"Rifleman" wrote in message
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" wrote:

Don't you think that is the real reason for prohibiting the sale
of guns and rifles with certain characteristics - to alter the
choices that the "casual" or "rambo-man-new gun owner" has
available to him, to "water down" the choices, such that only
the bland, non-cool-looking guns are left (which are still
perfectly fine for shooting bullets) - so you have a certain
class or type of buyer that is turned off by what's available
- and they decide not to buy. ?

No, it's clearly not the intent at all. Did you read my post?
NY state had a 10 round limit on magazines. They had an
assault weapons ban. They just passed even MORE restrictions
including a 7 round limit on magazines.

You're missing my point.

I'm not questioning the technical merits or differences between various
styles of rifles. All it takes is one bullet fired from any type of
rifle to kill someone.

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


Then before you question, you should maybe expand your vocabulary and use
the correct terminology
"Assault Rifle" = select-fire (full auto, burst, single shot) currently
standard military issue. ONLY available if you jump through hoops and pay
your $200 tax
"Assault weapon"= single-shot semi-auto with specific cosmetic features that
are "scary"

It should be noted that in the original "Assault Weapon Ban" of 1994,
"assault weapons" were banned on PURELY COSMETIC FEATURES, compared to
rifles that did NOT have those cosmetic features.



I'm wondering if there is a class of weapons-buyer that is turned off
(or would be turned off) by the prospect of buying an "ordinary-looking"
rifle if a law went into effect that banned military-style (ie -
military "looking") rifles.


Why ban something for PURELY reasons ?
It's like banning a car painted yellow with orange polka dots, while plain
yellow cars are perfectly legal...



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?


And ??
If the rifle performs in exactly the same way without those features, what
is the point of banning them..
There is a point of banning them if the NEXT step is to ban the ones
without those features



Putting aside the legal/rights argument; If such people exist, are those
the people that you really want to own such weapons?


What people are those ??
What exactly is the problem with having such features on a rifle
THEY ARE COSMETIC
They are not different from people who have add-on spoilers, tinted windows,
add-on mag wheels, etc. the back of their cars
What excatly is your problem with people "tricking out" something they own
??
Next you'll be telling us that women should not wear make-up, push-up bras,
high heels, short skirts, etc.
It's all part of the same mind-set where you try to dictate to others what
should be acceptable and what should not.

Bottom line, it's really NOT abotu the guns or their cosmetic features, it's
all about CONTROL.

I have problems with people like YOU, who try to control others because
of YOUR failings.