Remembering When Gun Control Was at Least Remotely Rational

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A curious mutation in gun control activism occurred during the last few decades, whence began a fixation on something dubbed the "assault rifle.”  Never mind that an assault rifle, insofar as the designation was ever at all valid, had always referenced a weapon with a "select fire” feature allowing three types of operation: semi-automatic, fully-automatic or in three-shot bursts. This doesn't, of course, describe the class of rifles (e.g., AR-15-style) now targeted, whose operation is semi-automatic only (one bullet released per trigger pull), just like 50 percent of all new guns sold. But whatever you call them, here are two facts:

By Bob Blackthorne on 2023 01 07

"....AR-15-type rifles are possessed by only a minority of gun owners, and with gun owners being just 32 percent of the country, this translates into their being in relatively few Americans’ hands....."

I respectfully have to disagree with that statement. Since the Bubba "Blue Dress Stain" Clinton assault weapon ban was rescinded due to the ten year "sunset" provision provision in it, MORE than 25 MILLION of the AR-15 Rifles and identical clones, plus the really ugly AK-47 have been sold to LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS in this country. Out of ALL those 25 MILLION owned legally, only 8 or 9 have been used by assassins who shoot multiple victims ALWAYS in "Gun Free" designated zones, ergo, targets of opportunity with NO chance of being shot at by victims! THAT IS THE ABSOLUTE TRUTH!

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