Lets look at this with some logic.

We are seeing "mass shootings".

I am not talking about the broader definition where multiple gangbangers are shot in Chicago on a slow weekend that the anti 2A community uses to inflate the numbers.

I am talking about what worries the key voter, suburban women, that determine the outcome of elections. These are school shootings, mall shootings, church shootings, etc. You know the mass shootings that get headlines. They are very rare. You are much more likely to be killed by a multitude of other rare events than these. But they are random and uncontrolled. That scares people. They want to reduce perceived risk. Notice I say perceived risk.

So, all this reporting on what scares soccer moms has the words "assault weapon", "high capacity magazine", and "AR style rifle" in the reports. It doesnt matter how accurate the reports are. They see a picture of an AR-15 of Sub-2000. To us they look completely different. To them they look the same. Think about how many guys on here can look a retail coach bag and an outlet coach bag and tell the difference (ask a female and they will explain). We simply see purse that was a waste of money because it costs as much as a gun. All they see is a black rifle killing children.

You can see state after state get enough soccer mom votes, and they put in assault weapon bans. (Courts are stepping in so who knows how that will go).

But the reality as I see it, if the mass shootings that upset suburban women don't stop, there will be assault weapon bans. They see an evil black rilfe killing kids. How to solve it (in their minds): get rid of evil black rifles and high capacity magazines.

So a question that needs to be asked... what are REAL ways that these mass shootings can be stopped? If we want to keep our rights, that problem has to be solved.


Here is my prediction (it may be 10-15 years out). "Assault Weapons" will be NFA items with an amnesty free registration. I know it might not be possible to waive tax laws, but maybe one day congress or the ATF could figure out a way to say something is an NFA weapon and if you register in some amount of time you get amnesty and dont have to pay the taxes. I know that is far fetched, but it could be possible to do.