The Assault Weapon Ban protect the Second Amendment, from miss-use beyond what the Founders intended. The U.S. has the highest rate of gun ownership in any country, and the highest murder rate. We in this country have a respect for the tradition of gun ownership, but military-style rifles are unnecessary for ordinary citizens to own, except possibly as collectors items, with their ability to use disable permanently . These weapons have been used in the past for destructive and unethical ends They have no use what so ever for legitimate sport and there is no reason why any reasonable, rational person would want one.
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