Think of the attack at El Al counter in LA...now have a dozen guys there instead of one...and arm them with machine guns. Preserving the assault weapons ban makes it just that much harder for terrorists to obtain tools of the trade.
The assault weapons ban has nothing to do with machine guns. Your confusion is a good example of why this piece of propaganda has to go.
I cannot believe people do not realize that if you give these socialist/communist an inch they will take a mile. They are slow and methodical!