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It's unfairly targeted and irrational. Pistols kill more in Chicago on any given weekend then die from a mass shooting annually. You can get a pistol with 17 ro
by defnotashton2 6y ago
It's unfairly targeted and irrational. Pistols kill more in Chicago on any given weekend then die from a mass shooting annually. You can get a pistol with 17 rounds and fit that in your pocket. It's targeted because it looks scary. Gun enthusiasts have been purchasing and owning 'assault rifles' since they were invented. The ban was temporary and sunset from the beginning because of the outrage of the alternative indicating a market need and desire. They are extremely versatile stable shooting platform. And there are millions of law abiding gun owners around the country and tens of thousands of them stop crimes with their guns every yearp
- SpicyLemonZest 6y agoWhether it's rational (or correct) to ban them is a very different question. I think it's simply false as a matter of fact that AR-style rifles have been common since they were invented. They hit the civilian market in 1964, but I've never seen information suggesting they were common or popular until the 90s.