Reply #38: Problem is

[pipoman]

there is not a single definition of "assault weapon", in fact the previous AWB, and likely any future AWB bans only based on cosmetics. The mechanics of the so called assault weapon is exactly the same as my 3rd generation deer hunting rifle bought by my dad in 1956. It is like banning cars with shiny wheels, tail fins and red paint. Whats more the previous AWB cost our party more seats and elections than any other single issue in the last 50 years. Further the guns included in the last AWB were the most popular sporting guns in the US which in turn effected more people than if they would have imposed a hunting ban. Is the AWB, considering the relatively small number of crimes committed with these guns, really worth loosing control of the Senate, Congress or the Presidency over?