Stephen King on the purpose of semi-automatic weapons

[Pluvious]

Maybe add “and for family portraits at Christmas time”

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[underpants]

1. Nailed it

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Twitter reply!

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[IronLionZion]

3. Texans even get killed at the gun range

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Kyle

Gunhumpers claim AR-15 style weapons are necessary for herds of wild hogs. Only 5 people in US history have ever been killed by wild hogs.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feral_pig#Fatal_attacks_on_human_beings

[in2herbs]

4. I think it was Louisiana that just passed a law allowing the use of these guns for

deer hunting.

[BlueJac]

5. Absolutely!

[Hekate]

6. KnR

[progressoid]

7. And now the state of IOWA has found another use. Deer hunting

Deer hunters would be able to use semi-automatic rifles during a newly created antlerless season in January under a bill approved by lawmakers Tuesday and sent to the governor.

The measure given final approval by the House — on the last day of the legislative session and hours after 21 people, including 19 students were killed in Texas — is designed to help control the deer population and respond to complaints that excess deer eat corn and are hazardous to motorists.

“The purpose of this season is not to hunt for sport but to manage the size of the herd, which is why more efficient and effective firearms are being authorized,” said Republican Sen. Ken Rozenboom, of Oskaloosa

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Charles City Democratic Rep. Todd Prichard, a former active-duty U.S. Army soldier and now a lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve, opposed the bill. He noted the AR-15 type rifles allowed for hunting were similar to those he was trained to use in the military and that ammunition authorized in the bill can travel up to 2½ miles.

...https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/news/politics/2022/05/25/iowa-lawmakers-ok-deer-hunting-semi-automatic-rifles/9926908002/

[Kaleva]

8. Semiautos have been used for deer hunting for decades