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On Sat, 13 Jul 2024 20:32:45 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>On 7/13/2024 12:20 PM, AMuzi wrote:
>> On 7/13/2024 9:30 AM, Frank Krygowski wrote:
>>> On 7/13/2024 6:09 AM, John B. wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> That's your excuse for not being able to name a single _practical_
>>>>>> benefit to the AR-style in civilian hands.
>>>>>
>>> ...
>>>>
>>>> I rather admire Frankie's notions. Shooting is no benefit to anyone.
>>>> Although he is certainly wrong as it was certainly beneficial to me.
>>>>
>>>> I was on the base pistol team and won the Maine State Pistol
>>>> Championship and the Vermont State Pistol Championship pistol matches
>>>> and was selected to shoot on the Strategic Air Command Team in the
>>>> Inter Service Matches the same year. There is no doubt in my mind that
>>>> went a long way in my being promoted that same year.
>>>
>>> Ah, John. Re-read what I said. Note the phrase "in civilian hands."
>>>
>>> Target shooting does not get civilians promoted. Target shooting is a 
>>> game, just as is golf or bowling. It may be amusing, but it does 
>>> nothing _practical_, unless you're practicing to go hunting.
>>>
>>> And target shooting with an AR is probably even less practical.
>>>
>> 
>> Most of the nation feels the same about cycling.
>
>True, because most of the nation never uses a bike for anything 
>practical. In fact, there are some posting here who have bragged about 
>never using a bike for anything practical.
>
>But biking for transportation saves wear on cars, provides exercise and 
>increases longevity. In many cases, it even saves time, especially when 
>searching for a car parking spot is factored in. (In big city 
>competitions, bike commuters almost always beat car commuters.)
>
>Some of us posting here have long made practical use of bikes. I thought 
>you were one. But nobody here has described making truly practical use 
>of an AR-style rifle.

<EYEROLL> What kind of logic deficiency does Krygowski have that he
doesn't understand the meaning of the word "practical." Are not his
group bicycle rides practical even though they end up exactly where
they started from? Recreation of any kind is practical. Most social
activity is practical. Throwing a baseball around with your grandson
is practical. Target shooting is practical.