Or, if you're a security company or law enforcement looking for a rifle.
Self-defense is not a contest with rules and referees. If, God forbid, I'm ever in a situation where i have to pull a trigger to protect me and mine, I want something as effective as possible. I want expanding bullets, dependability, optics, ergonomics, a big and reliable magazine, weapon-mounted flashlights, etc.
Process marches on. Your side seems to think you can lock gun technology back to 1912 or something, but you really can't.
Even if semi-automatic rifles were banned as a class, you would see the exact same features and abilities in lever-action and pump-action rifles. Why? Because the features you loathe simply work better, at least a little, than what they replaced.
Black finishes reduce glare and product steel. Black plastic is weather proof and allows more variety in shapes & sizes. Pistol grips improve handling. Folding stocks make guns easier to store and transport. Telescoping socks makes adjusting for different clothing or people easy. Gun-mounted flashlights make target identification easier and safer. Gun-mounted laser sights make shooting faster.
These will still exist, whether you want them to or not.
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