Yes, semi automatic was the number one criteria for defining a so-called assault weapon. If you were a legal collector of military battle rifles, the next morning you woke up as a felon.
This shouldn't be an either/or case. A person who respects freedom and life should be able to see the evils of both abortion and gun control.
You still don't understand. It has NOTHING to do with gun collectors rights. It has to do with the rights of every American citizen. The fact that you personally may never choose to exercise that right doesn't mean you haven't suffered a very real loss if the right to make that choice is illegally taken away from you. PLEASE note I said "illegally",because there is no legal way this right CAN be taken away.