Can we agree to ban the weapon used by the mass murderer?

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91. The Sig Sauer MCX was the weapon used by the Orlando shooter

The MCX is a very high end, very expensive rifle. It uses a gas piston system rather than Direct Impingement like the AR. Gas Piston systems are more expensive to install and maintain, but are arguably more reliable. It doesn't sound like much, but it's a completely different design, and for a gun nut, those are major changes. Different moving parts, different actions, different feel, different recoil. Basically it's totally different.

In any case, banning this specific rifle will accomplish absolutely nothing. It's lightly circulated and not widely used or adopted.

Six months after the ban was implemented, Sig Sauer would change the type of pistol grip, or the location of the mag release or strap attachments, rebrand the rifle as a Sig Sauer MXC, and put the rifle back on the market.