Here is the gun used to murder children in our schools. Did the founding fathers envision this?

[Major Nikon]

71. Most any caliber can hunt, professor

It's only a question of if you're hunting prairie dog or brown bear. So yes, I know what it means but YMMV.

I'm not complaining about any features. I'm just pointing out there's differences between what is well suited for hunting and what is clearly not necessary for the task. The Charles Whitman example is relevant because it shows what happens today vs what happened back then. Even though surplus military hardware was available, it sure as hell wasn't as prolific as it is today which is why there weren't more Charles Whitmans. Those who were buying surplus military hardware preferred bolt action rifles and even then they were replacing the military style stocks with Monte Carlo style hunting stocks. My dad and I converted dozens of them for hunters.

The AWB failed because a very vocal minority was able to use money and mostly right wing political muscle to further the interests of those who cling to their weapons and bibles. The AWB didn't go nearly far enough because it was kneecapped by the same ideologues from the very beginning. It also couldn't adapt to the changes gun manufactures made to get around the law because those same ideologues prevented it. Had reasonable ammo capacity and reloading requirements been imposed from the start and the law could have been adapted as gun manufactures adapted, the likelihood of said toad sucking moron's ability for mass murder would have unquestionably been curtailed. So let's please not pretend that it was the gun control side's fault for any perceived "failure" you might imagine because that's just not how it went down. This one squarely fits on the shoulders of the gun nuts.