Mike Irwin
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Big question is... who cares what they think about what he thought?
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mike irwin said:Big question is... who cares what they think about what he thought?
"Our father, Eugene Stoner, designed the AR-15 and subsequent M-16 as a military weapon to give our soldiers an advantage over the AK-47," the Stoner family told NBC News late Wednesday. "He died long before any mass shootings occurred. But, we do think he would have been horrified and sickened as anyone, if not more by these events."
What are you referring to as "the original statement"? The purported statement by Stoner's descendants, or the statement said descendants claim Stoner made?Gabe1972 said:I also find it interesting to see how many of the responses disagree with the original statement and how it delved into supposed proof that the original statement is bunk. Fascinating, to say the least.
Of course everyone is entitled to their own opinions. But the fact someone who has done nothing of consequence in the world happens to hold an opinion regarding something his/her grandfather did doesn't make that opinion newsworthy ... or correct, or justified.Gabe1972 said:Everyone's entitled to their opinions, including you.
I also think if you base your sociological or anthropological views on posts on the internet you will soon be very confused.
Gabe1972 said:BTW, I never made any reference, nor comment, about their veiled accusation of the AR-15 being responsible for the spate of mass killings, only my utter surprise at people's supposed better knowledge of how he intended his invention to be used, and how it was funny for his family to be wrong in expressing his thought on his invention while inheriting his money.
Perhaps you should have read the article ...Gabe1972 said:I didn't go to the site and read the story in its entirety.