Quoted: Why are LEO Restricted marked lowers and rifles suddenly SOOO desireable?
EXACTLY
The wannabe's think that by having a LEO marked lower that Barney Fife will soar down from the heavens above and Deputize them....and everything that they do with the LEO marked lower will be tactically sound and they will look like someone who they are not.
Semper Fi Jeff
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Let me clarify my statement. It does not offend me to see guys buy LEO marked AR15's. If I were to walk in a gun store and they had a Colt #LE6920 (LEO) M4 and a Bushmaster M4 (no markings) and I could buy either gun without a Department Letter, I would choose the Colt #LE6920 because I think it's a better built gun than the Bushamster. And if I had a friend who was NOT a LEO and was trying to pick between the two guns I would tell him to go with the Colt LE6920.
That being said, I agree with Lumpy that many guys are going out and looking for the guns that are marked "Govt / Law Enforcement / Export Only" because there is a "Geek Apeal" (not all guys buying LEO only guns fall into this catagory, but there are many wannabe's that do fall into this catagory).
There use to be a lot of really good information passed here at www.ar15.com, but it seems that recently this place has been over run by kids, wannabes, and knuckle heads in general. Look at all the threads on the "Tac Point" (an airsoft optic), the threads on "Let's show everyone the markings on the my new LEO only lower", etc, etc.
The AR15 rifle / carbine is a TOOL. It doesn't matter if you use it for military, law enforcement, personal security detachment, hunting, self defense, competition shooting, plinking, etc. the markings on this TOOL are not going to give you any kind of super powers, they are not going to make you shoot better, they are not going to make the rifle more accurate, etc. The AR15 is a tool, learn how to use it, and use it well.
I will say that there is a big difference between a "Wannabe" and an "Enthusist", a wannabe is generally someone who what's to be someone they are not. There are many WannaBe's here and there are still a large number of enthusists here. I personally know some idiots that are constantly trying to get military and law enfocement gear (flash bangs, LEO mags and guns, etc) just to show their buddies in hopes that their buddies will think they are cool.
I come to www.ar15.com in search of knowledge and to share what little knowledge I have. But as of late it seems that I spend a majority of my time sifting through the B.S. and childish crap to find a few small nuggets of good information. I have learned a lot over the last few years from other Law Enforcement Officers, members of the Military, and Civilian Enthusists and I thank all of you who have shared good information with me. You don't have to carry an M16 / AR15 at work to have something to share. I have learned a lot from many of the civilian Ar15 enthusists that contribute to this site.
My beef is with the wannabe's and the knuckleheads that mountains out of mole hills and waist the bandwith at this website, please take you BS somewhere else. It is idiots like these folks who have run Pat Rogers and many other well respected people in the AR15 buisness off this site.
I would like to see us get back to basics and get rid of some of the trash, it will make this place much more enjoyable for all of us.
Semper Fi
Jeff