[Empire_of_Liberty]

"So CNN made the mistake of saying the banned gunned are more dangerous than unbanned guns"

You are being deliberately obtuse. CNN lied (deliberately or otherwise) in indicating that fully automatic weapons were being prohibited by the 1994 ban.

"In my view - if both types of weapons are equally destructive, why not ban all of them?"

Because people have a right and I would even argue, an obligation, to defend themselves. These weapons are an effective and reasonably safe means of defense. To deny people the means of defense is not just legally wrong (as in the 2nd Amendment), but morally bankrupt as well.

[familyofman]

"You are being deliberately obtuse. CNN lied (deliberately or otherwise) in indicating that fully automatic weapons were being prohibited by the 1994 ban."
No I'm not being obtuse, deliberate or not. My question/point was simply one for clarity purposes - to define what CNN lied about. If they misled/lied about the comparative lethality/power of banned vs non-banned weapons, and overstated the differences between the two - is that good or bad?
The AWB should receive a roll call vote either way. I can't get too excited about CNN's great lie at this point in time.