This idea of the NRA governing the types of weapons available in gun shops is rank bull shit! Why is it that we're the only industrialized nation in the world which feels the necessity of a ordinary citizen to go armed with a killing machine?
Why does a ordinary American need a 27 room, 10,000 sq. ft. mansion?
Why does a ordinary American need a $300,000 sports car?
Why does a ordinary American need 35 pairs of shoes?
Why does a ordinary American need a $12,000 wrist watch?
Why does a ordinary American need a $10,000 wedding dress?
Why does a ordinary American need alcohol and illegal drugs?
Why does a ordinary American need coffee in the mornings?
FYI - It is NOT a necessity to own an assault rifle, it's a "WANT", and it's legal. Automatic weapons are not the problem, people are the problem. Killers will always find a way to kill. What was used on 9 - 11 - 2001? What was used in Oklahoma City to bring down the Federal building and kill innocent citizens, including children?
Is an automobile a killing machine? How many citizens die as the result of car accidents in an average year?
Are airplanes killing machines? How many people die as a result of plane crashes?
How many lives have been saved by the actions of armed citizens?
Would there be no gun deaths if it were not for automatic rifles?
How many citizens are killed each year by hand guns?
How many citizens die each year as a result of infections obtained during hospital stays?
It is impossible to legislate guns out of the hands of those that really want them. If one has the money and connections, they can get their hands on any weapon made. Besides, it's not the sane people that do the killings. Many gun owners have automatic weapons, and have never harmed a living soul, and never will harm anyone. It's the mentally unstable that use weapons such as assault rifles to take innocent lives. Sane people never commit acts of violence that we've seen all across this country. Again, the problem is people, not guns.