> "haha, semi-automatics are normal guns and not assault weapons" Specifically, the assault weapons ban has nothing to do with banning semi-auto weapons. It h

> "haha, semi-automatics are normal guns and not assault weapons" Specifically, the assault weapons ban has nothing to do with banning semi-auto weapons. It has to do with banning things like bayonets on weapons. Thats the point. The only definition of assault weapon, that has ever existed in the law, has been regarding banning mostly cosmetic features of a gun. > without having to engage the substance The substance of the assault weapons ban, is regarding mostly cosmetic features. It is instead other people, who are trying to ignore talking about the actual substance and specifics.