In general, solutions that create their own problems are unworthy of our consideration; it's a 1:1 trade, rather then a buy in for more value added.
In specific, the BAD lever ain't verbotten for me solely because it increases the rate of malfunctions; but because it increases the rate and complexity of malfunctions while hazing the diagnosis of same with deceptive tactile feedback. As elaborated upon on fb, shooters using the normal stimulus\response pairings in response to a premature-bolt-lockback or bolt-forward-on-empty have a lot of handjive to work through unless they shitcan their non-diagnostic responses (ie. IA dill, reload) to any given stoppage. Intent aside, the BAD lever in practice is like a hardware means to exploiting shooter software to burn up all of that extra time you don't need to be doing something important... But, the failure modes of a BAD-equipped AR suit well those who always stare at the weapon first, and are in no rush for violence.
In specific, the BAD lever ain't verbotten for me solely because it increases the rate of malfunctions; but because it increases the rate and complexity of malfunctions while hazing the diagnosis of same with deceptive tactile feedback. As elaborated upon on fb, shooters using the normal stimulus\response pairings in response to a premature-bolt-lockback or bolt-forward-on-empty have a lot of handjive to work through unless they shitcan their non-diagnostic responses (ie. IA dill, reload) to any given stoppage. Intent aside, the BAD lever in practice is like a hardware means to exploiting shooter software to burn up all of that extra time you don't need to be doing something important... But, the failure modes of a BAD-equipped AR suit well those who always stare at the weapon first, and are in no rush for violence.