That’s when American gun control began in earnest. Like many things, the authoritarian approach is rooted in racism.

Marx said workers should be armed. That sentiment didn’t come out of nowhere; shit like this is the reason why.

I understand some people might look away from the AR-15 because it’s the gun everyone has which takes away from the cool factor, or maybe you just dislike its connotation due to high use among right-wing folk, but this person speaks the truth.

AR-15s are common because they work. Customizations and spare parts are cheap, effective, and widely available. So are good magazines, which are typically a shockingly difficult part to design well and the place where many otherwise decent guns fail. .223 Remington has one of most varied supplies of ammunition on the market, beaten only by things like 12 gauge.

Don’t buy weird shit until you own one of these (or at least a pump-action 12 gauge ffs).