{"id":34153,"date":"2015-03-04T16:48:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-04T21:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=34153"},"modified":"2015-03-04T16:48:29","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T13:51:12","slug":"need-ar-15-30-round-magazine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p>Gun control advocates consistently try to paint gun owners into a corner by framing one\u2019s right to keep and bear arms in terms of \u201cneeds.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p>A perfect example:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy does any American need one of these AR-15s? What possible protection can that kind of thing offer them? It\u2019s a military rifle,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/stories\/2012\/12\/19\/theblazes-will-cain-clashes-with-piers-morgan-over-assault-weapons-ban-i-find-that-ridiculous\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\" title=\"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">former CNN host Piers Morgan<\/a> back in 2012 \u2014 when he was still on television.  <\/p>\n<p>Aside from being wrong, an AR-15 is not a \u201cmilitary rifle,\u201d Morgan simply doesn\u2019t understand that not every self-defense situation is created equally.  There is no \u201cnormal scenario\u201d when it comes to protecting oneself from the criminal element.  <\/p>\n<p>In the video above, a Georgia resident had to protect his home from two armed home invaders who kicked own his door.  During the encounter, an eyewitness said as many as \u201c30 to 40 shots\u201d were fired. <\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a play by play courtesy of a neighbor who wished to remain anonymous.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He said a lady knocked first,&#8221; said the neighbor, who spoke to the homeowner shortly after the incident.  <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Then after he didn&#8217;t go to the door, they kicked the door in,\u201d she said. \u201cThey came in his house.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>That neighbor told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsbtv.com\/news\/news\/local\/homeowner-shoots-injures-home-invaders\/nkNCR\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\" title=\"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WSB-TV <\/a>that she was trying to take a nap when she heard the shots. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As soon as I laid down, I heard about 30 to 40 shots,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p>While it\u2019s not clear what type of gun the resident used to repel the attack, I believe that the firearm I would need to survive that encounter is a semiautomatic rifle capable of accepting a magazine with a capacity of at least 30 rounds of ammunition.  <\/p>\n<p>Allow me to explain.  As I mentioned, not all self-defense situations are the same.  Just like not all shooters are the same.   At the tranquil setting of indoor gun range, I\u2019m not a great shot with a handgun.  I can only imagine how much worse I\u2019d be under the extreme duress of a home invasion that quickly escalates to an all out gunfight.  So, a handgun wouldn\u2019t suffice.  What about a pump-action shotgun or a bolt-action rifle?  I\u2019m a much better shot with both.  But I believe that the slower rate of fire, the limited capacity and the time it takes to reload either gun makes me vulnerable.  Continuing to go by the example in the video, it\u2019s already two against one; I\u2019m outgunned as it is.  I need a weapon that will come close to leveling the playing field.   <\/p>\n<p>So, for me, the only firearm that I would feel confident shooting during a home invasion scenario with multiple attackers would be an AR-15 with a 30 round mag.  Could I get by with another gun?  Maybe.  Maybe not.  I say that because along with preparedness, confidence is key.  And with my life on the line,  I want to be as confident as I can possibly be.  In short, I need an AR-15. <\/p>\n<p>I accept that there are different strokes for different folks.  Not everyone agrees with me because not everyone shoots like me.  Some gun owners need handguns, others shotguns or larger caliber rifles for home defense.  Thankfully, we have a Second Amendment that  protects our right to keep and bear arms for traditionally lawful purposes like self-defense within the home.  Implicit in that right is the freedom to choose which firearm fits our needs.  <\/p>\n<p>I need and AR-15 for home defense.  But even if I didn\u2019t need an AR-15, it\u2019s still my right via the Constitution to own one.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I explain precisely why I need an AR-15 for home defense.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":34154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_specdata_upc":"","_specdata_placement":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[244,7,262,216,240],"tags":[613,132,122],"featured":[],"hunt365":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-34153","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-2nd-amendment-r2kba","8":"category-gunsamerica-authors","9":"category-defensive-use-of-firearms","10":"category-s-h-blannelberry","11":"category-this-week","12":"tag-ar-15","13":"tag-buzz","14":"tag-r2kba"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"I explain precisely why I need an AR-15 for home defense.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"I explain precisely why I need an AR-15 for home defense.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-03-04T21:48:29+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-08-18T13:51:12+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_6668.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"S.H. Blannelberry\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@gunsamerica\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"S.H. Blannelberry\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"S.H. Blannelberry\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9c0e3aec459f0bf4d28e46e0e1a70f43\"},\"headline\":\"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-04T21:48:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-18T13:51:12+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":599,\"commentCount\":48,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/03\\\/IMG_6668.