isn't needed during hunting season, and varmints can be dispensed without 3,200 fps ammo. We both know that the weapon...and all others rightly classified as "Assault Rifles" were designed - and used extensively - for war...because they are so good a killing people, thanks to their light weight, low recoil and ammunition that imparts supersonic shock wave effects on tissue...I'm sure you've seen comparisons on videos with 'ballistic gelatin' that demonstrate the point...now add in the fact that they have 30 (or 100) round magazines that can be snapped in and out very quickly, and fired by people with body armor...
Such weapons are only useful for adolescent "G.I. Joes" who watch too many video games, and because they are universally available, the 'oddballs' out there can buy them just as easily as the "Law Abiding" enthusiasts...IMO, and that of many others, our society can survive just fine without such weapons on the street...also, as Australia has shown, we can not only stop selling them, but we can remove an awful lot of what's out there..."LET'S DO THIS!"