assault rifles gettting some more play time. Been a busy two years!

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First off, the assault weapon bans do ban many cosmetic features. For example, some things that assult weapon bans have baned were pistol grips, bayonet lugs, adjustable butt stocks, and flash suppressors.

Changing those things don't make the gun any safer. When was the last time you herd of somebody getting stabbed with a bayonet. I'll admit that the buttstock makes it slightly smaller, many guns like the AR-15, some apart in 2 pieces in a few seconds. No tools required.

The term assault rifle refers to a gun capable of FULL AUTO fire. Assault weapon is almost exclusively used by people who are anti gun, or perhaps not familiar with the terminology. I've never seen the term assault weapon used by a gun company.

I'll admit that some guns are better at different things. AR-15's are lightweight, they have low recoil and they are accurate. This makes them great guns for shooting competitions. Go to a 3 gun competition, and I would bet a lot of people (80+ percent) have an AR-15. Its a hobby, or for a few people a career. I see nothing wrong with that.

You claim that some guns should be banned, because they can't be used for hunting, my first response would be that many 'assault rifles' (to use your term, I would not describe an AR-15 as such), make great hunting guns.

I think the only people who show ignorance to firearms are people who are against them, and never look into them. I think its funny when people want all magazines capped at 10 rounds, and they claim high round magazines are a newer invention, then they don't believe you when you tell them that 15 rounds magazines were available in 1873. (not removal magazines, but you could fire 15 shots without reloading).