It’s not fair and the government should pay

In a writing last week, somebody mentioned a fact no one has brought up in the debate over banning assault rifles (whatever those are).

Some sort of ban is necessary, don’t you know, because the favorite American assault rifle – the AR-15 -- is so prevalent. You see them all the time, right? People walking down a sidewalk, AR-15 on a sling; drivers on the intestate showing off that evil black rifle.

Every one has an AR-15.

Except, as the writer pointed out, only people with some otherwise not needed cash can afford an AR-15.

I did some checking.

At Guns America – New Frontier AR15, $1,100. LWRC M6, $2,199. Core 15 M4 Scout, $1,150. JP Enterprises AR15 Super Match, $2,450.

At Gun Broker – Bushmaster AR15 $1,475. Olympics Arms 5,56 Gamestalker AR15, $1,699.99.

Those are just two of the hundreds of places the average American can buy an evil black rifle. If the average American has $1,100 - $2,450 to toss across a counter.

And then there is the 5.56mm ammunition, assuming one wishes to sling lead downrange from his/her purchase.

At Ventura Munitions, 1,000 rounds cost $601.30 - $704.89.

At Lucky Gunner, 20 rounds cost $21.50. Five hundred rounds will hit your credit card for $485. One thousand rounds, $900.

So you can see, owning an AR15 is an expensive undertaking. Firing the thing adds a lot of dollars.

Now, what about those Americans who don’t have $1,500 to trade for a rifle and ammunition? We have a right to keep and bear arms, so why shouldn’t the government pay us to maintain that right?

Does the Constitution say the federal government shall send billions of dollars overseas every year? It doesn’t?

Sounds as though a lot of foreigners have unconstitutional rights. Maybe a few thousand AR15s would fix that problem.