Not all media opinions are hysterical
Here’s a pretty good article on the doom and gloom rhetoric of the assault weapons ban:
There is one major flaw with the ban. It’s one that the critics bring up at some peril to law-abiding gun owners. It’s this: In mechanics and function, some of the banned weapons are not appreciably different than an array of rifles and shotguns that remain perfectly legal to manufacture. Generally speaking, the banned weapons look different than sporting arms. But functionally, they’re the same.
That’s one reason why Sept. 14 will not dawn with the staccato sounds of automatic fire. The assault weapon ban ended the manufacture and retail sale of certain weapons, but hardly dented the firepower at Americans’ disposal.
July 22nd, 2004 at 3:36 pm
The law attempted to identify a class of military and military-style guns seemingly designed for combat, rather than target shooting or hunting.
*Sigh*
Here’s where I turn to the choir and point out that the 2nd amendment is intended to preserve the individual citizen’s ability to engage in combat.
How do we install this meme in everybody’s head?