[Demarcus ware]

⬆⬆ An AR-15 extended mag? That's a military style, "mass kill" weapon.

Here's why i ask. According to which definition you want to use, whether it be the Defense Dept or some dictionary definition, assault rifle has been thrown around way too much. I can take the military style AR-15 and a .223 more for hunting and do the same damage. Why? because in order for those bullets to fire, you have to pull the trigger for every shot. UNLESS you have a selective switch which would make it a true assault rifle and allow you to shoot full auto. Which in the cases of these mass shootings isn't whats happened. Which brings us to now do we want to ban all Semi-auto weapons? In which case then you would be talking about rifles, pistols, and shotguns. I'm not going to get into the legal or not legal or what the 2nd amen says, because that wasn't the OP question. So i guess if you get right down to it, the only difference between that AR-15 and a .223 hunting rifle is the shape of it to look more like a military style rifle. (There is other differences but not really relevant to this topic) Yeah it looks meaner and more deadly but they can do the same job. I'm not trying to split hairs here or even argue, but if we head down that road where does it stop?

As an owner of many guns, including a 50 Cal that would blow a hole through your house, i'm all against the wrong people getting their hands on them. We have a system in place, but as with many things within our government it isn't being utilized. People that apply for guns, lie on their applications, but not prosecuted when caught is unacceptable. DOJ says they don't have the manpower, yet we are investigating Exxon for statements made against climate change nicker: Does that really make sense to anyone? If you are asking why people have Semi-Automatic weapons? Sometimes hunting requires more than one shot, sometimes it's just fun to shoot for recreation purposes, and it's handy for self defense whether it be a rifle, shotgun, or pistol.