[11th Earl of Mar]

So are we saying that the Assault Weapon Ban is much like the Partial Birth Abortion Ban- largely symbolic, but in reality very ineffective in stopping the actual act?

[dinodino]

The AW ban is moronic, because in addition to being flatly unconstitutional, it bans weapons based on cosmetic characteristics.

The reason that so many of the 2A activists are wound up about this, myself included, is that it is yet another infringement of our right to keep and bear arms. Government is headed for total infringement of our rights, bit by bit, and the reason we draw lines in the sand is because we want to try to prevent this from happening. Every small infringement, no matter how seemingly "practical" or innocuous, puts us one step closer to the day when the People no longer have any power.