Sen. Al Franken Raises Doubts About Support For Assault Weapons Ban

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124. Well for one thing, .223 doesn't have the killing power to bring down game(Deer and bigger) humanley

and is banned for use in hunting in many states and counties for that reason. For target shooting, semi-autos are generally less accurate than bolt action rifles. As far as ergonomics and ease of use, bolt action rifles are much easier and faster to clean. Semi autos can jam more easily, particularly when fitted with 30 round magazines. You've never had to clear a jam for your Daughter because she couldn't?

The combination of .223/5.56, a semi/full-automatic rifle and a 30 round magazine is called a weapons system. It's called a weapons system because none of those features exist in a vacuum. They all come to together to create a platform for combat. The idea is to give a soldier the ability to fire the maximum amount of bullets with the maximum damage dealing ability in the shortest amount of time with the least amount of carried weight. These design objectives resulted in the compromises I detailed in the previous paragraph that negatively affect civilian uses.

I'm not saying there is no possible argument for these weapons to remain in civilian use. I am just saying that "better for hunting and target shooting" is a bad one. "Sufficient/possible for hunting and target shooting" is closer, and that's not even true in many states regarding hunting. But then the argument becomes less strong does it not?