Yet Another Proposed Assault Weapon Ban
Automatic assault rifle weapons spotted in Chatham County, GA.
Friday Chatham County commissioners congratulated the metropolitan police department on making arrests quickly after someone fired an automatic weapon in an apartment complex off LaRoche Avenue last week.
At the same time one commissioner promised to look into banning the sale of automatic weapons in the county.
I’m shocked that somebody who jumped through all those ATF hoops to be allowed to own a Class III firearm would do something so crass as to shoot up an apartment building.
Police say Gralow was using an AR-15 assault rifle- the civilian equivalent of an M-16.
Oh…I see. It wasn’t really an automatic weapon. Not even really an assault rifle. I sure didn’t see THAT one coming.
Commissioner Harris O’Dell says assault weapons aren’t for hunting, only for killing.
He specifically referenced gun shows held at the Savannah Civic Center as a place where people can buy assault weapons.
Right, right, right. Let’s see:
- Conflating “automatic weapon,” “assault rifle,” “assault weapon,” and “scary gun that looks like a machine gun.” Check.
- Canard about not for hunting, only for killing (people, that is; I mean, you kill stuff when you hunt. If you’re good at it). Check.
- Gun shows BAD! Check.
Wait a minute. What about The Children? What about Terrorists? Come on guys, stick to the script.
By the way, this article is a great illustration of why I don’t use the term “assault weapon” at all, except sarcastically. An M-16 truly is an assault rifle, because it’s a select-fire rifle chambered in an intermediate cartridge. An AR-15 is not an assault rifle, nor is it an “automatic weapon.” Neither one is an “assault weapon,” because thar ain’t no sich animal.
