Then you don't mind. Who has the right to say what I can or can't own? My son and I shoot targets with an AR-15 all the time.
Isn't that a bit of Overkill Tex ? You need an AR-15 for simple target shooting instead of perhaps something like a .22 rifle ? It looks to me like ammo for the AR-15 runs close to 40 cents a round vs less than 4 cents for a 22. I abhor giving up my rights but also don't want to have millions of criminals having such easy access to such powerful weapons, I'm torn on this particular point, and leaning towards let it remain as is, and if some retailers stop carrying such items, it's likely what their attorneys advise. I sure the Hell don't want to take guns away from people in places like Alaska and Texas where they are so ubiquitous, especially from a qualified owner like a cop . Personally I've never felt the need to own a real gun, I had air rifles as a lad. The only time even shot a real gun was back aroun 1989 in Vegas, went out to the desert and shot some cans and such with a buddy of mine, it was a large caliber handgun, definitely bigger than a 38, more like a 45, kind of an odd choice for target practice but it was about getting to play with a handgun and shoot off some rounds, only time in in my life I shot anything more powerful than an air rifle ! Haven't touched again since, so like 30 years, but I'm not completely ignorant about them either !
Leave it be as is, is my updated stance on it.
I don't need an AR-15, or even just a simple handgun like a 9 mm or a 38 or something, but I could legally obtain one . I feel safe enough, in fact I don't even lock my house ever anymore, I feel almost like a Canadian in that respect.