So first of all, I need to say this. This is mostly to vent because some of what iv been seeing just greatly annoys me because of just how uneducated some people are on hese kinds of topics. Secondly, Im pro gun, BUT I also think somethings related to firearms shouldnt be what they are, So while I am pro firearm I do have my own feelings on cerain aspects. And finally, part of this rrant is brought on by what Sen bernie Sanders wants to do control wise with fireamrs if elected. So look that up for context. Ok on to the rant.

There are a lot of people that support the removal of so called "assalut weapons" but have no idea what there actually supporting. A "assualt weapon" is a modern day sporting/defence rifle that is semiautomatic ONLY. This means that for every pull of he trigger you will fire one round. These rifles do NOT come with a selector switch. A selector switch allows the weapon to select fireing modes such as full auto or burst. Now firearms like he M4 and M16 ARE fully automatic, or simply put, will keep fireing untill the trigger is released or runs out of ammo. These weapons are called Assault rifles. Named after the STG44 or Stürmgewer 44, nazi germanys late war automatic rifle. The word Stürmgewer literally translates to "assault rifle"

These weapons are not available to the public, atleast not in the way other firearms are. You can not go to a gun shop and buy these of the shelf. There heavilly regulated, They were purchasable this way back in the early days when mobsters ran the scenes. Its this very fact that lead them to be banned and regulated.

A "Assault weapon" is just a name for a rifle that looks like a military counterpart, but does not function the same way. Its only capable of fireing once every trigger pull. If you want to look at it in a diffrent light. Imagion a bolt acion rifle, This firearm requires the user to manually cycle he bolt everytime they fire. Semiautomatic fireams basically do the same thing, but without the user doing it. The rifle does it for them. Thats the only diffrence. Both rifles are equally capable of inflicting massive amounts of harm.

There are those that want to call these firearms "weapons of war" I take issue with this. A musket is a weapon of war, A bolt action rifle is a weapon of war, a handgun is a weapon of war! All three of these firarms have served on the battlefield. All firearms are weapons of war, doesnt matter how big or small. They were made for a purpose, and they are used for that purpose.

So Benies stance of "assault weapons" is ban them, regulate them like full auto weapons. Well heres the thing. AR-15s and no that doesnt stand for "assault rifle" its armalite Rifle, the manufacturer, are one of the most popular rifles in the US, AK pattern rifles follow this trend, And no I will not call it a AK-47, because there not AK-47's. AK stands for Automatic Kalashinokov and the 47 is for 1947. Ak rifles in the states are not automatic, there semiautomatic. Again meaning one round for everyone pull of the trigger. So the AK in the states should really be called a Kalashnikov 47. Or a AK pattern rifle. As it looks like a AK-47, but isnt really a AK-47.

he also wans to do some things to help restrict "assault weapons" Some of which I agree on. High capacity magazines, magazines which hold 30 rounds or more. I agree that we shouldnt have this. Bump Stocks, stocks hat allow the user to automate the fireing process of semi auto rifles, without them becomeing fully automatic. Its a loop hole. I think it should be banned. Adding more background checks, applying that to gun shows/conventions. Should have been a thing for a long time.

But he also wants to do things that are, well insane. Fight the NRA, good luck with that. Institue red flag laws, laws that allow anyone to call the police, tell them they think you are a danger, and give them the right to take away you're firearms, for no reason other then someone gets paranoid that you have a firearm. Its already being abused, it needs to be refined.

Look, Im pro gun, im pro second amendmant. I think its something that american was built apon, And something that is a part of our culture. that doesnt mean I hink people should have access to fully automatic weapons like Ak-47s and M4s or M16s or M60s or M249s or anything like that. Or that we need magazines with capacities of 30/40/50/60/70/75 or 100 rounds, No I don think we need attachments that modify the way a firearm functions mechanically. But I also think going after a fireamr because it looks scary or has a pistol grip or a collapsable stock or a detachable magazine is just stupid.

Specially when more deaths are caused by handguns every year.

And yes, school shootings are bad, shootings in general are bad, but removing "assault weapons" will not stop that from happening, Any firearm can do just as much damage, if they know how to use it. Not to mention, That people have made fullyautomaic machineguns in the garage with items bought from there local hardware store. Its a issue you will never eliminate.

So yea, thats my rant. Educate you're selves, learn he diffrence between assaul weapon and assault rifle, learn that they both look the same but function very diffrently. and that the term is used to install fear. Its just a rifle, it does the same thing that a musket does. Just easyier to load and operate. Its called progress.