I'm not frightened. I just see what's going to happen. Look around. The business of assault weapons is on the defensive. Banks are cutting financial ties. Sporting goods stores are taking them off the shelves. The AR-15 may be the most popular rifle in America but it is still something that only 1-2% of the population owns. And for the 98% of Americans who don't own one? Half of them will be more than happy to take yours (and mine) away.
And this number increases with ever mass shooting.
The tide is turning. Politicians aren't as afraid of the NRA as they used to be. After next year when the GOP loses the House, I expect a serious move to ban assault weapons. The ban will include everything that is semi-auto and has a detachable magazine. So while people argue over trivial pedantic definitions of what makes an "assault" weapon, congress will just ensure everything is covered. The Senate won't have the votes to defeat it and President Trump will sign it in to law. It will grandfather all currently owned weapons but require that they be registered.
So, disparage Suzy soccer mom all you want. It's not going to stop her from voting in the politicians who will ban assault weapons and she doesn't care about pedantic trivial details. Hell, Suzy probably calls magazines "clips" and doesn't even know what "select fire" means!
It doesn't matter.
And maybe SCOTUS will strike it down. Or maybe they won't.
I get it, you are a soothsayer, fortune teller, and time traveler. You know everything that is going to happen and you want to whine about how the sky is falling.
Heller and McDonald are the law of the land, whether you or “Suzy soccer mom” like it or not.
Your insistence on using the term “assault weapon” when it doesn’t apply, and crying about “pendantics” also betrays your true intentions.