Reply #3: More whining about the gun industry

[slackmaster]

Nobody eviscerated the AWB - It was poorly written.

At least Mr. Diaz recognizes the folly of the existing feature-based restrictions. He has changed his tune BTW - Until very recently he was crying that post-ban weapons are illegal. Now he's openly saying they are perfectly legal. And he admits that there will always be guns in this country.

The big hurdle ban enthusiasts face is designing a functionality-based definition of "assault weapon" that doesn't affect firearms used for purposes widely accepted as legitimate sports. Frankly I don't believe there is any way to do that. A semiauto is a semiauto is a semiauto. They all fire as rapidly as the shooter can pull the trigger, and there are so many sporting firearms already in circulation that take detachable magazines I can't see them ever being all classified as AWs.

Perhaps that's why voters overwhelmingly want the assault weapons ban renewed and strengthened.

Most people who support an AWB are misinformed.