Gun Expert David Hogg Thinks You Need Target Practice, Not AR-15

By Tom Knighton

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One of the hardest fights we have on our hands right now as pro-gun advocates is defending our right to own an AR-15. The controversial weapon is one of the most popular firearms in the country, yet its use in several high-profile mass shootings has placed it in the anti-gun crosshairs. There’s virtually no Democratic candidate for president who isn’t calling for a ban on the weapons to some degree.

However, part of that is because the media hasn’t been willing to report on just why these firearms are beneficial to the average citizen.

It doesn’t help, though, when media darlings who know less than toe fungus about guns start spouting off their opinions.

David Hogg, Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School mass shooting survivor-turned-gun control activist, tweeted on Friday that if you need an AR-15 to defend yourself, then you’re a terrible shot.

Hogg was responding to a tweet saying an AR-15 is similar to a handgun in that it only fires one bullet with each pull of the trigger. The future Harvard student had tweeted earlier how he does not want to take anyone’s firearms because he had grown up cleaning and shooting guns.

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Source:: Bearing Arms