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I am researching a possible book in response to the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. Can anyone tell me what states do and what states do not allow the .223 / 5.56x45 cartridge for hunting deer?
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So if the round is too small or too lacking in power to be humane for hunting deer -- how is the same round a deadly, high-powered weapon of war when used against people?
You can take issue with your state's hunting regulations but not with the uncountable humans killed by it ever since the Vietnam conflict, right up to the present day. Those people are dead, no question about it. I don't doubt that many Deer have also been killed by it as well. It's still a standard NATO caliber, so it must be deadly. To argue otherwise tends to cast doubt upon any other valid points you might have.how is the same round a deadly, high-powered weapon of war when used against people?
You can take issue with your state's hunting regulations but not with the uncountable humans killed by it ever since the Vietnam conflict, right up to the present day. Those people are dead, no question about it. I don't doubt that many Deer have also been killed by it as well. It's still a standard NATO caliber, so it must be deadly. To argue otherwise tends to cast doubt upon any other valid points you might have.
That's exactly the point.44 AMP said:Certain politicians and other gun ban types are calling it a high power round in order to scare people who don't understand the subject. They are also calling certain guns "weapons of war" for the same reason and are also incorrect there, as well.
The anti-gun side makes up "facts" and statistics to suit their purpose. I have no compunction whatsoever at using actual facts (such as state laws) to support my arguments. Whether the reasons for those state caliber laws are or ever were isn't important -- the laws are there, so I'll use them.Many of state's game regulations are still holdovers from earlier times when there was a greater concern that unless prohibited many of the public would not use "enough" gun resulting in increased deer loss which could damage the overall population.
Yes, I am well aware of that, and I don't have a good answer. Since I'm writing a book, not entering a debate, my plan was to ignore that. My target audience isn't the die-hard anti-gunners anyway. I'm hoping to reach [some of] the fence sitters, and probably not many of them will even be aware of the NRA High Power competitions.LeverGunFan said:The 5.56 x 45 NATO/.223 is one of the approved cartridges for NRA High Power Competition. Not trying to dissuade you from your endeavor, but an easy counter argument would be "if the 5.56/.223 isn't a high power cartridge, then why is it used in the NRA High Power Competitions?" How would you answer that question?
"if the 5.56/.223 isn't a high power cartridge, then why is it used in the NRA High Power Competitions?" How would you answer that question?
Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Virginia, Ohio, New Jersey, Washington, and West Virginia require larger bullets to be used to hunt game. However, these laws are often changing, so it’s a good idea to check with your state to see if hunting with a .223 diameter bullet is still legal.