re: #216 lawhawk

While the 2nd amendment did not state what kind of arms the militia was to have the Militia Acts of 1792 did and did require the militia to be armed with weapons equivalent to the prevailing military small arms. That stayed the law until the National Guard Act of 1903, which still makes all men from 18 to 45 members of the militia.

Beyond that I’m guessing you’re probably from the city and have little or no hunting experience based on this post.

First, WRT “easily converted to full-auto”. Any firearm that is deemed to be easily convertible to full auto is treated by ATF as full-auto by ATF. These kind of weapons, Class III, are heavily regulated by the NFA of 1934.

WRT hunting with semi-automatic rifles. There is a long history of semi-automatic firearms being used for hunting. One of the earliest was the Remington model 8 of 1906; Remington still sells the Model 750. None of these were ever made for military use. OTOH, military surplus M1 Garands and M1 Carbines also have a long history of use in hunting as well.

Personally I prefer to hunt with different firearms but the idea that it is not usable for hunting is a red herring that diverts us from what real and reasonable restrictions might be.

Might I point you to the discussion started by Shiplord Kirel in the previous thread for some good thoughts on what could be done with sufficient political desire?