG_2458.jpeg Random - Gun Bullshit & Ever Receding Goalposts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595515126464-0V2BNCLEO28EWB7Z7OVU/IMG_2459.gif Random - Gun Bullshit & Ever Receding Goalposts https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/science-equals-true monthly 0.5 2020-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595539231253-CL9UJSHBV9PZLTPG2DUM/pinkman-1024x576.jpg Random - Science = True https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595539505450-Y70A7Z05GYYLUEHQOHTC/X-ray_spongebob-840x1024.jpeg Random - Science = True Tell me you didn't think I was going to go another way with that picture. And yes, that is Spongebob. https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/disarming-the-bullshit-about-assault-rifles monthly 0.5 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1616611493758-2UXNKUL4V9VCFANW6WYF/Disarming_The_Bullshit.jpg Random - Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles. https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/category/guns monthly 0.5 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/category/science monthly 0.5 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/category/bullshit monthly 0.5 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/tag/guns monthly 0.5 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/tag/assault+rifles monthly 0.5 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/posts/tag/bullshit monthly 0.5 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/home daily 1.0 2022-04-08 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/disarming-the-bullshit daily 0.75 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1610224187612-ITKE7T3C2T27R954NAMM/Disarming_The_Bullshit.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595483698626-O7WBJY8TJ590X2FJCJ6Q/AR_M16_comparison_ad.jpeg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles Colt ad from the good ol’ days when the bullshit wasn’t as common. This one is from the 1980’s (I think 1986? It's hard to read the date there and it’s the only version I could find) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595697836642-XDWJAB7IGYZ94YSEQPYH/MakingTheCase_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595698600868-K4JSDSX6RXOT3B1NLMEN/BirthOfTheBullshit_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595698521660-VYLFHE70OFIEOM9FJ4UA/Assault_3Part_1k+copy.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595723316510-O2GYX4WF66IPLE4QQDJW/WhyItMatters_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595723295648-JKOH0CD6FXUDQXXSKZ2Y/DefTheScope_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595723682522-49DV5FAYKYLBVTSFKUXK/m16-ar15_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595697923154-G5T4NNLPHJ74LY4G8YES/ScalableLethality_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1610263617770-LBI0C1RJIUDHQY3ZOLS7/firing_rates.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595697744367-XD55FAKYD609QS8LD2QK/GunsAndGaslighting_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595697971241-LZJP2D82UTMQ8NB83SPW/TheLook_1K.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595698674679-QH8LJUHJMHRPKGMU2ENF/WTF_Are_They_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595723354827-S8RRLMTNERRSBPYBY5KS/More_Deadly.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1610263679897-CVQRQJ7EUI0EZ914TGIV/DHR.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595697836642-XDWJAB7IGYZ94YSEQPYH/MakingTheCase_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595698600868-K4JSDSX6RXOT3B1NLMEN/BirthOfTheBullshit_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595723682522-49DV5FAYKYLBVTSFKUXK/m16-ar15_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1610263679897-CVQRQJ7EUI0EZ914TGIV/DHR.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595723354827-S8RRLMTNERRSBPYBY5KS/More_Deadly.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595697923154-G5T4NNLPHJ74LY4G8YES/ScalableLethality_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595697744367-XD55FAKYD609QS8LD2QK/GunsAndGaslighting_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595698521660-VYLFHE70OFIEOM9FJ4UA/Assault_3Part_1k+copy.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595723316510-O2GYX4WF66IPLE4QQDJW/WhyItMatters_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595697971241-LZJP2D82UTMQ8NB83SPW/TheLook_1K.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1610263617770-LBI0C1RJIUDHQY3ZOLS7/firing_rates.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595698674679-QH8LJUHJMHRPKGMU2ENF/WTF_Are_They_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595723295648-JKOH0CD6FXUDQXXSKZ2Y/DefTheScope_1k.jpg Disarming the Bullshit About Assault Rifles https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/guns-and-gaslighting daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595726323955-YQMFNOPPIYUI42SMGF7C/GunsAndGaslighting.jpg Guns & Gaslighting https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595726927402-SOYH3RAE7IP60MSZNOI4/darpa_m16.jpg Guns & Gaslighting An American soldier fires his M16 rifle into a suspected Viet Cong occupied area on Sept. 8, 1967. Source: DARPA https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/why-the-bullshit-matters daily 0.75 2021-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595816689608-EAO7F0ZOS7KTFS5AAPE9/WhyItMatters.jpg Why The Bullshit Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595887453344-RFLUNXP4NB7JX4MAFJZH/Detachable_Magazines.jpg Why The