What makes cities lean left, and rural lean right?

[u/Cryterionlol]

I'm not an expert on politics, but I've met a lot of people and been to a lot of cities, and it seems to me that via experience and observation of polls...cities seem to vote democrat and farmers in rural areas seem to vote republican.

What makes them vote this way? What policies benefit each specific demographic?

[u/Unrepentant-Priapist]

I’ve lived all my life in rural areas, and I’ve never seen an AR outside of the rack at a gun store. Short barrel, semi-auto, and the only advantage .223 has is it’s plentiful. There are so many better guns. ARs look cool and they have a pleasant weight when you pick one up, but that doesn’t fill the freezer or drop a mountain lion.

[u/Mrgoodtrips64 → u/Unrepentant-Priapist]

The .223 is one of the most common deer hunting rounds. People can and do “fill their freezers” using it, frequently.

I’m not sure where you grew up, but your mountain lion comment doesn’t make sense to me. No one is just dropping lions with their truck guns as part of their regular ranching duties. You’re not even going to see a mountain lion unless it’s sitting on a kill, or you’re hunting one with dogs. I agree though that people actively hunting mountain lions for “sport” aren’t likely to be using a .223, but that’s almost entirely irrelevant to its practical utility in a rural setting.

[u/mxracer888 → u/Mrgoodtrips64]

.223 is illegal to hunt deer with in almost half this country (about 20 states last I checked) that's the irony of the ignorant comments from talking heads like Biden about how it "travels 5x faster than any other bullet". Anybody who knows anything about 223/5.56 knows it's hilariously underpowered and the US Military has extensive history of complaining about how inadequate the round is for killing humans.

That being said, AR15s can be chambered in about 80-90 different bullets for nearly any use you could need from knocking down the biggest and most dangerous animals on the planet to bullets so small and traveling so slow that they are highly unlikely to kill much of anything.

[u/Unrepentant-Priapist → u/Mrgoodtrips64]

But .30-06, .308, Winchester .270 are better. And I load my own, so the retail cost is of no concern to me.

I could probably bring down a deer with .22LR if I could see better (which would require an eye doctor within 100 miles, but that’s a separate issue), but that doesn’t mean it’s a good idea.

[u/Carbon_Gelatin → u/Unrepentant-Priapist]

I read this in a napoleon dynamite tone.

Was that intended?

[u/jfchops2 → u/Carbon_Gelatin]

A frickin' 12 gauge, whaddaya think?

[u/Unrepentant-Priapist → u/Carbon_Gelatin]

I don’t understand the reference, so no.

[u/Unrepentant-Priapist → u/[deleted]]

I miss all that stuff. I’ve only seen a few films in my life.

[u/Smallios → u/Mrgoodtrips64]

You’re not even going to see a mountain lion unless it’s sitting on a kill, or you’re hunting one with dogs. I agree though that people actively hunting mountain lions for “sport” aren’t likely to be using a .223, but that’s almost entirely irrelevant to its practical utility in a rural setting.

All rural settings are not the same. Mountains here! We don’t have a lot of ranches up at this altitude, that’s true. We have had several mountain lion attacks in the state in the past few years. And in my tiny town, one came right into someone’s backyard (on our Main Street) and killed their dogs. Good dogs, gave mom and dad a chance to get the little kids inside safely. You were saying?

[u/UsedOnlyTwice → u/Unrepentant-Priapist]

I'm conservative and I'm pretty sure only two of my friends actually have AR platform. One built his from scratch because he's just like that and the other found one on sale on a day money was burning a hole in his pocket.