re: #78 andres

What’s so great about assault weapons in a civilian environment? I can understand hunting rifles, handguns, shotguns and other types of weapons, but assault weapons, especially those that are military grade?

They aren’t military grade is the thing. Military weapons based on the AR-15 platform are full-automatic or three-round burst. As for large caliber rifles, they just aren’t used by criminals. Normal pump-action shotguns are far more likely to be cut down and turned into a crime gun that a Barrett .50 cal.