“private possession of assault weapons and other weapons of war”
I think there are no specific definitions in there so a blanket approach to restricting weapons could be had. What I quoted above could include any weapon at all, be it a firearm, knife, sword or whatever that could be banned. Any weapon at all that could possibly be used in war could be banned.
With regard to “assault weapons”, I purchased my first AR 15 last year and love it. It’s fun for target practice and can be very useful in certain self defense scenarios, even though my preference is a Judge or 12 ga for home defense.
Nobody needs a modern, light, accurate, modular, ergonomically adjustable rifle that comes in a variety of calibers, and can be adapted to multiple uses.