Active Shooter, Mass Casualty Emergency in Lewiston, Maine

I am a member of the NRA and GA2. I sued a county probate judge and won concerning my second amendment rights. I may or may not have access to high capacity AR type weapons. This may seem odd taking all that into account. I am on the fence about private access to these high capacity, high caliber, rapid fire weapons. These guns exist for one reason that being inflicting massive damage to human flesh (self defense included). They are many alternatives for hunting or recreational shooting. I agree 100% it is not the weapons choice as to which target it chooses. My concern is over the fact that many people are not stable or educated enough to own a sharp stick much less a fire arm of any kind. I understand they are laws and rules already in place that should not allow criminals or mentally ill people to own hand guns or in some cases long guns. These laws are clearly not working. There is no denying the amount of mass shootings in this country over the last ten years many with military based fire arms and accessories. The far right to carry folks and the NRA argue that if you allow one gun to be banned it will cause a domino effect where any or all guns might be banned. This may be true but I suspect much of it is fund raising/political scare tactics like the left uses sighting entitlement eliminations. Don't misconstrue my post I am not calling for a ban. I am not even sure ban would help. I am just thinking out loud.
 
Stonewall said:
I am a member of the NRA and GA2. I sued a county probate judge and won concerning my second amendment rights. I may or may not have access to high capacity AR type weapons. This may seem odd taking all that into account. I am on the fence about private access to these high capacity, high caliber, rapid fire weapons. These guns exist for one reason that being inflicting massive damage to human flesh (self defense included). They are many alternatives for hunting or recreational shooting. I agree 100% it is not the weapons choice as to which target it chooses. My concern is over the fact that many people are not stable or educated enough to own a sharp stick much less a fire arm of any kind. I understand they are laws and rules already in place that should not allow criminals or mentally ill people to own hand guns or in some cases long guns. These laws are clearly not working. There is no denying the amount of mass shootings in this country over the last ten years many with military based fire arms and accessories. The far right to carry folks and the NRA argue that if you allow one gun to be banned it will cause a domino effect where any or all guns might be banned. This may be true but I suspect much of it is fund raising/political scare tactics like the left uses sighting entitlement eliminations. Don't misconstrue my post I am not calling for a ban. I am not even sure ban would help. I am just thinking out loud.
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It's truly a rush to fire an AK-47 or AR-15. It gets your blood pumping to totally destroy a target. But, truthfully and honestly, for defensive purposes, a small caliber pistol will usually do the trick. For the home, a pump shotgun with buckshot will stop any burglar, guaranteed. I personally prefer a revolver. Its simple point and shoot. No messing around with clips and no chance of jams. Just point and go bang about 5 or 6 times. I never even pump gas unless I have my pistol. Too much riff raff out there these days. Do we "need" and AK-47 or AR-15? truthfully we don't, unless we get invaded by China or something.

Now imagine if even 1 person who'd been at the bowling alley in Lewiston Maine was armed. 1 armed person could have prevented many more from being killed by a maniac.
 
I think what everyone likes about firing an AR-15 or AK-47 is that they look cool, and you can fire 20-30 rounds without reloading. I'm sure some people hunt with them, but you must be a lousy shot if you need that many rounds in a rifle to kill a deer. There are competitions for such rifles; Keanu Reeves participates in them and is pretty good.

I agree with Rhett that a pistol or shotgun is better for home defense. The sound of a round being pumped into a shotgun can sound very intimidating if you're the one who broke into my house.

Now comes my PSA.

If you have a loaded semi-auto pistol or rifle loaded for self-defense. You need to take care of your magazines. Keeping them loaded all the time weakens the spring and will cause your pistol to jam. Keeping them loaded for six months or more will damage the spring. If you like keeping two magazines loaded all the time, I suggest you have four. Unload the magazines every three or four months and then load the others.
 
Boss 302 said:
If you have a loaded semi-auto pistol or rifle loaded for self-defense. You need to take care of your magazines. Keeping them loaded all the time weakens the spring and will cause your pistol to jam. Keeping them loaded for six months or more will damage the spring. If you like keeping two magazines loaded all the time, I suggest you have four. Unload the magazines every three or four months and then load the others.
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Yeah, I used to keep the magazines of the pistol I lost in the lake only half loaded for that reason, figured that by not compressing the spring all the way I'll not damage it near as much. With two, I had 14 rounds available, so I was happy. But I like your flip flop idea better. If I ever get another I'll have to do that. :)

From my friends rifle I've shot, the barrel heats up quickly if you are shooting fast. Does that damage it if you overheat it?
 
The Sound Guy said:
Yeah, I used to keep the magazines of the pistol I lost in the lake only half loaded for that reason, figured that by not compressing the spring all the way I'll not damage it near as much. With two, I had 14 rounds available, so I was happy. But I like your flip flop idea better. If I ever get another I'll have to do that. :)

From my friends rifle I've shot, the barrel heats up quickly if you are shooting fast. Does that damage it if you overheat it?
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Yes, it can. That is why the M-4s in the military fire single shots and 3-round bursts only.
 
Guard Dad said:
And if there weren't any ARs? Would that stop mass shootings?
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It wouldn't. Here's an example: what was used to kill people in the federal building in Oklahoma City? That wasn't the only time explosives were used for that purpose. An elementary school was blown up back in 1927 in Bath, MI. Insurgents' favorite weapon in Iraq and Afghanistan was IEDs. They liked them because they were easy to make, and they didn't have to be close to them because they could be fired remotely or using a pressure plate. No telling how many terrorists have made it across our borders. This will most likely be their weapon of choice.
 
Boss 302 said:
It wouldn't. Here's an example: what was used to kill people in the federal building in Oklahoma City? That wasn't the only time explosives were used for that purpose. An elementary school was blown up back in 1927 in Bath, MI. Insurgents' favorite weapon in Iraq and Afghanistan was IEDs. They liked them because they were easy to make, and they didn't have to be close to them because they could be fired remotely or using a pressure plate. No telling how many terrorists have made it across our borders. This will most likely be their weapon of choice.
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And the pressure cooker bomb at the Boston Marathon.
 
And I didn't remember this one in 2016 when two more PC bombs were blown/found in NYC:

Citing top law enforcement officials, the New York Times said the two devices used flip phones and Christmas lights designed to trigger the explosive.
The blast, in the Chelsea area of Manhattan, injured 29 people.
Officials call it a terror act, but no motive or suspect has been identified.
The second device was found four blocks from the site of the explosion and was removed safely.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo said it appeared to be "similar in design" to the exploded device.

Both were different from a pipe bomb that detonated earlier on Saturday on the route of a charity race in New Jersey, Mr Cuomo added. That explosion caused no injuries.
The unexploded second device was destroyed by police in a controlled explosion late on Sunday.
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