When Gun Nuts Write Gun Laws, Nuts have Guns

[Cinjin]

Am I right to think that an inordinate amount of military assault rifles are in public circulation??

(Just querying)

There are many but in reality, most are just an "assault style" of rifle. The look is what is popular. They're not fully auto and most people don't know how to or have the wish to convert them. The truth is, a lever action Winchester can rattle off 3 rounds per second and more importantly any semi-auto pistol can fire every bit as fast as an "assault" rifle with clip replacement even faster.

In my opinion, when a newscaster throws out the term assault rifle, it's for sensationalism. I have a 9mm pistol that holds 17 rounds in ONE clip and I can fire them all off in less than 6 seconds. Which means with the purchase of 5 or 6 extra clips I could unload well over a hundred rounds in a minute without need of a "scary assault" rifle.




I know, it's a little disheartening, but this is exactly why there's no easy fix for this problem. You can't uninvent the damn things and there's no certain type of "demon gun" that could be outlawed to fix it either.