A thread for reference - Assault Weapons

[Wickerman]

It would be instructive to me, at the very least, if we could have a calm discussion (hee-hee, insert the strains of Lennon's Imagine) of:

1. What is in the Assault Weapon's Bill

2. Why do some folks find those weapons listed not deserving of the title Assault Weapons and not worthy of banning. Include the differences of semi and automatic weapons

3. What weapons, if any, should be banned.

I do think we could have a serious thread here that might be instructive. My hope is that we could then have a reference that folks could link back to when they want to chastise folks for not knowing what an assault weapon actually is, or, when they want to discuss the merits of the Assault Weapon Ban.

In the words of the man most of us here consider the worst president ever, edumacate me,

thanks

Lunabush

PS - edited to say that since this is MY thread I am going to be intolerant of any of the usual back and forth crap - either side. Derogatory remarks WILL be deleted.