We here this in every anti-firearm argument and after every mass shooting. We hear things like,”Assault weapons provide a clear and present danger to society which far outweighs the threat of a black market” (For Lives). So many people are asking for the ban of Assault Rifles because they are “so much more dangerous” than normal guns. However the REAL truth is that these “assault weapons” are no different than normal firearms. Little do people understand, “Assault weapons are not more powerful, they do not shoot more bullets, and they do not shoot faster. We would not be a safer society if we could eliminate all of the assault weapons because people could substitute for them non-assault weapons that are exactly the same” (A Criminologists). The fact is that the only reason these weapons gain their name is not because they are more dangerous, but that they have been given physical features to make it look
We here this in every anti-firearm argument and after every mass shooting. We hear things like,”Assault weapons provide a clear and present danger to society which far outweighs the threat of a black market” (For Lives). So many people are asking for the ban of Assault Rifles because they are “so much more dangerous” than normal guns. However the REAL truth is that these “assault weapons” are no different than normal firearms. Little do people understand, “Assault weapons are not more powerful, they do not shoot more bullets, and they do not shoot faster. We would not be a safer society if we could eliminate all of the assault weapons because people could substitute for them non-assault weapons that are exactly the same” (A Criminologists). The fact is that the only reason these weapons gain their name is not because they are more dangerous, but that they have been given physical features to make it look