All of the "scary" features are more than cosmetic. Straight line recoil pretty much requires a vertical pistol grip for ergonomics, that tends to go along wit

All of the "scary" features are more than cosmetic. Straight line recoil pretty much requires a vertical pistol grip for ergonomics, that tends to go along with vertical forgrips, detachable magazines are anything but purely cosmetic and must be outside pistol grips for serious rifle cartridges, and flash hiders help preserve your night vision. Heck, even bayonet lugs are functional, not that that a fixed bayonet has been used in more than one US "gun crime" to my memory. So now you're reduced to being an ignorant foot soldier in a culture war following people who complain about "that shoulder thing that goes up" instead doing anything to actually help with what are some real problems.