[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Beest

I read the article, I just see wants and not needs.

He admits in the comment section he used Need in the title as click bait, because so many gun opponents claim nobody should own a gun because nobody needs a gun.

In any picture of hunting I have seen, they are not shooting assault rifles.

Possibly because there is no such thing as an assault rifle, that's a title the press made up for any rifle that's black and dressed up with military looking gingerbread. Many seem to use AR-15 interchangeably, and have the impression they are full auto. The asshole in Orlando used a Sig Sauer not an AR-15.
Many people hunt with an AR-15 because they are reliable and accurate, they just aren't all duded up. Most places it's illegal to hunt with a high capacity magazine, but they would just be a hindrance anyway.

I understand they are a bad choice for home defense because of over penetration, you miss the target and my shoot someone through the walls in the next room or outside.

You are misinformed, the AR-15 is no less suitable for home defense than any other gun. The choice of ammunition is critical, as a .22, .38, or 9mm will go through walls unless you buy frangible ammo. Personally I prefer a shotgun for chores around the house.

Also any gun owner I know does not own one gun they reconfigure for different purposes, they own several, each suited for it's task.

I agree, but what he said was in choosing a gun for each specific need want, there are multiple options and one option is the reliable AR-15 you're familiar with, optioned/configured for that specific task.

I came to a realization recently after many years of playing paintball, that what a lot of people like about it is the shooting, pulling the trigger , feeling the action, seeing the splat, actually shooting people in a game was only an excuse to do that, many are happy to blast away on a range.

Sure, the boner factor is always in play, that, and the satisfaction of improving your skill, explains target shooters that never hunt.

If you want to own an AR15 because it's fun to shoot and you like buying matching accessories for it (they call it tacticool in paintball, fairly useless accessories that just look cool) don't try and justify it as a need.

The need may come as needing physical outlet or hobby to keep you sane but it doesn't have to be guns.

...people play Golf, but they don't need to.

Whoa Nellie, just a damn minute ya commie, if people didn't play golf the golf courses would go broke, then the accessory makers, fertilizer companies and water companies would have profits slashed. That's heresy, that's anti-business, that's unpatriotic.