"Assault weapon" is a made up non-technical term that does not refer to a specific type of weapon but only weapons that *appear* scary or military-like.

"Assault rifles", on the other hand, - fully automatic and select fire capable weapons - are already highly restricted in the US, and have never been used in any mass shooting in American history.

Unfortunately, many people are misinformed and cannot tell the difference between "assault rifles" and "assault weapons". A lot of people using the term "assault weapons" seem to think there is a big difference between regular hunting weapons, and civilian owned AR15's... the truth is, there is not!

A video from a retired CA police officer explaining The Truth about "Assault Rifles" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yATeti5GmI8

A semi-automatic hunting rifle is essentially the same and functions the same, shoots the same ammo - as a semi-automatic "military style rifle", "modern sporting rifle", or "assault weapon" as incorrectly referred to.

There is nothing "assault"-like about it other than it's apperance, and it's appearance alone is what people are trying to go after.

Why pursue banning something based off of it's looks, and what you think it does, instead of actually researching what it is and what it does? Modern hunting weapons are far more powerful than any so-called "assault weapon", but anti-gun people do not know this - nor do they seem to care.

The majority of gun violence is commited by illegally obtained guns, as seen in the recent CT shooting, not by people who lawfully aquire weapons through store purchases. Punishing the stores and customers of stores who usually are law abiding citizens is not the right answer.