Bullshit Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595891694670-PU1SWLCMCFOJLZ688DUG/non-restricted_prohibited.jpg Why The Bullshit Matters The non-restricted WK180C and the prohibited Colt Sporter AR15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595887245444-TSDP7IIOX96EOMQX2DV1/Squarespace+trial Why The Bullshit Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595887756908-J8NX555PJTTQTGNXQIA5/10-10_mags.jpg Why The Bullshit Matters “10/10” magazines are currently available from many Canadian gun retailers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595891902185-UOFS4WB55L23UV2C403F/image-asset.jpeg Why The Bullshit Matters Yet another assault rifle that is non-restricted in Canada. Photo: Zachi Evenor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595891101383-2B0MWJ4KB06HZFT0NFSS/medium_cartridge.jpg Why The Bullshit Matters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595887820298-DV6A05BW274GVSPRWLI5/5_30_mag.jpg Why The Bullshit Matters Lack of stock is actually the bigger barrier than the rivet. https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/making-the-case daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595893512932-BMXVOL8O3OIZHTXSY92A/MakingTheCase.jpg Making The Case https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595894777694-ZUPI40KR0ZV8FQBN73BH/external_mag_800pix.jpg Making The Case The AR15 is a good example of an assault rifle that meets all three requirements (and then some). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595910126739-JQMCZNLCVWNWRU8SWVEU/peter-parker_vert.jpg Making The Case Spider-Man: Far From Home / Marvel Studios https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595907971355-FC20PXPFQ283Y2XM64QM/FT_19.08.14_GunDeaths_4.jpg Making The Case Courtesy: Pew Research Center https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595907634233-WIIZQPI67WSOMMEJYGZX/AW_in_mass_shootings_trendline_16k.jpg Making The Case Courtesy: The Rockefeller Institute of Government https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595906949680-EG1RMWDYISOKUR30Z36F/fatalities_by_AW.jpg Making The Case Source: Assault Weapons, Mass Shootings, and Options for Lawmakers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595908399170-QO0YXMYRFQ6ZB8OGK6DG/mass_shootings_decade_casualties.jpg Making The Case Courtesy: Everytown https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/defining-the-scope-of-the-problem daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595912575809-N2JA3C3EGOAICGVFUR43/DefTheScope.jpg Defining The Scope of the Problem https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595913372404-JLB5OJBCR9OF267WWQKE/shooting_assault-rifle.jpg Defining The Scope of the Problem Source: pxfuel.com https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/sidetrip-firing-rates daily 0.75 2021-01-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608606569444-I34LEWWXGJ9204T65NMY/firing_rates.jpg Side-Trip: Firing Rates Explained https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1596010264424-V24O1OY815BH536FNUCH/emilia-clarke-_4.jpg Side-Trip: Firing Rates Explained Terminator Genisys / Orion Pictures. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1596010737748-X1O2TNYIOO9NPCV1LXHL/image-asset.jpeg Side-Trip: Firing Rates Explained One does not simply call it a "machine gun". (Lord of the Rings/ New Line Cinema) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1596010451041-EQ5RI2OA5XAC6G32EV7N/ar-selector.jpg Side-Trip: Firing Rates Explained A selective-fire AR-platform lower receiver, currently in full-auto mode. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1595483698626-O7WBJY8TJ590X2FJCJ6Q/AR_M16_comparison_ad.jpeg Side-Trip: Firing Rates Explained Colt ad from the 1980’s (I think 1986? It's hard to read the date there and it’s the only version I could find) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1596009151484-BVOIDZ7S8T8266XT5MXH/john-wick-2.jpg Side-Trip: Firing Rates Explained A master of effective semi-automatic rapid-fire. (John Wick Chapter 3 / Thunder Road Pictures. ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1596012707335-1H5JBXOB3AX7XWXKRDVE/m16_parts_internal.jpg Side-Trip: Firing Rates Explained Source: TC-3-22.9 Rifle and Carbine: Headquarters, Department of the Army https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1596012523876-OW9TD41C5EHTK8PWHQ4M/ar-m16_part_differences.jpg Side-Trip: Firing Rates Explained Images: AR15.com https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/sidetrip-more-deadly-or-deadly-more-often daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1596084074289-PSPQ6PXF7VEUEOJ5P3CH/More_Deadly_V2.jpg Side-Trip: More Deadly or Deadly More Often? https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/birth-of-the-bullshit daily 0.75 2021-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608064779598-K7F4O9N183NBY0IVQQ12/BirthOfTheBullshit.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608106616944-F1JKM9L00RK1YWTOMM1X/SCARFACE.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit Hollywood probably hasn’t helped much in this regard. (Scarface, Universal Pictures) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608101742086-M475BPNJ6W38BQR73KEW/Uzi_Assault_Pistol.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608101786584-QG2FZ5TJGFUW07M963OF/GandA_AR_issue.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608103727632-I74H474YZCDHBSL8YHYH/AR_M16_comparison_ad.jpeg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608103173121-AAO1DIKPR6WVOOGAMMMH/google_assault.