# I don't think banning AR-15s would make a dent in mass shootings.

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**Created:** [February 27, 2018, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-banning-ar-15s-would-make-a-dent-in-mass-shootings/809700 "2018-02-27T21:28:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![HurricaneDitka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/96bed5/32.png) [@HurricaneDitka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HurricaneDitka)\
**Post date:** [March 9, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-dont-think-banning-ar-15s-would-make-a-dent-in-mass-shootings/809700/222 "2018-03-09T19:54:44Z")

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> [@k9bfriender](#):
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> … Just so we are clear, if you hear the sound of breaking and entering in your house in the dead of night, and you have equally convenient access to a handgun (it can be any handgun you like) and an AR-15, you would choose the AR-15?

Yes, without a doubt. Sitting in my quick-access safe I have four semi-auto pistols, two AR-15s, and two shotguns, all loaded. If I heard breaking glass in the kitchen or downstairs, I’d put a pistol in a holster on my waistband and take one of the AR-15s in my hands to face the threat.

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