Of over 14000 murders, fewer than 300 were committed with rifles.
(There is no breakout by "type" of rifle, so no AR data)
So, banning ARs would have no meaningful affect on the murder rate.
Exactly correct.
Legislation restricting firearms is not about reducing crime.
It is about exerting political power and control.
It is showing the "governed" who is master and who is servant.
It is all about reversing the idea that in the United States, the people are sovereign.