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An Armed Society of Scholars

Published Friday, December 7, 2007

The speed of a bullet exiting the muzzle of an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle is 3200 feet per second.

The gun is not as heavy as it looks. The civilian version of an M-16, the AR-15 has a long, black cylindrical body to which you press the soft side of your cheek. Squint into the glowing red sight, and a laser points the way to a bulls-eye.

On this bright, cold November morning, Dan Gelernter ’09 is getting his turn at cradling the rifle against his body, holding it tight to his shoulder, and pulling the trigger. A slight wind rustles through the ruby-browned leaves and...

#1 By (Anonymous) 5:20p.m. on December 17, 2007

creepy

#2 By (Anonymous) 11:39p.m. on December 23, 2007

Hi --
I came over here from Wayne Chiang's LiveJournal. Congratulations on keeping an open mind, and thank you for a well-written, objective piece. It's always a pleasure to see someone new, who's properly introduced to the Gun Culture(tm)

Dex,
Northern VA Community College SCCC
http://3fgburner.livejournal.com

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