The idea that no reasonable person can responsibly and peaceably own a so-called assault weapon is belied by the fact that so many do.
A man pushes a stroller with a child down Broadway with a rifle on his back on April 21 during a rally protesting a possible ban by the Boulder City Council on the sale and possession of certain assault weapons. The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill to ban the sale, purchase, manufacturing, importation, and transfer of so-called assault weapons.
Governments can restrict dangerous and unusual weapons like military artillery but not firearms “in common use.” Recently a friend told me over coffee that he felt no one should own an assault rifle. The “no one should own” sparked a similar conversation weeks before when another friend had said, no one should own a pit bull; they’re too dangerous.
What is true for dogs is doubly true for potentially dangerous inanimate objects like firearms and automobiles. There are 20 million AR-style rifles and the vast majority of their owners will never brandish much less fire upon another person. Any firearm from a little single-shot derringer to an AR-15 rifle with every conceivable gadget is only dangerous in the hands of irresponsible people and those with ill intent.
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