I'm sorry, I'm sure the rest of the article was equally as useless as the first few sentences. But when I got to that part I just couldn't go on. These phrases indicate the writer has absolutely no clue, none whatsoever, about what he is writing about.
...has difficulty explaining why law-abiding citizens need a gun that can empty a 40-round clip in less than five seconds
Well, how about because lots of bad people already have them, and more?
Or how about, I'm not looking for a fair fight, whatever the bad guy has, if he comes to my home.