re: #79 McSpiff

Sure, but the NFA isn’t purely tied to organized crime like RICO for example. The NFA could be extended today to cover things like AR-15s. If you think the only argument against this is ‘they aren’t widely used for organized crime’ you’ll be arguing against a strawman..

Widely used for crime period, then. Most crimes committed with a firearm are committed with a handgun. A semi-auto rifle is a better weapon for fighting than a handgun, but many of the features that make it better (more ammo capacity, more powerful rounds, better sights, longer barrel) also make rifles far heavier than pistols, harder to use without extensive practice, and far harder to conceal.