Well sure, but the idea is to scare people who are ignorant about firearms into supporting more laws and regulations. "Assault Weapon" and "gunman" sound evil and scary. And after all, it's about what feels right. Hey, if I were to kill a guy with a baseball bat, would I be Batman???!!!
Anybody remember the most pathetic kid in your grade school, the one that SO BAD to be the hall monitor? The one that always managed to piss people off, never quite fit in. Even the teachers to whom he tattled found him pathetic. Yea...