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Partially because 1/4 of adult American males have served in the military and are familiar with the operation and maintenance of the AR-15 style of weapon. Partially because it's lightweight and fairly cheap. Partially because surplus ammunition is rather cheap and plentiful. Partially because it's extremely customizable and there are a million accessories available for it. An AR-15 in .223 is fine for hunting deer; I've done it. My friend killed a large axis (species of deer native to India) buck 2 weeks ago with an AR at a range of 300 yards. But since it's not a very powerful round it's

Let me know when the American government begins executing gays and uses the Bible for justification.

I, for one, never said that. Nor that, although it's probably very close to being true. Didn't someone else post an article about it being impossible to eliminate terrorism? Nor did I say that. If something serious happens, it'll likely involve the Russians, Chinese and/or the Iranians. And it won't be because they haven't given us plenty of warning.

Yes, really. If you'd like to prepare an accounting of the numbers of gay people executed under Christianity and Islam over the last few decades, be my guest. The United States government doesn't execute citizens for being gay, but several Islamic countries do. And guess which book they cite to justify their executions?

I can't say yes or no, but I've been watching this sort of thing unfold for at least 45 years of my life. The only person I've known who died at the hands of terrorists was killed more than 30 years ago, long before George W. Bush arrived on the scene. Terrorists will always have an excuse for their behavior and it typically comes straight from the Koran. We can blame ourselves if it makes us feel better, but I'll blame the poisonous teachings of their religious leaders. (and many times those religious leaders are indistinguishable from the political leaders who stand to benefit from the jih

I said that there's more to the jihadi issue than those meddling Americans, someone said "I didn't say that" so I explained that that part of the response was to your post. I still don't understand how that could be construed as saying that you're the problem, but it certainly wasn't my intention.

It would also be convenient and naive to believe that our oil policy is what is driving the jihadi movement throughout the world. It doesn't explain why terror groups kill a hundred fellow Muslims for every westerner they slaughter. This is a fight for power, wealth, territory and religious dominance. Their goals are clearly stated and their fights are beginning to infringe on friends and allies. We will continue to fight because there is no other option, with the exception of surrender and that wouldn't end well for us or our allies. They are concerned about terrorists on our shores and

Huh? It's a pain in the ass on some of my devices. Is there actually anyone who thinks that we can change the minds of people who gleefully saw off the heads of innocent civilians and systematically rape women and children before selling them into slavery? Which is why I said that we will have to continue killing them in their nations as long as they keep trying to kill us in ours. This war will last a hundred years or more and just because we don't want to fight it doesn't mean that we won't have to fight it. He will be stopped by his own mouth.

As far as I recall, I read about it on someone's Facebook page. Today I Googled a few keywords like Syrian refugees ISIS poll and found the original publication which had been linked on Facebook. How someone receives their news is unimportant as long as it's factual. HuffPo also linked to the report and that's fine, too. Discrediting a news item because it appeared in a right or left-leaning news source is wrong.

John Smith's post was what I was referring to. I was too lazy to hit the MultiQuote button.

That would be nice, especially since their primary victims are fellow Muslims. Blame America for all the world's problems, but it's much more an internal problem for people in in the Middle East region than it is an external one.

They want to kill Americans. They want to kill Europeans. They want to kill Asians. They want to kill Christians. They want to kill Jews. They want to kill atheists. They want to kill gays. They want to kill sexually active unmarried women. They want to kill children. They want to kill anyone who isn't a compliant Muslim.

Then President Obama must be a republican, too. He killed more terrorists than I ever will and they even gave him a Nobel Peace Prize. If someone is intent on killing you, you try to kill them first. Or you die. Simple.

Like it or not, the United States will continue to kill foreigners who are bent on attacking us and our allies. Nothing new there... And like it or not, every day Americans use firearms to protect themselves. Nothing new there, either.

Nope. I clearly stated: "If they have joined a foreign entity to fight against their home country." I would certainly have supported the arrest of Japanese-Americans who fought against the United States or stated their intention to do so. That's called treason and it warrants arrest.

I read an article which said that the spouse went through an extensive background check. The terrorist in San Bernardino underwent a background check. How could it have been improved? He and his wife weren't on any terror watch lists and he had no criminal history.

The United States, its citizens and its territories remain unconquered. There was that whole War of 1812 thing against outside forces... If they have joined a foreign entity to fight against their home country? Sure, why not.

I did not learn about that graphic via Gateway Pundit (whatever that is) and I am neither shocked nor scared. I responded to your assertion that Syrian refugees are a non-existent problem. I posted a poll which shows that 13% of Syrian refugees have a positive view of ISIS, but I could have just as easily reminded you that at least one of the Paris attackers entered the country via the wave of Syrian refugees. I have little faith in the government's vetting capabilities and the fact that one of the California terrorists had recently been granted entry to the United States proves that my lack

You don't have to win. All you have to do is make sure that you don't lose. The United States can't solve the world's problems. But it's a president's responsibility to protect the nation from outside forces. And if that means a never ending campaign of drone strikes and small military actions overseas, then so be it. It's been going on since long before our nation was founded.

It's simple: as long as they keep trying to kill us, we keep killing them. Hopefully in large numbers and in places far removed from American soil.

It's certainly is a problem when 13% of Syrian refugees are ISIS supporters. http://english.dohainstitute.org/file/Get/40ebdf12-8960-4d18-8088-7c8a077e522e

The outcry isn't against new laws, rules or suggestions. The outcry is against new laws, rules or suggestions that punish, demonize and/or criminalize people who currently own and operate firearms in a safe, legal manner. Californians were just murdered by radical Islamist terrorists with ties to ISIS and the president wants to take away from law-abiding citizens the most popular sporting rifle in the country. The president wants an "assault" weapons ban. Such a ban already exists in California. The president wants a "high-capacity" magazine ban. Such a ban already exists in California.

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They are not weapons of war. They are relatively small-caliber rifles that look like weapons of war. They're just like any other rifle or pistol: pull the trigger once and one bullet is fired. Absolutely untrue. First of all, any gun control statistics that lump in suicides are purposely misleading and their only purpose is to vastly inflate the numbers in order to frighten/shock people. I consider suicide to be an absolute right of all human beings. With suicides included, Alaska looks like the murder capital, when it actually sees on 20 or 30 murders per year. DC's murder rate is about

It takes a special kind of stupid to react to an ISIS-affiliated terror attack with calls to disarm American civilians. That article just prompted me to join the NRA.