Automatic firearms ("assault weapons") were prohibited for civilian purchase by the National Firearms Act of 1934. One must hold a valid Class 3 FFL to purchase and shoot a Class 3 firearm. Semi auto firearms, including the AR15, ARE NOT classified as Class 3 firearms (assault weapons).

The upper two photos show semi-auto rifles. Both are chambered for .223 or 5.56mm x45 NATO ammunition. Both can be loaded with magazines with a 5, 10, 20 or 30 round capacity. Both are approximately the same length and weight.

The bottom photo is the semi-automatic civilian version of the AK47. Chambered for 7.62mm x 39 ammunition.

Well alrighty then.. I can identify with red neck.. I wear it like a badge of honor.. so I will apologize... smiles and thank you for not bein mean to me..that my darlin is appreciated... I do, by the way feel that both sides of the isle are fulla shit for the most part but I will Not give up my right to keep n bear arms, and God forbid, be ready to be called up to a militia, should it come to that.. cold dead hands come to mind. Also, for the record, I have zero need of any kind of "assault rifle".. I have always felt that if you can't hit a som bitch with one shot two at most go back to school... hence my partiality to wheel guns and lever actions.. I've also always felt that one or two serviceable weapons and enough ammunition for both was adequate for me.. not lookin to start a war.. but really that isn't the point of this discussion.. in the Barest terms all the laws that have been made against weapons over the years has been exactly what the Gov't is NOT supposed to do, Which is to Infringe on our rights...

infringe
[inˈfrinj]
VERB

actively break the terms of (a law, agreement, etc.).
"making an unauthorized copy would infringe copyright"
synonyms:
contravene · violate · transgress · break · breach · commit a breach of · disobey · defy · flout · fly in the face of · ride roughshod over · kick against · fail to comply with · [more]
act so as to limit or undermine (something); encroach on.
"his legal rights were being infringed" · [more]
synonyms:
undermine · erode · diminish · weaken · impair · damage · compromise · limit · curb · check · place a limit on · encroach on · interfere with · disturb · disrupt

So you see where I have a problem with ANY gov't "Infringement" of our 2nd ammendment rights Period!!.. No bull shit.. not interpretation.. what OUR gov't is doin is flat out infringing on our rights!! and to give them permission in Any context of infringement may as well just walk up and hand in your guns...or Fight!!. I choose to fight thanks!.. they can have my weapon when they pry it from my cold dead hands! Period...These rights were given to us to over throw a tryranical gov't such as we have running in 2020....any one that wants to infringe on these rights INCLUDING TRUMP can kiss my rosy red ass... and my bright red neck!

The fight by the hard right, and I say hard right, is that anything is a slippery slope. They object to anything and everything...that is going down like a porn star fluffer. Moderate republicans, and there are a lot of them agree with the middle of the road, background checks that include police reports, mental health, histories of violence and anger issues.

So the dialog is about what is reasonable, if you are part of the pure opposition that fights against everything you will not have a voice, this will be done without you.

The ground that needs to be discussed are the things that can make differences, it isn't about anything being able to completely eliminate mass murders, it's about the things that can make a difference.

Background checks along with a wait period sufficient to check databases, that's the common sense ground that is being reported as having support out at as high as 90%. Ground for debate exists with what does background checks include... Those databases should include...
...police reporting of domestic violence reports, restraining orders, and general red flag behavior
...felonies

Red flag laws, which allow the police and FBI to intervene when unhinged behavior and threats are reported or detected on social media.

Magazine size limits, they actually are effective in that they make it harder to carry larger numbers of mags that have only ten shots in them. Their effectiveness is curtailed whe they are limited in some states but not others. Everyone I know that wants 20/30/and even 40 round mags has them because it's easy enough to get them in Nevada.

I am a gun owner, I recently bought an AR in a tiny caliber (.204 Ruger) for coyote and target shooting. I am against people being forced to give up an array of assault oriented rifles, I favor the approach California took when they banned assault rifles It banned new ones. It was later relaxed to a standard of safety features and magazine size limits, also better than a forced taking of all of them, that is a line too far. I oppose total bans and prefer allowing the modified ARs that are available in california, although total bans are what they are as long as they don't come with being forced to turn in existing ones, mine is a custom super accurate one that cost $2500. California did not try to take people's AR's when they banned them, they grandfathered in the ones people already owned.

The right rants on about the government wanting to take our guns, it's not all of them so that is a fear mongering rhetoric. The country has a long history of having bans on different military grade weapons, also things such as fully automatic and suppressors, which are prohibited in many states.

Rather than talking about the negative and what you are afraid is a slippery slope, talk about what is reasonable and acceptable to you. I'm curious how many people on the right will say what's acceptable, although I know that to say so is to be labeled by the hard right as a traitor.

Automatic firearms ("assault weapons") were prohibited for civilian purchase by the National Firearms Act of 1934. One must hold a valid Class 3 FFL to purchase and shoot a Class 3 firearm. Semi auto firearms, including the AR15, ARE NOT classified as Class 3 firearms (assault weapons).

The upper two photos show semi-auto rifles. Both are chambered for .223 or 5.56mm x45 NATO ammunition. Both can be loaded with magazines with a 5, 10, 20 or 30 round capacity. Both are approximately the same length and weight.

The bottom photo is the semi-automatic civilian version of the AK47. Chambered for 7.62mm x 39 ammunition.

Automatic firearms ("assault weapons") were prohibited for civilian purchase by the National Firearms Act of 1934. One must hold a valid Class 3 FFL to purchase and shoot a Class 3 firearm. Semi auto firearms, including the AR15, ARE NOT classified as Class 3 firearms (assault weapons).

The upper two photos show semi-auto rifles. Both are chambered for .223 or 5.56mm x45 NATO ammunition. Both can be loaded with magazines with a 5, 10, 20 or 30 round capacity. Both are approximately the same length and weight.

The bottom photo is the semi-automatic civilian version of the AK47. Chambered for 7.62mm x 39 ammunition.

Red Flag laws undermine the very foundations of this country. Due process, innocent until proven guilty. Law-abiding gun owners would be required to prove their innocence, because their property would be confiscated FIRST, then even if they win in court, they are out attorney fees, court cost, ect. America has had easy access to guns for 240 some-odd years, mass shootings didn't start until the 1960s. As the left defined deviancy downward, cheapened life, basically debased, degraded and corrupted the culture these killings are the results. Of course the left wants to blame guns, and they certainly don't want to even consider any real solution because it would require them to examine the true underlying cause. There are already 270-300 gun laws on the books, (they are rarely enforced.) It is actually sick and twisted to USE the senseless deaths of innocent people to advance your political goals. The leadership of the left KNOW law-abiding citizens participating in their Constitutional right are not the problem...but they ARE the target.