"Non-automatic rifles" is a misleading term because it's technically correct but should also include the set "semi-automatic rifles" which are also non-automati

"Non-automatic rifles" is a misleading term because it's technically correct but should also include the set "semi-automatic rifles" which are also non-automatic. I think your point, however, was to weigh in on the idea that "semi-automatic rifles" should be the subject of more regulation, so it might be helpful to understand the terms: Automatic: hold the trigger, bullets keep firing, also called a machine gun. They've been illegal to import or manufacture for civilian use since 1986, but you can still get one if it was made before 1986. Legally-owned machine guns have been involved in 2 murders in the US since 1934 when they were first regulated. Semi-automatic: Not a machine gun at all. It just means that you don't have to "re-cock" the gun after each time you fire. If you aren't familiar with guns, you probably think that all guns are semi-automatic, because in movies they always are. The vast majority of gun crimes happen with semi-automatic handguns. This is because these are simply the most common types of guns out there. Rifles and shotguns can also be "semi-automatic." "Semi-automatic rifles" aren't especially scary, though. They are just the same old rifles with a pretty common feature. They account for, at most, 2% of all murders in the US. Finally, you seem to argue that a tool for killing is therefore used for evil -- in other words, killing is inherently evil. Men with guns have done great evil and also great good. Similarly, Tor itself is amoral, and can be used to both good and evil ends.