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Rifleman

wrote:

I'm questioning the *visual appeal* of "military-style" rifles,
especially those that go by the designation "assault rifle".

Are there people that seek to buy or are attracted to buy
military-looking rifles JUST BECAUSE they LOOK more "awesome",
deadly, dangerous, than your ordinary run-of-the-mill hunting
rifle?

The problem is, a stock is not a gun so, even during the 94 "ban"
you could still buy a folding stock or a removable pistol grip for
your "legal" rifle.

Again -

Saying you can do this or that, that you can machine this or that part,
that you can swap this or that part, etc, is not the point.

Are there people that are buying "assault" or "military" rifles for the
look, the thrill factor, and if you impose a ban on the sale /
manufacture of those rifles then those people will just walk away from
the gun store AND NOT instead buy some other ordinary, "plain-looking"
(but legal) rifle?