Originally Posted by TheSquealer

Facts really seem to bother you. So lets continue. I've owned quite the assortment of assault weapons since I was very young. I was raised by ignorant assholes. I sold off 3 stainless Ruger Mini-14's for $1,500 each because the 2 dipshits I sold them to thought they were going to be banned the following month. I remember the exact year/summer this started and it made me some money. I continued to make fun of the guy that bought two of them for many years after that.

The introduction of bans on assault weapons came into being during the crack/cocaine epidemic and the growth of gangs and gang violence in cities. It happened because innocent people were getting killed in their beds at night while they slept by stray bullets. It happened because people were using 30-50 round mags full of ammo that was going through police kevlar/cars/homes/buildings and children that were 1/2 a mile away playing in the street. The list of reasons why are long. It had to do with the specifics of those weapons and the specific problem those weapons presented. Much like the specific problem of pitbulls that you are in so much denial about.