Mick's point on why assault rifles (or any rapid fire variant) are not banned is the real issue here. Banning all guns is bridge too far for enough Americans that make or influence policy but there cannot be any rational defence of wanting to own such weapons.
What would be educational is a live televised Senate/Congressional hearing where the NRA lobbyists and NRA-supporting Senators & Congressmen are shown first hand footage of their constituents being killed & maimed and then being asked to justify the need for such weapons.
The relatives of the dead should also be invited to attend ..
Also, a point to ponder:
Quote:
Number of Americans killed on battlefields in all wars in history:
1,396,733
Killed by firearms in the US since 1968:
1,516,863
(NYT)
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