Originally Posted by After Shock Media

First I would like to state that it is propaganda when people think assault rifles. Remember people in almost every state automatic weapons aka machine guns have been illegal since around 1934 if I recall. Most assault riffles are just named that for "scary" reasons and because they look like what the military uses. Typically the buyers buy them for accuracy and pleasure in their use. Much like the difference between a Mazda and a BMW.

Next point is those "assault riffles" are single shot riffles. They kill the same damn way a bolt action riffle does. Each time you pull the trigger you get 1 bullet. Plus assorted laws which vary by state dictates how many bullets can be in a clip. Remember a 303 can hold a bit of ammo and has a bigger bullet than many of the guns names assault riffles.

Another big issue. Almost every single fucking crime using a gun in the US is done by a handgun. Yes some do use assault riffles such as the shoot out in LA a few years back, yet those are super rare. Crimes are done with handguns, not riffles, not shotguns, and so forth. Hell Kennedy was taken down with a bolt action, the snipers were using bolt actions.

There should be no wrong or write type of gun to use to kill something. They all kill. Some just get used to kill others more often.

Oh and before I forget and some more common news propaganda pops up with more vile stats and shit. It is not easy to modify a legally purchased assault riffle to make it fully automatic unless you have access to some very precise metal working equipment. Which in that case you do not need to buy any guns as you can easily make your own.