Assault Weapons bans make NO sense.

"Assault Rifle" vs. "Good Old Fashioned Ranch Varmant Rifle."

AR-15 "Assault Rifle" **

The standard AR (Armalite Rifle) design is a modern sports rifle widely used by civilians for hunting, sport shooting.  This model is extremely popular because it is lightweight and you can easily change the "furniture" (The type and color of synthetic plastic stocks and fore guards, etc)

AMMUNITION:                  Remington 2.23 = NATO 5.56 mm
CAPACITY:                         standard magazine holds 30 rounds.
RANGE:                                ~600 yards
RATE OF FIRE:                   1 shot per trigger pull

Ruger Mini 14 ranch rifle

The Ruger mini 14 is a standard ranch rifle, widely used by farmers and ranchers through the nation to control coyote population and protect their flocks and herds and families.

AMMUNITION:                  Remington 2.23 = NATO 5.56 mm
CAPACITY:                         standard magazine holds 30 rounds.
RANGE:                               ~600 yards
RATE OF FIRE:                   1 shot per trigger pull

THEY ARE ESSENTIALLY THE SAME RIFLE

Here's one more example:

In case you cant read it:  left says "This is a Ruger 10-22 semi auto .22 rifle like your kid probably shot in summer camp".  The right says:  "This is the VERY SAME Ruger 10-22 semi-auto .22 rifle in a change of wardrobe.  Some would now have you believe that it is an assault weapon"

THEY ARE EXACTLY THE SAME RIFLE

Now, you tell me what the difference is... Just because one LOOKS like a military rifle, it is somehow more dangerous? 

** In case you haven't figured it out yet, the media and our politicians are labeling many firearms "Assault Rifles" that are NOT assault weapons.



If how the rifle LOOKS is what scares you, then you've got irrational firearms fear issues.  Maybe we should change out the aforementioned furniture on them for you... maybe something like this?

Assault Weapons bans make NO sense.  

Just say NO to such infringements of the 2nd Amendment!

"the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"