[Fred Mertz]

...why people should own assault weapons?

Don't fall for the propaganda.

The answer is so that people can keep their government at bay.

[Cultural Jihad]

The answer is so that people can keep their government at bay.

We should allow assualt weapons, and then shut down the seditious militia nutcase organizations who spout off such nonsense as you have.

[diamond6]

So why don't we allow people to own hand grenades, bombs, or nuclear weapons? Is there any limit to what should be allowed?

[Mulder]

The answer is so that people can keep their government at bay

Exactly.... Jefferson stated as much in our founding document.

[Choose Ye This Day]

"...why people should own assault weapons?

"Don't fall for the propaganda.

"The answer is so that people can keep their government at bay."

Good luck "keeping the government at bay" with your AK-47 up against an Apache gunship, an armored division, or Stinger missiles. Assault rifles didn't help the Iraqis much.

[Uncle Bill]

NAZI STRATEGY SUMMED UP IN 2 WORDS: "SPORTING PURPOSE"
"Gun control" is political strategy, not policy. President Clinton's administration proved it again on April 6 when he announced a broader ban on the importation of certain semi-automatic rifles because they did not meet the requirements for "sporting use." These rifles weren't for "sporting use," according to the administration, because they could be fitted with "large" magazines or clips.

This "sporting use" strategy was used before. The Nazi Weapons Law (18 March 1938) forbade importation of weapons under substantially the same test. Section 25(1) of that Law proclaimed: "It is forbidden to manufacture ... and to import: Firearms which fold-down, break-down, are collapsible, or are speedily dismantled -- beyond the common limits of hunting and sporting activities -- ..." Section 21 of the Nazi Law (and its enforcing regulations) employed the "sporting use" exception also where they permitted licensed persons to carry "firearms, designed for -- and usually used for -- the hunting of fair game."