Why not require semi-auto rifles to be modified to fixed magazine weapons in all future sales. [View all]

[NutmegYankee]

Present this as the classic American Compromise: A lot of people want designs like the AR-15 for hunting small game or target practice, so allow it to be sold but modified for civilian use.

Pass a bill to stop all sales of semi-auto rifles and require any new sales after 15 days to be of designs that incorporate a fixed magazine of 5-10 rounds that can only be loaded one round at a time. Require significant disassembly to remove and replace that magazine, such that only the single bullet at a time loading mechanism will be used. In addition, require all future sales of pistol magazines to be 10 rounds or less like they were under the AWB.

People who want semi-autos for legal uses can still get them, but the modification will make them far less effective for mass murder purposes.

The best part -this isn't a 2nd Amendment issue. It's Congress regulating interstate commerce.