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turbinetree

(24,695 posts)
Sat May 19, 2018, 09:00 PM May 2018

Jim Carrey takes aim at Kent State grad who posed with AR-10

Actor Jim Carrey branched out from his usual portraits of President Trump’s administration on Friday, instead painting a former Kent State University student whose gun-touting graduation photos went viral.

Carrey uploaded his artwork to Twitter on Friday, depicting Kaitlin Bennett posing with her AR-10 on the Ohio campus.

“And the devil said, 'Thanks a bunch Goldilocks. Enjoy the show in Santa Fe tomorrow. Someday, real soon, I’ll have you for dinner,' Carrey captioned his portrait.


http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/388478-jim-carrey-takes-aim-at-kent-state-grad-who-posed-with-ar-10



Hey Bennett, its his First Amendment right........................you know the one before the second....................Touch'e


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Jim Carrey takes aim at Kent State grad who posed with AR-10 (Original Post) turbinetree May 2018 OP
AR-10? Where'd she find it? In a museum? marble falls May 2018 #1
Check this out ProudLib72 May 2018 #2
I've only seen them in photos. I guess I'll start paying attention to gun shows. marble falls May 2018 #3
I thought they were old, too ProudLib72 May 2018 #4
It looks like a modern AR-15 build just in .308 caliber like the older AR-10's. mackdaddy May 2018 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2019 #12
AR10s have been around as long as AR15s just not as popular. aikoaiko May 2018 #6
Been around longer than AR-15s, since the 50's. marble falls May 2018 #8
I think AR15s and AR10s were marketed to civilians about the same time in the early 1960s aikoaiko May 2018 #11
She bought her ticket samir.g May 2018 #7
Here's the portrait. Carrey captured her likeness perectly. FSogol May 2018 #9
Nothing.. dreamland May 2018 #10

ProudLib72

(17,984 posts)
2. Check this out
Sat May 19, 2018, 09:33 PM
May 2018
https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-ar-10s/

They still make them

Armalite AR-10

Eugene Stoner is known by many as the progenitor of the AR-15/M16/M4 design that has so captivated gun owners and militaries the world over.

Slightly less well-known is his first creation, the Armalite AR-10. Like I said in the beginning, this was the original rifle that competed with what would become the m14 for a spot as the US military’s main battle rifle prior to the Vietnam War.

It was this design that Stoner would eventually scale down to the AR-15 we know today, which was bought by the Air Force, and 10 bazillion or so ARs later, would go on to rival Kalashnikov’s creations for the title of “most popular rifle ever”.

If you will accept no imitations, no pretenders, and want only the purest, most original AR-10, you’re in luck.

Armalite still makes the AR-10 that put them on the map, and despite shutting down for a bit in the 80’s and being sold and bought out a few times here and there, they still make some awesome guns.

mackdaddy

(1,526 posts)
5. It looks like a modern AR-15 build just in .308 caliber like the older AR-10's.
Sun May 20, 2018, 12:35 AM
May 2018

That is just my guess why they are calling it an AR-10.

The AR-15 can be built/customized to a wide range of caliber cartridges.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AR_platform_calibers

Response to mackdaddy (Reply #5)

aikoaiko

(34,169 posts)
6. AR10s have been around as long as AR15s just not as popular.
Sun May 20, 2018, 12:43 AM
May 2018

They are bigger and heavier and fewer rounds of 7.62 NATO can be stored in magazines of the same size as mags for the AR15.

It seems like there is more civilian interest in them which I impart to the use of 7.62 NATO rifles in Iraq and Afganistan.




aikoaiko

(34,169 posts)
11. I think AR15s and AR10s were marketed to civilians about the same time in the early 1960s
Sun May 20, 2018, 01:37 PM
May 2018

Both were around in the late 1950s, but not really in civilian hands.


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