Assault Rifles

Assault rifles that are semi or fully automatic are sold to kill. It is the only reason why anyone would want one. The basic difference in the two is that an assault rifle is capable of both semi-automatic and full automatic fire with one pull of the trigger. A rifle only fires once each time the trigger is pulled.

The ammunition is important too. Assault rifles use a smaller and less-powerful ammo than rifles, but with less range. The result is that more ammo can be carried because of the reduced weight. For sniping at long ranges, the rifle is still #1, but the assault rifle has replaced it for short and intermediate ranges.

Guns can kill anything or anyone who moves. Other than law enforcement or the military, no one in this country needs an assault weapon with high capacity ammunition clips. Targets such as animals or people don't have a chance. Hunting, as much as I loathe it,  should be a sport, not a slaughter.

I agree with Obama when he says that we should have extended background checks. They should be done on all those wanting to buy a gun of any kind. And I definitely agree with him to put a ban on all assault rifles.