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<blockquote data-quote="farmerbyron" data-source="post: 2086642" data-attributes="member: 4953">You know watching that video, we need to have a better response than &quot;Shall not be infringed&quot; when someone challenges us about modern sporting rifles.&nbsp; We may hold the constitution near and dear but many, many people don&#039;t give two $hits about it and many more are simply apathetic to it.&nbsp; Like it or not, we have to try and win some of those people to our side.&nbsp; The only way to do that is provide examples when they challenge us.Correct response to the guys question would have been &quot;To protect yourself against multiple assailants who wish to do you and your family harm during emergencies and national disasters.&nbsp; As has occurred during the LA riots and Hurricane Katrina.&nbsp; Or the stay at home mother of 3 that is defending her life against multiple intruders.&nbsp; Or the farmer/rancher that is trying to control an out of control feral hog population.&quot;Modern sporting rifles have a very important place and use.&nbsp; We need to highlight these uses to people who cannot see past the emotional response of &quot;No one can give me any reason you should own an &quot;assault weapon&quot;.&nbsp; The argument of defense against tyranny and intent of the second amendment holds very little sway with these and many other people.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="farmerbyron, post: 2086642, member: 4953"] You know watching that video, we need to have a better response than "Shall not be infringed" when someone challenges us about modern sporting rifles. We may hold the constitution near and dear but many, many people don't give two $hits about it and many more are simply apathetic to it. Like it or not, we have to try and win some of those people to our side. The only way to do that is provide examples when they challenge us. Correct response to the guys question would have been "To protect yourself against multiple assailants who wish to do you and your family harm during emergencies and national disasters. As has occurred during the LA riots and Hurricane Katrina. Or the stay at home mother of 3 that is defending her life against multiple intruders. Or the farmer/rancher that is trying to control an out of control feral hog population." Modern sporting rifles have a very important place and use. We need to highlight these uses to people who cannot see past the emotional response of "No one can give me any reason you should own an "assault weapon". The argument of defense against tyranny and intent of the second amendment holds very little sway with these and many other people. [/QUOTE]

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