"Why do you need an AR15?"

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No, i do not know the #, as i suspect that the instances aren't innumerable, but they are very high. I can't imagine you would disagree?

Once again you are wrong.

I'd bet that the number of times rifles like the AR15 have been used to fend off an attack inside the home are very few, and that their use to defend against attack in public places is near zero.

In light of such we shall review you original thesis:

So, this, coupled with this:

Tells us that since a weapons use is the topic of discussion, and we know that indeed assault rifles have been, and will continue to be, used as weapons of defense.....and that an unknown portion of the population(though i would argue more sizable than you think) does rely on them for home defense........... regardless of your position on the effectiveness of such a strategy....

Your original statement was about weapon effectiveness, not strategy.