FWIW, the MSM has successfully ingrained in every ignorant person's mind that any rifle used in a crime is either an assault weapon or an AK-47.
I remember specifically a few years ago here in Detroit where an on scene old lady witness to a drive by shooting said: "It sounded like an AK-47"........
Well kudos to her since I am familiar with many firearms and have no idea how to discern the sound of an AK-47 from any other rifle............
As a side note, I will forever remember local WXYZ's Bill Proctor reporting on a shooting in Detroit. In his own words: "Detroit Police are searching for a .357 Smith and Wesson Glock Pistol"..........
Glock is really branching out, aren’t they? LOL!