Reply #21: "Hamburger on the hoof"?? Check out these figures:

[benEzra]

.civilian Uzi lookalike (9x19mm)..................450 ft-lb
.AR-15...............................................1,275 ft-lb
.AK-47 lookalike (7.62x39mm).................1,495 ft-lb
.30-06 deer hunting rifle........................2,900 ft-lb
.375 big-game hunting rifle (.375H&H)......4,230 ft-lb
.577 big-game hunting rifle (.577NE)........7,000 ft-lb

An ordinary .30-06 hunting rifle is twice as powerful as my "AK-47" lookalike and six to eight times as powerful as an "Uzi" lookalike. By and large, "assault weapons" fire cartridges that are among the least powerful of all centerfire rounds. An AR-15 is not powerful enough to hunt deer with in most states that allow hunting with rifles; my "AK-47" is just barely powerful enough to legally hunt deer with here in NC (it's even less powerful than a .30-30). FWIW, I'm not a hunter, but if I ever take up hunting it will be with the AK lookalike, 5-round hunting magazine, and 4x scope.

As far as rate of fire, please note that NONE of the guns affected by the AWB were automatic weapons; actual military Uzi's and AK-47's and such were and are restricted by the National Firearms Act of 1934. All the guns affected by the AWB fire no faster than the handgun in your local police officer's holster.