Why High Powered Rifles Should Not Be Banned

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High powered rifles should not be used for hunting. There are many different reasons why they should not be used for hunting. Hunters could use so many others guns than the high powered rifles that they are wanting to use. High powered rifles are not good for hunting animals, and there are many different reasons for that also. High powered rifles are dangerous for hunting animals, since most people are unaware of the high velocity of the bullet.
Some other guns is a 410 , a 410 does not shoot much farther than 50 yards. They are mostly used for kids just starting out hunting. A 410 is a lot like a shotgun, and there are even 410’s that hold 4-5 shots. When the hunter are using a 410 it does not have as much percussion as any other guns.
Other bad things that are not good for hunting with high powered rifles are level grounds. If the hunter is shooting on level ground then the bullet
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Reasons why it is dangerous for the animals is the bullet is big, and if the animal is not hit well then the animal will run off, and the hunter will not find it if there is not much blood. The big bullet will also destroy some meat. If the bullet hits the animal wrong, and does not hit the right spot it will destroy meat, and the hunter will not get enough meat that he should get off of the animal. Sometimes people will shoot animals with low powered rifles, and just do not go look for them. If the hunter shoots a animal with a high powered rifle very far away then the hunter may not want to go look for it. When the hunter do stuff like that it makes animals suffer, and then the hunter loose meat that people want. More animals would be shoot using high powered rifles , and when the hunters are shooting anything that walks the animals will begin slimming down, and then the animals will not breed , and then there would be any more

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