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Originally Posted by driveway
Rifles of any kind are not the problem when it comes to gun violence, and any efforts targeting rifles, rifle accessories, or categories of rifle are a big fat waste of time and energy on the part of anti-gun advocates.
Handguns are the problem. The solution is obviously banning and confiscating them, but since the Founding Fathers were so clearly divinely inspired when they allowed the Holy Spirit to write the Constitution through them, that's a big fat pipe dream.
Some stats: 2011 handgun murders - 6,220, 2011 rifle murders - 323, 2011 murders with fists, hands, feet, etc. 728.
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Honest & serious question:
If rifles are not problem (auto, semi-auto, assault, etc) then why are semi-auto rifles such as the AR-15 allowed (in most states), but a fully auto assault rifle like the M16 is completely banned (in all states)? Do you agree that the M16 should be banned, or is than an infringement on rights?
In my mind, a semi-auto AR-15 is just as dangerous to public safety as the M16, since only the rate of fire is different. Lo, some people would claim the AR-15 is MORE dangerous since there are claims that auto weapons with the "3 round burst" are harder to control/aim.
If banning an M16 is not an infringement on rights, why not ban the AR-15 as well?