article and video within)...our military is trained to use the semiautomatic mode when focused on killing their enemy and not just 'suppressing' them with the volume of fully automatic fire...really surprised you didn't know that.
I'm repeating myself here, but I've said clearly that Conor's broad list of actions, beyond just the weapon, is an excellent list...but the reason I harp on the banning of Assault Rifles and their ammunition is because that is the fastest way to achieve meaningful results, such as has been done elsewhere (e.g. U.K., Australia, New Zealand)...they achieved dramatic drops in gun violence in a year, if not one month.
While the Clinton era ban may have had loopholes, it was effective...we should now plug those poorly crafted segments and reinstitute a much better ban that won't encourage the gun industry to launch a new sales campaign for Assault Rifles, High Capacity Magazines and High Velocity Ammunition for them...after all, there is obviously precedent.
Taking other actions (e.g. Upping the age for purchase...background checks..."Red Flag" communications...etc.) I'm all for and don't care who came up with them first...although my idea for hiring school counselors in all High Schools, trained in the mental health field and authorized to identify and refer 'problem students' to mental health professionals, hasn't come up much...and it is a focus of mine.
Link: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-militaries-actually-use-automatic-weapons-in-combat-2020-12