whymeom4risaThe FBI's Supplemental Homicide
Reports show that 57% of all murders
in 1993 were committed with handguns,
3% with rifles, 5% with shotguns,
and 5% with firearms where the type
was unknown.
1993 I know, but the case still stands. The only issue I can see with "assault weapons" is the maximized amount of damage they can do, in which case a ban on larger magazines would suffice enough.
"Assault weapon" just goes to show how much mainstream media you eat up, fearmongering term.
57% of homicides were committed with handguns so we shouldn't ban any guns...
Unless your position is we should ban handguns but not assault weapons which would be even more stupid.
Her point is that banning assault weapons accomplishes nothing. How does banning assault weapons make the 57% of handgun homicides go down? There will never be an all-out ban on handguns, too many people from both sides oppose that, but banning assault rifles really doesn't accomplish much..