re: #105 William Lewis

Well, sort of. It talks around but not about how the majority of those features can be put on any other rifle. A flash suppressor can also be a recoil suppressor and have value on a long range target shooting rifle.

It also fails to understand that it is the magazine capacity and ability to rapidly reload that make semi-automatic rifles more dangerous in these situations. For example, a 70 year old US Army M-1 carbine with its 15 or 30 magazines would be just as dangerous in a mass shooting as a brand new AR type rifle. The California solution, upheld after Heller, of the bullet button magazine catch limiting the ability to quickly reload is a far better one than any unenforceable ban bases on esthetics.

As one last thought, I sold my M-1 carbine at a major loss last year when the seriousness of my son’s issues became apparent. That carbine with its large capacity quick change magazines is far more dangerous than, for example, a lever action cowboy rifle.

As presented here (graphic) it also loses the distinction between “assault rifle” and “assault weapon”. The first is a somewhat vaguely defined term of art and usually includes the select fire feature. The second is defined in detail in the lapsed AWB and the laws of the states that still control them, and includes semi-auto. Those bans can include a weapon if it meets some number from the smorgasbord of features.

This is all BS after you’re shot, of course, but holds ritual significance to the Danas of the world.