It is the military assault rifle that gives cowards the courage to attack.

[shockey80]

Ban them and the high capacity magazines and the number of mass shootings would drop immediately.

I have fired all types of weapons and no weapon gives the sense of power, makes you feel more invincible than an assault rifle. That's a fact. Many of these cowards would not attack if they did not have access to an assault rifle. When they pick up an assault rifle it has the Rambo effect. They feel all powerful and invincible.

You do not get that same sense of invincibility from a hunting rifle or pistol.

[Lars39]

1. And body armor in some cases.

Body armor should not be available to the general public. Absolutely no reason for it.

[LiberalFighter]

3. That is crazy that the public can buy body armour.

[dhol82]

2. Yeah,well they were banned until the republicans decided to unban them.

GOTV 2020!

[wasupaloopa]

4. I have gone into gun stores that have rows of black guns hanging on the wall. And it seemed to me

that there were guys looking up at them practically drooling at the mouth.

I carried an M16a1 in Vietnam. The purpose of my rifle was for me to kill people. The rows of black guns on the wall in gun stores are similar to my M16. They are designed to kill people.

So here are guys drooling over guns designed to kill people. That is sick, period!

[aikoaiko]

5. Your feelings aside, I don't think it is cause and effect

And remember, the largest school massacre was completed with a 22lr 10-round pistol and a 9mm pistol with standard 15 round mags.

I don’t think anyone is not going to go on a mass shooting because they only have pistols at their disposal.

[shockey80]

6. It will not stop all of them. Some shooters are extremely mentally ill. They will use any weapon.

However, I believe a lot of mass shootings would not have happened if extremists didn't have the assault weapon.

[Hoyt]

8. Let's try it anyway, even if gunners cry about losing their access to more guns.

[uponit7771]

11. +1

[Hoyt]

7. I strongly believe that. Not only will mass shootings stop, but a lot of gun stores, etc., will go

out of business.

[jcgoldie]

9. This is so much common sense its ridiculous

The NRA has conflated military style weapons which are only good for killing dozens of people without reloading with shit like hunting rifles. FFS. There is no reason not to ban assault rifles. When a car is unsafe and they make them stop selling it, they don't say "awwe well there's already too many of them on the road why bother?" And nobody says " oh well if we let them ban this care pretty soon they'll come after all of our cars!" FFS its so easy!

[B Stieg]

10. K&R...

It's the only way to be sure.