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608101570425-03QOFQ9GZNX0JVTC7JHI/Steyr_product_card.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit Straight from the horse’s mouth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608106067386-IA7MF4A6V0MEZHN20M3E/feinstein.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit Senator Diane Feinstein, who was a driving force behind the US assault weapon ban, displays an assault rifle at a press conference in 1994. (Source Quartz) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608107057613-QD72ZQ102YM0EK0VOE2H/ruger_min-14_ranch.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608414949082-IKD4PAV83AY1HN1IBLRU/image-asset.jpeg The Birth of the Bullshit Ohio Ordnance’s Heavy Counter Assault Rifle or HCAR. ( Source: Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608106807526-K1TP3X9QLDKJEUIAUQIE/available_rifles_BATF.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608101617286-KSFY8EI154S1A7409QWG/HK+semi-auto+assault+rifle.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608101342826-OG9T5A1ULQ2E461Q59JI/sean-bean.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit Say something, on any subject you like, and, somewhere, there will instantly be a nerd with this face. (Source: New Line Cinemas). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608103235472-W4EQRGLBD8EMOK51D14F/image-asset.jpeg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608104600728-8PE884GOEF29S1YYB34F/colt_sporter.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit Colt AR15 ad from the pre-ban era. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608103271408-G808NGDNKIB477ATBTHR/image-asset.jpeg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608101860034-G7PU3MK5V1FYJQQ9Y7AG/complete-book_of_ars.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608101891238-QCS61NSBTZZVBVPIO0R6/assault-weapons-1986.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608104489556-QY0LYSU6SL9SZS2A2C9T/ColtSporter-original.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit Colt Sporter ad from the 60’s https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608101679217-NHIA36IF7R5FCDMUOXI7/Book_of_AR.jpeg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608102974023-8R92939S2HRNA494PQ1Q/assault_weapons_GunDigest_covers.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608106431960-IH00D5G1JDZPRETR3O6P/70s_ad.png The Birth of the Bullshit https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608104991043-Z10ZT3A6284OOFTMLTPW/HK+semi-auto+assault+rifle.jpg The Birth of the Bullshit Ad from the 80s for the HK91 Semi-Automatic Assault Rifle. This is the civilian version of the HKG3 military assault rifle https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/bullshit-is-in-the-eye daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608062592851-I6R4U2Q9I779CNJPKUU7/Bullshit-is-in-the-eye.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608176948810-6EVIFNCFV1YP85LPUY7S/Firing_Rates_cover.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189840115-Z50B1HKXO3LO6LM6A1FW/image-asset.jpeg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Colt ad from the launch of the Sporter line in the early 1960's https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189738269-96S481HMRCKQGH809Y9A/winchester_ad_2.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Winchester ad from 2015 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608188768910-7GC3V8J69JP8WI2WEPV9/ar-15_rolling_stone.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder A 2012 photo of an AR-15 recovered at the scene of a mass murder in Aurora, Colorado. 12 Dead. 58 wounded. In 7 minutes (Source: Rolling Stone ) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608188399400-TJ5AMTM4NZPGAR5RZLZA/mancard_ad.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Bushmaster - keeping it classy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608180561023-3XAI8YHUGW94QIHAL7R7/m4_vfg.png Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189677099-4FJES03H972JNIUMX4TZ/winchester_ad.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Winchester ad from 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608176517288-MAWDU79UUDTBITC7262X/ruger-same-gun_bullshit.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder These are two models of the very popular Ruger Mini-14: the “Ranch” and the “Tactical” versions. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189286392-4BVMYTRR5Y1N2P7K1XW6/complete-book_of_ars.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189020578-YU0QH49C3YIKEIIJ18BQ/hollywood_guns+copy.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Image sources: (Heat: Warner Bros; GI Joe: Spyglass Entertainment Hasbro; Hotel Mumbai: Thunder Road Pictures; Extraction: Netflix; John Wick 2: Thunder Road Pictures) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608177001695-G6BH7JWPAO5YGEHEM9KU/army-soldier-m4a1-carbine.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Source: U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Senior Master Sgt. David H. Lipp/Released https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608180907801-2B7C04H8FK7QD5YMKYLP/1280px-SOPMOD_2-2005.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189423978-FVLRFN178035G75O88ON/bushmaster_ACR.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608178796451-PF5IEZR8BUEGDE333Y9K/Ruger_comparison.png Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189458478-KLS6UH0V00I84Y4HIVGV/ar15_ad2.jpeg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608188643475-WK1S1SQ7UNYBLTHPCVSZ/1280px-Defense.gov_News_Photo_091130-F-9171L-362.