re: #98 erik_t

On the contrary, I posit that this sort of event would be a lot less likely if the only rifles available were firing larger and heavier cartridges that result in longer and heavier weapons that are massively ill-suited to urban combat and firing at high rates of fire in close quarters.

This is, after all, why a rifle from WW1 or WW2 is quite appropriate to hunting but not to modern warfare. The latter changed (not a lot of aimed half-mile shots from trench to trench, and the tools changed to follow.

Perversely, I think if anything we need to be more heavily regulating the smaller cartridges.

Depending on where you live and what you hunt a rifle might not be appropriate at all. In areas of PA, and I think fairly large chunks of NY, even deer hunting is limited to using a shotgun firing slugs. Limited range and carry of the round in order to increase safety.

(Googling to see if I can find links to some of the applicable regulations on weapons and ammo.)