Assault weapons are just that. They are not hunting rifles, unless your prey is human.
No self-respecting sportsman would use an assault rifle to hunt quail, deer or even a bear. Assault weapons were designed for the military to kill — not hurt or injure — enemy combatants.
Imposing restrictions on assault weapons is no more a limit on the Second Amendment than a ban on a citizen’s right to own surface-to-air missiles, land mines or hand grenades.
Diane Cheslock
Eastport
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