[carton253]

Oh stop playing your silly games.

I am fully aware of what the 2nd Amendment says.

I am not looking to snatch your precious guns away from you.

I just wanted to know why a person needed an assault weapon... that's all.

If you can't answer it... then move on...

[Orangedog]

Now that's funny. Someone points out to you that a right does not need to be justified and you call that a silly game.

Those "assault weapons" that you can't understand why anyone "needs" are identical in function to most hunting rifles and shotguns.

[Dead Corpse]

I own an "assault weapon", although I have never "assaulted" anyone with it. Nor do I hope I evern am in a situation where I would be forced to.

It's an AR-15 clone made by DPMS. With a heavy, cryo-accurized superbull barrel on it and a left handed ejection port on it, it is amazingly accurate for the price tag. The thing is an inordinate amount of fun to shoot. Period.

Also, if things ever do fall apart, at least I'd have the capacity to sling a lot of lead.

You've got to understand, you don't own self-defense tools in the hope that you have to use them. Same as seat belts. You don't wear one in the hope that you will get in an accident. You do so because if you do find yourself in a bad situation, NOTHING ELSE WILL WORK QUITE AS WELL TO PRESERVE YOUR HIDE.