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"AR-15\",\"Buzz\",\"R2KBA\"],\"articleSection\":[\"2nd Amendment - R2KBA\",\"Authors\",\"Defensive Use of Firearms\",\"S.H. Blannelberry\",\"This Week\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/\",\"name\":\"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/03\\\/IMG_6668.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-04T21:48:29+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-08-18T13:51:12+00:00\",\"description\":\"I explain precisely why I need an AR-15 for home defense.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/03\\\/IMG_6668.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2015\\\/03\\\/IMG_6668.jpg\",\"width\":600,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"name\":\"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\\\/Digest\",\"description\":\"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America&#039;s premier destination for buying and selling firearms.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"GunsAmerica\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/01\\\/image-3.png\",\"width\":286,\"height\":156,\"caption\":\"GunsAmerica\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/gunsamerica\",\"https:\\\/\\\/instagram.com\\\/gunsamerica_official\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/GunsAmerica\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/9c0e3aec459f0bf4d28e46e0e1a70f43\",\"name\":\"S.H. Blannelberry\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/17ee0cd99d23f7338baedef3646555aaf82e63bac8ea620b131b9a41a922b0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/17ee0cd99d23f7338baedef3646555aaf82e63bac8ea620b131b9a41a922b0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/17ee0cd99d23f7338baedef3646555aaf82e63bac8ea620b131b9a41a922b0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"S.H. Blannelberry\"},\"description\":\"is the News Editor of GunsAmerica.\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/gunsamerica.com\\\/digest\\\/author\\\/patrick-pietrzak\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!","description":"I explain precisely why I need an AR-15 for home defense.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!","og_description":"I explain precisely why I need an AR-15 for home defense.","og_url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/","og_site_name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","article_published_time":"2015-03-04T21:48:29+00:00","article_modified_time":"2023-08-18T13:51:12+00:00","og_image":[{"width":600,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_6668.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"S.H. Blannelberry","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@gunsamerica","twitter_site":"@gunsamerica","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"S.H. Blannelberry","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/"},"author":{"name":"S.H. Blannelberry","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/9c0e3aec459f0bf4d28e46e0e1a70f43"},"headline":"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!","datePublished":"2015-03-04T21:48:29+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-18T13:51:12+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/"},"wordCount":599,"commentCount":48,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_6668.jpg","keywords":["AR-15","Buzz","R2KBA"],"articleSection":["2nd Amendment - R2KBA","Authors","Defensive Use of Firearms","S.H. Blannelberry","This Week"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/","name":"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_6668.jpg","datePublished":"2015-03-04T21:48:29+00:00","dateModified":"2023-08-18T13:51:12+00:00","description":"I explain precisely why I need an AR-15 for home defense.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_6668.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_6668.jpg","width":600,"height":400,"caption":"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/need-ar-15-30-round-magazine\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Why You NEED an AR-15 with a 30 Round Magazine!"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#website","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","name":"Gun Reviews and News | GunsAmerica.com\/Digest","description":"Gun Reviews, Industry News, and Product Reviews for Rifles, Pistols, Revolvers, Shotguns, Optics, and Ammunition. Looking to purchase a firearm online? Look no further than GunsAmerica.com, America&#039;s premier destination for buying and selling firearms.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#organization","name":"GunsAmerica","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/image-3.png","width":286,"height":156,"caption":"GunsAmerica"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/x.com\/gunsamerica","https:\/\/instagram.com\/gunsamerica_official\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/GunsAmerica"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/#\/schema\/person\/9c0e3aec459f0bf4d28e46e0e1a70f43","name":"S.H. Blannelberry","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17ee0cd99d23f7338baedef3646555aaf82e63bac8ea620b131b9a41a922b0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17ee0cd99d23f7338baedef3646555aaf82e63bac8ea620b131b9a41a922b0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/17ee0cd99d23f7338baedef3646555aaf82e63bac8ea620b131b9a41a922b0cb?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"S.H. Blannelberry"},"description":"is the News Editor of GunsAmerica.","url":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/author\/patrick-pietrzak\/"}]}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/IMG_6668-150x100.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=34153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":180101,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/34153\/revisions\/180101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/34154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=34153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=34153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=34153"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=34153"},{"taxonomy":"hunt365","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hunt365?post=34153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}