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Just look at all that gun lipstick! (Photo:Tech. Sgt. Efren Lopez, U.S. Air Force). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608188859665-GZTD98QH54DRHMN8A3O4/michigan-protest-lansing-coronavirus-measures_BLUR.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Here’s an armed “lockdown” protester from earlier this year.. Please note the finger on the trigger. Faces obscured for privacy. Source: The Independent / EPA https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189645170-CMP5IT5IWSPM6LMYQPMQ/rifle-ad_1954.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608178248221-H4964ADX3ALWOU8IVUXR/m14_and_MK14EBR.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder The standard M14 at left, and the Mk14 Enhanced Battle Rifle at right. It is the exact same sort of “cosmetic” upgrading seen in the Ruger models pictured above. (Images: Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608185992902-01RS0US1VDJ4E7GBIY2H/billy_gets_a_gun.png Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Source (Identity obscured by me) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189544850-2L4NQM4O4F2E3P2FIVNW/p-6-Bushmasters-ads-1920x1000-c-top.jpeg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608190255612-LJ2Q7VMVI97S9RA4N4J8/colt_sporter.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189477166-OIU7NQPUGKC4QMUTRDHJ/Delton_Ad_Woods_Range.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608180717475-CF3JMYZJD5CULWBC5KH1/M4_carbine_from_USS_Vella_Gulf.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder Image: US Department of Defense https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608176692850-MH7ZE819LHJIP4I5HJ2W/tactical_pose.png Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608189204979-0S2GJ1OULVY5G5QMDYMH/HK_combat_ad_hk94.jpg Bullshit is in the Eye of the Beholder https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/wtf-are-they daily 0.75 2020-12-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608080841775-XGQ6JEZXE2V7UNJX97ZC/WTF_Are_They.jpg WTF Are They? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608359871522-QAL3XKVOA3ITO2K6RXJ7/ak47.jpg WTF Are They? An AK47 assault rifle. The resemblance to the StG44 is clear. (Source: Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608362569032-L0186NBUQ5BN6T1Z2VDZ/SCARFACE.jpg WTF Are They? Source: Universal Pictures https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608360370055-5DIU5HBFR8IJYBURI45B/medium_cartridge.jpg WTF Are They? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608358411555-T2RNZAQEDMQAOSN1J7KY/stg44.jpg WTF Are They? The OG assault rifle: the StG44. Source: Wikipedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608401385036-P6VDV8PLD0BCKKEXNF87/1885Benz.jpg WTF Are They? The 1885 Benz Motorcar. The OG automobile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608360611021-KDL9X3PUCX98S6YVCK4W/Cartridges_comparison.jpg WTF Are They? 7.62mm NATO, 5.56mm NATO, 9mm NATO rounds. The middle is the assault rifle round. (Source: Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608350187398-B39QDHH53Z6X2BVPXZX8/highly-scalable_venn.jpg WTF Are They? It is the combination of these 3 qualities of fire that make for highly scalable lethality - the ability to kill on a scale far beyond what a single person can do with other firearms. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608358792210-9LSLLHOFDDRHL801BDKU/infantry-74033_960_720.jpg WTF Are They? WW2: Soldier with an M1 battle rifle, which is typical of the era. Source: Wikipedia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608362412392-G2LPCSHFZ17ZGKH6BNFJ/ar-selector.jpg WTF Are They? A selective-fire AR-platform lower receiver, currently in full-auto mode. (Source: Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608360930147-JC2DJRHILE14H7R0BNR1/external_mag_800pix+copy.jpg WTF Are They? AR15 showing external magazines and the magazine well where they are inserted. (Source: Wikipedia) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608361390709-OPW7BRLQK4MVM3ELL155/image-asset.jpeg WTF Are They? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608360761222-SDW3NWXIXY2A7WD2O5NC/Detachable_Magazines.jpg WTF Are They? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608364110861-2RJ91TXY90P9J6NEPWUV/Assault_Rifle-Combo_simple-Venn.jpg WTF Are They? https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/3-part-recipe daily 0.75 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608081306918-H5UANVWBPGN8F9AZILSQ/Assault_3Part+copy.jpg Assault Rifles: The 3-Part Recipe for Scalable Lethality https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/poster-children daily 0.75 2020-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608081737212-85PDJASMCUMIPONDMFQW/m16-ar15.jpg Side-Trip: Assault or “Assault” Rifle? https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/contact daily 0.75 2020-12-16 https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/danger-hazard-risk daily 0.75 2021-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608711141255-1R7JKU7L7EBRS4BRPDNS/DHR.jpg Side-Trip: Danger, Hazard & Risk https://www.shoot-the-messenger.com/scalable-lethality daily 0.75 2021-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f1880470201162b9d17774d/1608064110445-6ONP4ZOGUY2FE10FMZ70/ScalableLethality.jpg Scalable Lethality - holding copy