Thursday, December 24, 2015

Daily Beast: Shotguns Preferred to AR-15s Because They ‘Lack Capacity for Mass Carnage’



Daily Beast: Shotguns Preferred to AR-15s Because They ‘Lack Capacity for Mass Carnage’
by AWR Hawkins24 Dec 2015
On December 22, The Daily Beast criticized the ongoing availability of AR-15s, suggesting shotguns are a sufficient type of weapon but are largely rejected as a substitute for ARs because they “lack capacity for mass carnage.”

The Daily Beast column is framed around guns seen at a gun show. The column’s author describes seeing a table full of “mid-level AR-15s” of various brands–DPMS, Smith & Wesson, and Bushmaster. He referenced talking to the gun show vendor about more expensive brands, such as Daniel Defense, and ultimately, concluded that ARs are “popular with boys who never quite grew up.”

The author then saw a table containing only hunting rifles and shotguns and suggested that these weapons were sufficient for the exercise of the Second Amendment but could not satisfy because they “lack the capacity for mass carnage.” He also suggested they “lack the military hoo-hah that apparently makes ARs” popular with those boys who never matured to manhood.

Lost on The Daily Beast is the fact that shotguns such as the Mossberg 500, the Remington 870, and the Benelli M4 can be outfitted with as much “military hoo-hah” as the mind can imagine. Moreover, because they are shotguns, they are far deadlier in close quarters than an AR-15.

An AR-15 shoots one bullet less than a quarter-inch wide every time the trigger is pulled, but a shotgun shoots multiple lead “shots,” which emerge from the end of the barrel in a grouping, or “pattern,” which is about 9 to 12 inches in diameter and close to the end of the barrel, but which expands the farther the grouping of shots travels. This pattern of shot–versus the single bullet of an AR-15–makes the shotgun perfect for situations where a homeowner may face multiple aggressors. Such a homeowner can take out two or three aggressors with one properly placed shotgun blast.

Will he kill all three home invaders with one trigger pull? It’s possible. But a far more-likely scenario is that he will kill one and wound two so badly that the attack will end.

This type of operation also makes shotguns perfect weapons for mass carnage. And The Daily Beast apparently forgot about the September 16, 2013, Navy Yard shooting, in which Aaron Alexis used a pump shotgun to mow down 12 innocents before law enforcement killed him.

The draw of AR-15s is that they provide something missing from shotguns–namely, the ability to make mid-to-long range shots, as well. Whereas the pattern of shot fired from a shotgun loses effectiveness the farther it travels–and normal birdshot loads can be completely ineffective by the time they travel 40 to 50 yards–shots covering hundreds of yards are possible with an AR.

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Note: Chelsea V. Clinton is a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp, and the vice chair for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations, was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society, and a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Harlem Children's Zone, the Urban Institute (think tank), and the Aspen Institute (think tank).
Michael R. Bloomberg was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone, is the founder of the Everytown for Gun Safety, and a friend of Steven L. Rattner.
Everytown for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Steven L. Rattner is a friend of Michael R. Bloomberg, and was a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp.
Donald R. Keough was a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp, a friend of Warren E. Buffett, and a director at Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Warren E. Buffett was a friend of Donald R. Keough, is the chairman & CEO for Berkshire Hathaway Inc., a life trustee at the Urban Institute (think tank), and an advisory board member for Everytown for Gun Safety.
Everytown for Gun Safety is a “Gun Safety, Gun Control” group for guns.
Michael R. Bloomberg is the founder of the Everytown for Gun Safety, a friend of Steven L. Rattner, the founder of the Bloomberg Family Foundation, and was a benefactor for the Harlem Children's Zone.
Bloomberg Family Foundation was a funder for the Aspen Institute (think tank), and the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Michael D. Eisner is a trustee at the Aspen Institute (think tank), a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp, and made the National Rifle Association enemies list, listed in 2013.
Julius Genachowski is a senior fellow at the Aspen Institute (think tank), and was the chief of business operations for the IAC/InterActiveCorp.
IAC/InterActiveCorp was a funder for the Daily Beast.
Chelsea V. Clinton is a director at the IAC/InterActiveCorp, and the vice chair for the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.
Hillary Rodham Clinton was a director at the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation, and is the candidate for the 2016 Hillary Rodham Clinton presidential campaign.
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