To be honest, I don't see any reason assault weapons should be sold to the public.
"Assault weapon" is a propaganda term. It is used to demonize virtually any type of firearm anti-gunners don't like, including handguns, rifles and shotguns.
Semi-automatic rifle,s such as the AK-47 look-alikes (WASR-10) and SKS Carbine, function no differently than a semi-automatic "hunting rifle". Pull the trigger, and it fires one bullet, and one bullet only.
People in many states hunt white-tail deer with WASR-10, SKS Carbines, and similar rifles. The 7.62x39 cartridge, for which these firearms are chambered, is virtually identical to one of the most popular hunting cartridges in America - the .30-30 Winchester.
Furthermore, in this country I don't need a "reason" to own one of these firearms. This is the United States, not the Peoples Republic of China.
I don't either. Self defense weapons and militia weapons, OTOH ... there's no such thing as "too many".
Do you know what an "assault weapon" is? If you do, please elucidate. Do you think that the public should have fewer options regarding choice of personal firearms than the police?
The Warsaw Ghetto.
Treblinka.
Auschwitz.
Sobibor.
Majdanek.
Belzek.
Should I go on?
The 2nd amendment to the Constitution affirms my God-given right to protect my family and my freedoms from those who would take them away. That's all the reason I need.
Uh, right. So, in your mind "too much" of whatever is automatically a "bad" thing? And you propose to quantify "too much" how? Maybe "too much" is defined as "more than I have"?
Too much horsepower, firepower, audio power. Yeah, maybe we DO need to limit these kinds of things. I mean, what if our Police start running up against more and more thugs who work out for three hours five days a week and are so ripped that they can fold the cops up like a piece of paper and drop them through a mail slot? Yeah. Nobody oughta be allowed to be so buffed. Gottta regulate gyms.
And it's awfully hard to catch a ZR1 'vette when all you've got is a 3.4L Lumina -- even with radio. The Proshces and even the Audi A4's -- can't catch 'em. Nobody should be allowed to buy a car with more power than, say, a 1966 VW Beetle.
Also, there's this thing about loud music. Even in traffic some people just have to have their mariachis blasting out so everyone can hear it for a block or two. Nobody needs that kind of audio power. CAr stereos should be regulated by the DOT and limited to 12 watts per channel. And none of these bolted-into-the-trunk power amps, either; those things are definitely OUT.
Finally, you know there are some houses in town that are just obscene. They really hog up the land and nobody needs that kind of space. We oughta limit home construction to an absolute max of 3,500 sq. ft. Those big places just have too many electrical outlets and too much plumbing, and don't even get me started on heating and cooling costs. Oy vey!
Yeah, THAT'd be "Wonderland", alright. Sheer Nirvana 24/7.
Dream on, pal, we're not buying into your panty-waist nightmare. The misuse of power on the part of the few in no way invalidates the possession of power on the part of the many.
Consider it like Pornography, it is available to those who want it.
Why should I have to show you a reason? So long as I don't cause harm to anyone elses life, liberty, or property with one, what's the problem?
Because they're fun to fire. Is that a good enough reason for you, Mrs. Brady?
Based on the definition of an assault weapon, which you didn't scroll down the thread to read before popping off, an Assault Weapon is actually a powered down version of the OEM rifle. I assume to reduce collateral damage in an assault.
It's called the Second Amendment.
To be honest, I don't see any reason assault weapons should be sold to the public.
To be honest, people like you scare me.
Spoken like a true Liberal. If the government ever goes bad, you would want a gun (the deadlier the better) to preserve your personal liberty. Or do you prefer to be led away to the gulag like a sheep to the slaughter? You say it can't/hasn't happened? Fool.
You don't expect the manufacturers to just give them away, do you? How else is the public supposed to get them?
Or are you buying into the counter-revolutionary nonsense of the liberals? The men at Lexington and Concord who risked or sacrificed their lives to protect your freedoms did so in order to deny the government the power to confiscate the arms of the citizenry. Why do you wish to make their sacrifices worthless?