And therein lies your problem.
A semi-automatic rifle takes no less skill to hit a target than a bolt-action or lever-action rifle.
What do you think? Do you think people go into the woods with semi-autos, with 30-round mags, and hose down everything in sight? If so, you're just as ignorant as Jim Zumbo.
In my experience, people who hunt with semi-autos fire one round at a time, just like people who hunt with bolt-actions and lever-actions.
Second of all, not everyone hunts for "sport" or the "challenge".
I hunt for meat.
I guess I'm a bit of an elitist.
You also sound very much like Carolyn McCarthy, who I quote in post #318.
"You also sound very much like Carolyn McCarthy, who I quote in post #318."
Holy Moly!!! Give me a break!!!!!
I don't support gun control in any fashion whatsoever. I was merely expressing my personal opinion about hunting rifles. I haven't got the foggiest idea what you do with your "assault rifle" and would defend your right to use it hunting if you should chose.
PERSONALLY, i think its more of a challenge to use a single shot rifle bolt action or genuine traditional muzzle loader (as opposed to those damn in-line monstrosities) when hunting - period.
Again - the Second Amendment has NOTING to do with hunting or target shooting per se or collecting guns. Its directed at the necessity of civilians to be familiar with the use of military style firearms in the event the Country was invaded and they needed to be called up or, in the words of the Declaration of Independence,
".....that governments are instituted among men deriving their just powers from the consent of the government, that whenever a government becomes abusive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to ABOLISH it..."